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The Black Camel

The Black Camel

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

19316.11h 11m

Overview

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.

Directed by Hamilton MacFadden
Written by Earl Derr Biggers, Philip Klein, Barry Conners
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Top 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

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Violet Dunn

Anna the Maid

J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

Thomas MacMasters

Themes & Keywords

hawaiimurderwhodunitpsychicmovie starpolice inspectorhonolulu, hawaiiasian manunsolved murder

About The Black Camel

The Black Camel is a crime, mystery film released in 1931 exploring themes of hawaii, murder, whodunit, psychic, movie star, police inspector. Directed by Hamilton MacFadden, it stars Warner Oland, Sally Eilers, Bela Lugosi. 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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