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Black Magic (1944) - Movie Browser

Charlie Chan vs. black magic? This 67-minute fever dream doesn't waste a second.

campy occultrapid-fire mystery1940s B-movie charm

Overview

Comedy Horror Mystery

Chinese detective Charlie Chan solves a murder linked to the occult.

Content warning

superstition vs. reasoncultural exoticismfound family loyalty

Standout Aspects

Acting

Mantan Moreland's Birmingham Brown—terrified, hilarious, iconic.

Direction

Phil Rosen crams three movies' worth of plot into 67 minutes.

Best for:Solo·Background

Heads up:Triggers

Director

Phil Rosen

ReleasedAug 19, 1944

Runtime1h 7m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feellight

Budget$75K

Monogram Pictures

Top Cast

Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Frances Chan

Frances Chan

Mantan Moreland

Birmingham Brown

Joseph Crehan

Police Sgt. Matthews

Ralph Peters

Officer Rafferty

Jacqueline deWit

Justine Bonner

Helen Beverly

Norma Duncan aka Nancy Wood

Harry Depp

Charles Edwards

Geraldine Wall

Harriet Green

Charles Jordan

Tom Starkey

Claudia Dell

Vera Starkey

Darby Jones

Johnson

Edward Earle

Dawson, Police Lab

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