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06/09/1940 Crime, Mystery, Thriller 1h 3m
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FOUR TIMES IN 18 EERIE MINUTES CHARLIE CHAN FACES DEATH! -- Death from a poison dart! -- Death from a streaking bullet! -- Death from a gleaming dagger!

Overview

A wax museum run by a demented doctor contains statues of such crime figures as Jack the Ripper and Bluebeard. In addition to making wax statues the doctor performs plastic surgery. It is here that an arch fiend takes refuge.

  1. Lynn Shores

    Director

  2. John Larkin

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Sidney Toler

    Charlie Chan

  2. Victor Sen Yung

    Jimmy Chan

  3. C. Henry Gordon

    Dr. Cream

  4. Marc Lawrence

    Steve McBirney

  5. Eddie Marr

    Henchman Grenock

  6. Charles Wagenheim

    Willie Fern

  7. Joan Valerie

    Lily Latimer

  8. Marguerite Chapman

    Mary Bolton

  9. Hilda Vaughn

    Mrs. Joe Rocke

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-23
C. Henry Gordon is a bit like Leo Genn, or Sir Cedric Hardwicke - you always recognise his voice long before you see his face. In this jolly mystery for "Chan" (Sidney Toler) and "Jimmy" (Victor Sen Yung), they find themselves in a macabre wax museum run by our aforementioned thespian - here playing the bonkers plastic surgeon ("Dr. Cream"). They are on the trail of a murderer who has absconded from justice and hopes to avail himself of the services of our good doctor to change his appearance and then to seek revenge on the sleuth who helped get him convicted in the first place. It all culmina...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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