The Black Camel

Jun 21, 1931

1h 11m

★ 6.0

The unsolved secrets of Hollywood disclosed under the romantic spell of Hawaiian moonlight

Overview

Movie star Shelah Fane is seeing wealthy Alan Jaynes while filming in Honolulu, Hawaii, but won't marry him without consulting famed psychic Tarneverro first. Enter inspector Charlie Chan of the Honolulu Police, investigating the unsolved murder, three years earlier, of a Hollywood actor.

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

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Cast

Charlie Chan

Warner Oland

Julie O'Neil

Sally Eilers

Tarneverro

Bela Lugosi

Shelah Fane

Dorothy Revier

Robert Fyfe

Victor Varconi

Archie Smith

Murray Kinnell

Alan Jaynes

William Post Jr.

Jimmy Bradshaw

Robert Young

Anna the Maid

Violet Dunn

Thomas MacMasters

J.M. Kerrigan

Mrs. MacMasters

Mary Gordon

Luana

Rita Rozelle

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