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Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 6 september 1940 with Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)
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Add to a movie listCharlie Chan at the Wax Museum is a 1940 mystery film starring Sidney Toler as detective Charlie Chan. Revisiting an old case results in fresh deaths.
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Chan's testimony results in a death sentence for convicted murderer Steve McBirney (Marc Lawrence). However, he escapes and heads to a wax museum, a secret Mob hideout run by Dr. Cream (C. Henry Gordon). Cream, a crooked "facial surgeon", operates on McBirney, changing his appearance.Actors
Sidney Toler
(Charlie Chan)
Victor Sen Yung
(Jimmy Chan (as Sen Yung))
C. Henry Gordon
(Dr. Cream)
Marc Lawrence
(Steve McBirney)
Marguerite Chapman
(Mary Bolton)
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On a flight to New York for an annual police convention, Chan encounters his old Scotland Yard friend, Hugh Drake (Frederick Worlock). Drake is now a member of military intelligence trying to track down what he believes is a sabotage ring led by a Paul Narvo. A bomber and its pilots crashed the day before. Chan offers his assistance.
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A private detective is hired to act as a guardian to a wealthy man's daughter, who has been gambling away her allowance at the racetrack and associating with shady characters in a casino. However, he quickly finds himself embroiled in a murder case and has to stay one step ahead of the police while he attempts to solve it.
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