
Opera(1987)
A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.


“A fiendish killer lurks at the opera! Weird! Thrilling! The Master Minds of Crime Match Wits Against Each Other!”
A dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting revenge on those who tried to murder him 13 years ago.

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
Charlie Chan at the Opera is a crime, mystery, thriller film released in 1936 exploring themes of opera. Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, it stars Warner Oland, Boris Karloff, Keye Luke. A dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting revenge on those who tried to murder him 13 years ago.
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