DEATH AFLOAT...striking swiftly. suddenly...leaving on each strangled victim a calling card of crimson coin...thirty pieces of silver!
On a cruise ship from Honolulu to San Francisco, the famous Chinese detective encounters four more murders while trying to figure out the murder of a Scotland Yard friend.
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) is a comedy, crime, mystery and thriller film directed by Eugene Forde, released on May 2, 1940 with a runtime of 1h 17m. It stars Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Leo G. Carroll and Lionel Atwill. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 22 ratings.
Sidney Toler
as Charlie Chan
Victor Sen Yung
as Jimmy Chan
Leo G. Carroll
as Professor Gordon
Lionel Atwill
as Dr. Suderman
Robert Lowery
as Dick Kenyon
Marjorie Weaver
as Paula Drake
Cora Witherspoon
as Susie Watson
Don Beddoe
as Frederick Ross
Leonard Mudie
as Gerald Pendleton
Charles Middleton
as Jeremiah Walters
Claire Du Brey
as Sarah Walters
James Burke
as Wilkie, house detective
Directed by Eugene Forde, written by Earl Derr Biggers, Robertson White and Lester Ziffren.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 22 ratings.
When his British pal "Insp. Shaw" is killed, our eponymous sleuth must join the passengers on a cruise to find the culprit not just of this, but of another murder too! It has a sort of "Murder on the Orient Express" feeling to it, this, as the fellow travellers are introduced to us, and to "Mr. Chan" (Sydney Toler) and we very quickly ascertain that they are a pretty disparate bunch any of whom might, just, be…
Reviewed on June 23, 2022
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The main cast of Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) includes Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Leo G. Carroll, Lionel Atwill and Robert Lowery. The film was directed by Eugene Forde. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise was released on May 2, 1940 and runs for 1h 17m.
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 22 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, crime and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
