Black Magic (1944 film)
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Black Magic, later retitled Meeting at Midnight for television, is a 1944 mystery film starring Sidney Toler
as Charlie Chan
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Sidney Toler
Sidney Hooper Toler was an American actor, playwright, and theatre director. Of primarily Scottish ancestry, he was the second non-Asian actor to play the role of Charlie Chan.-Early life and career:...
as Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan is a fictional Chinese-American detective created by Earl Derr Biggers in 1919. Loosely based on Honolulu detective Chang Apana, Biggers conceived of the benevolent and heroic Chan as an alternative to Yellow Peril stereotypes, such as villains like Fu Manchu...
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Plot
Charlie postpones his trip home to Honolulu help with the investigation of murder involving Number One Daughter (Frances Chan) and easily spooked chauffeur (Mantan MorelandMantan Moreland
Mantan Moreland was an American actor and comedian most popular in the 1930s and 1940s.-Career:Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Moreland began acting by the time he was an adolescent, reportedly running away to join the circus...
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Cast
- Sidney TolerSidney TolerSidney Hooper Toler was an American actor, playwright, and theatre director. Of primarily Scottish ancestry, he was the second non-Asian actor to play the role of Charlie Chan.-Early life and career:...
as Charlie ChanCharlie ChanCharlie Chan is a fictional Chinese-American detective created by Earl Derr Biggers in 1919. Loosely based on Honolulu detective Chang Apana, Biggers conceived of the benevolent and heroic Chan as an alternative to Yellow Peril stereotypes, such as villains like Fu Manchu... - Mantan MorelandMantan MorelandMantan Moreland was an American actor and comedian most popular in the 1930s and 1940s.-Career:Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Moreland began acting by the time he was an adolescent, reportedly running away to join the circus...
as Birmingham Brown - Frances Chan as Frances Chan
- Joseph CrehanJoseph CrehanJoseph Crehan was an American film actor. He appeared in over 300 films between 1916 and 1965.He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and died in Hollywood, California from a stroke.-Selected filmography:...
as Police Sgt. Matthews - Helen Beverly as Norma Duncan / Nancy Wood (as Helen BeverleyHelen BeverleyHelen Beverley, sometimes credited as Helen Beverly, was an American film and stage actress, who began her career in Yiddish theater and films....
) - Jacqueline deWit as Justine Bonner
- Geraldine Wall as Harriet Green
- Ralph Peters as Officer Rafferty
- Frank Jaquet as Paul Hamlin