The Jade Mask
Appearance
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Directed by | Phil Rosen |
Written by | Earl Derr Biggers (characters) George Callahan |
Produced by | James S. Burkett |
Starring | Sidney Toler |
Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
Music by | Dave Torbett |
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Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Jade Maskis a 1945 film featuringSidney TolerasCharlie Chanand the only appearance of Number Four Son, Eddie Chan, played by Edwin Luke, the real-life younger brother ofKeye Luke,who had depicted Number One Son throughout the 1930s.
Plot
[edit]Charlie Chan, along with #4 son Eddie and chauffeur, Birmingham Brown, looks into the apparent murder of an eccentric scientist in a spooky mansion.
Although the scientist had been shot with a silenced pistol, further murders are committed with poison darts, with one narrowly missing Chan. Later, Chan discovers the dead scientist's huge collection of ventriloquist dummies are the key to the murders.
Cast
[edit]- Sidney TolerasCharlie Chan
- Edwin Lukeas Eddie Chan
- Mantan Morelandas Birmingham Brown
- Hardie Albrightas Walter Meeker
- Frank Reicheras Harper
- Janet Warrenas Jean Kent
- Cyril Delevantias Roth
- Alan Bridgeas Sheriff Mack
- Dorothy Grangeras Stella Graham
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- The Jade MaskatIMDb
- The Jade Maskat theTCM Movie Database
- The Jade MaskatAllMovie
- The Jade Maskat theAFI Catalog of Feature Films
- The Jade Maskfilm detailsatThe Charlie Chan Family Home