Black Magic (1944 film)
| Black Magic | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Phil Rosen |
| Produced by |
Phillip N. Krasne James S. Burkett |
| Written by |
Earl Derr Biggers (characters) George Callahan (screenplay) |
| Starring | see below |
| Cinematography | Arthur Martinelli |
| Edited by | John F. Link Sr. |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release dates |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Black Magic, later retitled Meeting at Midnight for television, is a 1944 mystery film starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan.
Plot
Charlie postpones his trip home to Honolulu help with the investigation of murder involving Number One Daughter (Frances Chan) and an easily spooked chauffeur (Mantan Moreland).
Black Magic is notable for being an early film to feature the exposé of fraudulent Spirit Mediums employing fake spirits, voices and the use of trick spirit cabinets.
Cast
- Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
- Mantan Moreland as Birmingham Brown
- Frances Chan as Frances Chan
- Joseph Crehan as Police Sgt. Matthews
- Helen Beverly as Norma Duncan / Nancy Wood (as Helen Beverley)
- Jacqueline deWit as Justine Bonner
- Geraldine Wall as Harriet Green
- Ralph Peters as Officer Rafferty
- Frank Jaquet as Paul Hamlin
- Oliver Hardy as bystander (uncredited)
See also
External links
- Charlie Chan Family
- Black Magic at the Internet Movie Database
- Black Magic at the TCM Movie Database
- Black Magic at AllMovie
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