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Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise poster
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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 71.9 / 100
1940·Crime / Drama / Mystery·1h 16m

CHARLIE CHAN'S MURDER CRUISE

“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.

Above the Line
Eugene Forde·DirectorRobertson White·ScreenplayLester Ziffren·ScreenplayVirgil Miller·Director of PhotographyHarry Reynolds·Editor
Cast
Sidney Toler·Charlie ChanVictor Sen Yung·Jimmy ChanLeo G. Carroll·Professor GordonLionel Atwill·Dr. SudermanRobert Lowery·Dick KenyonMarjorie Weaver·Paula DrakeCora Witherspoon·Susie WatsonDon Beddoe·Frederick RossLeonard Mudie·Gerald PendletonCharles Middleton·Jeremiah Walters
Full Crew
(11 credits)
Directing· 1
Eugene Forde·Director
Writing· 3
Earl Derr Biggers·StoryRobertson White·ScreenplayLester Ziffren·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Virgil Miller·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Harry Reynolds·Editor
Art & Design· 4
Richard Day·Art DirectionChester Gore·Art DirectionHelen A. Myron·Costume DesignThomas Little·Set Decoration
Production· 1
John Stone·Associate Producer
By the Numbers
71.9
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0D0D0D
#FF6600
#B3E6FF
Mood
Mysterious, Suspenseful
Composition
Layered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features a large, light-skinned man with a mustache and goatee, his face partially obscured by the left edge, looking down and to the right. His righ”

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Key Elements
White Round ObjectsSmall Dark Rectangular ObjectCruise Ship
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Ocean
Design Score
7/10
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