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Directed by
H. Bruce Humberstone 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Charles Belden  writer (as Charles S. Belden)
Scott Darling  writer
Bess Meredyth  story

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
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 ... Kitty Rochelle
Thomas Beck ... Phil Childers
Maurice Cass ... Mr. Arnold
Tom McGuire ... Pop Morris - Stage Doorman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Bailey ... Detective (uncredited)
Charles Bancroft ... Soldier in Opera (uncredited)
John Bleifer ... Murdered Orderly (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone ... Backstage Cop (shoots Gravelle) (uncredited)
Myrna Bonillas ... Villager in Opera (uncredited)
Raymond Brown ... Guard (uncredited)
Carita Crawford ... Dancer in Opera (uncredited)
Patrick Cunning ... Villager in Opera (uncredited)
Zari Elmassian ... Mme. Rochelle (uncredited) (singing voice)
Jim Farley ... Detective (uncredited)
Larry Fisher ... Cop (uncredited)
Benson Fong ... Opera Supernumerary (uncredited)
Otto Fries ... Innkeeper (uncredited)
Bud Geary ... Cop (uncredited)
Milton Gowman ... Villager in Opera (uncredited)
Herschel Graham ... Villager in Opera (uncredited)
Harrison Greene ... Detective (uncredited)
Cliff Herd ... Stagehand (uncredited)
Charles Anthony Hughes ... Ambulance Doctor (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson ... Hudson, wire-photo technician (uncredited)
Gladden James ... Regan's Secretary (uncredited)
Jane Keckley ... 2nd Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey ... Dugan, Policeman (uncredited)
Marc Lawrence ... Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Leonard Mellon ... Villager in Opera (uncredited)
Tony Merlo ... Villager in Opera (uncredited)
Dodo Newton ... Barmaid in Opera (uncredited)
Eddie Parker ... Cop (uncredited)
Richard Powell ... Cop (uncredited)
Enrique de Rosas ... Florist (uncredited)
Tony Roux ... Villager in Opera (uncredited)
Dick Rush ... Detective (uncredited)
Eddie Shubert ... Guard (uncredited)
Lee Shumway ... Sanatarium Guard (uncredited)
Mary Louise Smith ... Villager in Opera (uncredited)
Harry Strang ... Cop (uncredited)
Eddie Tamblyn ... Call Boy (uncredited)
Marjorie Timm ... Villager in Opera (uncredited)
Harland Tucker ... Private Detective (uncredited)
Hilda Vaughn ... Agnes - Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan ... Smitty, Wire-photo Technician (uncredited)
Billy Wayne ... Electrician (uncredited)
Tudor Williams ... Gravelle's Singing Voice (uncredited) (voice)
Joan Woodbury ... Dancer in Opera (uncredited)
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Produced by
John Stone .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Charles Maxwell (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Lucien N. Andriot 
 
Film Editing by
Alex Troffey 
 
Art Direction by
Duncan Cramer 
Lewis H. Creber 
 
Costume Design by
Herschel McCoy  (as Herschel)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sol Michaels .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Harry M. Leonard .... sound
George Leverett .... sound
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sam Benson .... wardrobe (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Samuel Kaylin .... musical director
Charles Maxwell .... orchestrator
 
Other crew
Earl Derr Biggers .... character
William Kernell .... libretto
 

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