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1 videodisc (68 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on a story by Bess Meredyth, based on the characters created by Earl Derr Biggers
Charlie Chan investigates two murders on the opening night of an opera. The prime suspect is the husband of the star of the opera, himself a talented singer who recently escaped from the insane asylum where he had suffered from amnesia for years
Originally released as a motion picture in 1936
Special features: "Charlie Chan's lucky director: H. Bruce Humberstone," a featurette; video comparison of the original and the digitally restored versions of the film
Photography, Lucien Andriot ; editor, Alex Troffey ; opera "Carnival" by Oscar Levant, libretto by William Kernell; musical direction, Samuel Kaylin
Warner Oland, Boris Karloff, Keye Luke, Charlotte Henry, Thomas Beck, Margaret Irving
Rating: Not rated by MPAA
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono
In English with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English