6.11.13

charlie chan in black magic (1944)

aka Meeting at Midnight. Black Magic.
"I heard he died Mr. Chan."
Francis Chan (Frances Chan) is at a seance when a man is murdered, and naturally her father Charlie (Sidney Toler) is anxious to get to the bottom of the crime. Whilst Charlie set about finding the killer, Birmingham (Mantan Moreland) provides the comedy, as he lives in fear of the spirits let loose.
The interesting opening scenes are soon overwhelmed by a stilted script, leading us into a rather routine comedy thriller, lacking much of both.

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