The Black Camel

The Black Camel

The unsolved secrets of Hollywood disclosed under the romantic spell of Hawaiian moonlight

Part of Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) Collection

1931•1h 11m•6.1/10

CrimeMystery

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6.1/10(37)

Movie star Shelah Fane is seeing wealthy Alan Jaynes while filming in Honolulu, Hawaii, but won't marry him without consulting famed psychic Tarneverro first. Enter inspector Charlie Chan of the Honolulu Police, investigating the unsolved murder, three years earlier, of a Hollywood actor.

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Production

Fox Film Corporation

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Warner Oland

Warner Oland

Charlie Chan

Sally Eilers

Sally Eilers

Julie O'Neil

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Tarneverro

Dorothy Revier

Dorothy Revier

Shelah Fane

Victor Varconi

Victor Varconi

Robert Fyfe

Murray Kinnell

Murray Kinnell

Archie Smith

William Post Jr.

William Post Jr.

Alan Jaynes

Robert Young

Robert Young

Jimmy Bradshaw

Violet Dunn

Anna the Maid

J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

Thomas MacMasters

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Mrs. MacMasters

Rita Rozelle

Luana

Otto Yamaoka

Otto Yamaoka

Kashimo

Dwight Frye

Dwight Frye

Jessop the Butler (uncredited)

C. Henry Gordon

C. Henry Gordon

Huntley Van Horn (uncredited)

Hamilton MacFadden

Val Martino (uncredited)

Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

Wilkie Ballou (uncredited)

Marjorie White

Marjorie White

Rita Ballou (uncredited)

James Wang

Wong (uncredited)

Robert Homans

Robert Homans

Chief of Police (uncredited)

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