Black Magic
1944 · Movie · 67 min. · United States
Because Charlie Chan plans to return to Honolulu, he no longer needs the services of Birmingham, who gets a job as butler for William and Justine Bonner, two apparently phony psychics who regularly host occult activities in their home. When Charlie's pretty daughter Frances attends a séance out of curiosity, Mr. Bonner is shot, and she becomes an immediate suspect. Charlie postpones his trip home to help with the investigation, which is made problematic when no bullet can be found in the wound and a hypnotized Mrs. Bonner is compelled to commit suicide by jumping off the roof of a downtown building.
Direction Phil Rosen
Cast Sidney Toler · Mantan Moreland · Frances Chan · Joseph Crehan · Helen Beverly · Harry Depp · Jacqueline deWit · Geraldine Wall · Ralph Peters · Frank Jaquet · Edward Earle · Claudia Dell · Charles Jordon · Dick Gordon
Soundtrack Alexander Laszlo
Screenplay Edward G. O'Callaghan · Earl Derr Biggers
Cinematography Arthur Martinelli
Original title Black Magic
Also known as Charlie Chan in Meeting at Midnight
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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