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The Black Camel is a 1931 American Pre-Code mystery film based on the novel of the same name by Earl Derr Biggers. It is the second film to star Warner Oland as detective Charlie Chan, and the sole surviving title of the first five Chan films starring Oland. The Black Camel marked the film debut of Robert Young.
Original Release
06/21/1931
US Release
06/21/1931
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Warner Oland | Inspector Charlie Chan / Charlie Chan |
| Sally Eilers | Julie O'Neil |
| Bela Lugosi | Tarneverro |
| Dorothy Revier | Shelah Fane |
| Victor Varconi | Robert Fyfe |
| Murray Kinnell | Archie Smith |
| William Post Jr. | Alan Jaynes |
| Robert Young | Jimmy Bradshaw |
| Violet Dunn | Anna |
| J.M. Kerrigan | Thomas MacMasters |
Directors
Writers
Earl Derr Biggers, Hugh Stanislaus Stange, Barry Conners, Philip Klein, Dudley Nichols
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Warner Oland | Inspector Charlie Chan / Charlie Chan |
| Sally Eilers | Julie O'Neil |
| Bela Lugosi | Tarneverro |
| Dorothy Revier | Shelah Fane |
| Victor Varconi | Robert Fyfe |
| Murray Kinnell | Archie Smith |
| William Post Jr. | Alan Jaynes |
| Robert Young | Jimmy Bradshaw |
| Violet Dunn | Anna |
| J.M. Kerrigan | Thomas MacMasters |
| Mary Gordon | Mrs. MacMasters |
| Rita Rozelle | Luana |
| Otto Yamaoka | Kashimo |
| Dwight Frye | Jessop |
| C. Henry Gordon | Huntley Van Horn |
| Robert Homans | Chief of Police |
| Hamilton MacFadden | Val Martino |
| Louise Mackintosh | Housekeeper |
| Richard Tucker | Wilkie Ballou |
| James Wang | Wong |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hamilton MacFadden | Producer |
| William Sistrom | Producer |
