CHARLIE CHAN'S MURDER CRUISE (1940) -- colorized

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Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise is a 1940 murder mystery film starring Sidney Toler in his fifth of many performances as Charlie Chan. It is based on the Earl Derr Biggers 1930 novel Charlie Chan Carries On.

Plot
The famed detective seeks to unmask a killer on a voyage across the Pacific Ocean.

Cast
Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan (as Sen Yung)
Robert Lowery as Dick Kenyon
Marjorie Weaver as Paula Drake
Lionel Atwill as Dr. Suderman
Don Beddoe as Fredrick Ross
Leo G. Carroll as Prof. Gordon (as Leo Carroll)
Cora Witherspoon as Susie Watson
Leonard Mudie as Gerald Pendleton
Harlan Briggs as Coroner
Charles Middleton as Jeremiah Walters
Claire Du Brey as Sarah Walters
Kay Linaker as Linda Pendleton
James Burke as Wilkie
Richard Keene as Buttons
Layne Tom Jr. as Willie Chan
C. Montague Shaw as Inspector Duff
Production
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise is the second film adaptation of Earl Derr Biggers' novel Charlie Chan Carries On. The first version, with Chan played by Warner Oland, is now lost. Charlie Chan's role was expanded for Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise.

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