The Black Camel
Seen it?1931 | 71 min | Crime, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Knives Out or The Big Sleep, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 11 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1931: an older pace and style.
Movie star Shelah Fane is seeing wealthy Alan Jaynes while filming in Honolulu, Hawaii, but won't marry him without consulting famed psychic Tarneverro first. Enter inspector Charlie Chan of the Honolulu Police, investigating the unsolved murder, three years earlier, of a Hollywood actor.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hamilton MacFadden
- Warner OlandCharlie Chan
- Sally EilersJulie O'Neil
- Bela LugosiTarneverro
- Dorothy RevierShelah Fane
- Victor VarconiRobert Fyfe
- Murray KinnellArchie Smith
- William Post Jr.Alan Jaynes
- Robert YoungJimmy Bradshaw
- Violet DunnAnna the Maid
- J.M. KerriganThomas MacMasters