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Charlie Chan’s Greatest Case (1933) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1933 · 70 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Hamilton MacFadden
- Starring
- Virginia Cherrill, Heather Angel, Francis Ford, Ivan F. Simpson, Warner Oland, Robert Warwick
When a good‑for‑nothing drifter named Dan is found stabbed to death with his arm broken, the seasoned detective Charlie Chan takes on the investigation. The first breakthrough comes from Dan’s sister, who reports seeing a prowler wearing a distinctive glow‑in‑the‑dark wristwatch, giving Chan a vital clue to pursue the killer.
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