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Writers:
Charles Belden (writer)
Earl Derr Biggers (character)
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Release Date:
21 April 1937 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
A fiendish killer lurks at the opera! Weird! Thrilling! The Master Minds of Crime Match Wits Against Each Other!
Plot:
A dangerous amnesiac escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the opera house to wreak revenge on those who tried to murder him seven years earlier. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
One of the better Chans more (21 total)

Cast

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Warner Oland ... Charlie Chan

Boris Karloff ... Gravelle
Keye Luke ... Lee Chan
William Demarest ... Sergeant Kelly
Guy Usher ... Inspector Regan
Margaret Irving ... Mme. Lilli Rochelle
Gregory Gaye ... Enrico Borelli
Nedda Harrigan ... Mme. Lucretia Borelli
Frank Conroy ... Mr. Whitely
Charlotte Henry ... Mlle. Kitty
Thomas Beck ... Phil Childers
Maurice Cass ... Mr. Arnold
Tom McGuire ... Pop Morris - Stage Doorman
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
68 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | USA:Unrated
Company:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Benson Fong, who appears as an extra during the opera scenes, later returned to the series to play Tommy Chan, Charlie's #3 Son. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When they characters are all gathered in the dressing room after the murders and they are questioning Childers, he says he knew Madame Barelli well. What he actually meant to say Madame Rochelle (or Madame Lilli as she was being referred to). more
Quotes:
Inspector Regan: Kelly, you stay here. It might do you a little good to meet a real detective.
[after a pause]
Inspector Regan: Ask Mr. Chan to come in.
Sergeant Kelly: Wait a minute! You haven't called Chop Suey in on the case? Have you, Chief?
Inspector Regan: No, but it's not a bad idea, and take your hat off! You could learn a little politeness from the Chinese too!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked (2000) (V) more
Soundtrack:
March Funebre more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
One of the better Chans, 16 March 2002
Author: Jeff (Inthegoodlife@Aol.com) from Jacksonville, FL

Charlie Chan at the Opera features a stellar cast, a great setting and some fine dramatic moments to go with a good mystery. Warner Oland as Chan solves the murder of an opera singer. Boris Karloff gives a typically stern and demonstrative performance as an escaped mental patient and top suspect while the rest of the cast is deep and talented. The plot has a lot of fun moments and is extremely dramatic. An opera score was created for the movie and provides a great backdrop to the action. Very tightly wrapped with very good performances, Charlie Chan at the Opera is one of the more entertaining Chan movies.

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