The Black Camel (1931) | |
| Director(s) | Hamilton MacFadden |
| Producer(s) | Hamilton MacFadden, William Sistrom (associate) |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Adaptation, Horror, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense |
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The Black Camel (1931) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and produced by Hamilton MacFadden and William Sistrom.
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THE BLACK CAMEL
By Dan Day, Jr. on Mar 1, 2026 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogThis is a 1931 Charlie Chan film produced by Fox, the second title to star Warner Oland as the Chinese detective, and the earliest Oland-Chan feature to survive for viewing. Actress Shelah Fane (Dorothy Revier) is in Hawaii appearing in a movie, but she also has plenty of relationship issues. Fane i... Read full article
Beach Party Blogathon: The Black Camel (1931)
By Caftan Woman on Jun 8, 2015 From Caftan WomanBeach Party blogathon! Our hostesses for this June 8 - 12 cruise along coastal cinema are Ruth of Silver Screenings and Kristina of Speakeasy. Check here for the sunny line-up. When I read the Nancy Drew mystery The Secret of the Golden Pavilion as a young girl I longed to visit Hawaii. Later o... Read full article
Discovering Oahu, Hawaii with Charlie Chan - Part 2 - The Black Camel (1931) and Kailua Beach
By Google profile on Aug 31, 2012 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogAbout MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. The Black Camel (1931) "In May 1931, a small, wrinkled old man visited the production set of a film on Oahu's Kailua Beach...the man... was none other than Chang Apana."Yunte Huang - C... Read full article
Discovering Oahu, Hawaii with Charlie Chan - Part 2 - The Black Camel (1931) and Kailua Beach
By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogThe Black Camel (1931) "In May 1931, a small, wrinkled old man visited the production set of a film on Oahu's Kailua Beach...the man... was none other than Chang Apana."Yunte Huang - Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History. When I read the... Read full article
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The second of three Chans directed by Hamilton MacFadden, who also appeared in three.
Earl Derr Biggers visited the Hawaiian set, presenting a copy of his 1929 source novel to Chang Apana, the local police detective who inspired him to create Chan.
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