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Charlie Chan at the Circus

IMDB Rating: 7.40
410 votes

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Storyline
While ostensibly on vacation with his wife and twelve children, famed detective Charlie Chan visits a circus at just the right time to become involved in the murder of one of the circus owners. Chan is prevailed upon to travel with the circus in hopes of discovering the killer before he, she - or it - strikes again.
Actors
Charlie ChanWarner Oland
Lee ChanKeye Luke
Colonel TimGeorge Brasno

The Spider Woman

IMDB Rating: 7.50
1102 votes

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Storyline
Alarmed by a series of baffling suicides of prominent gamblers popularly dubbed "The Pajama Murders" by the newspapers, Holmes fakes his own death and assumes the identity of Rajni Singh, a retired Indian military man with a paralyzed arm. After losing a large sum in a casino and writing a bad check to cover his losses, he appears to try to take his own life. He is prevented by the mysterious and sophisticated Andrea Spedding with an offer of a loan with his life insurance policy as collateral. Shortly thereafter, there is an attempt on his life with a rare but deadly spider with the only other clue a child's footprint. A resurfaced Holmes consults arachniolgists in an effort to solve the mystery.
Actors
Sherlock HolmesBasil Rathbone
Dr. John H. WatsonNigel Bruce
Adrea SpeddingGale Sondergaard