Charlie Chan in Meeting at Midnight
by Phil Rosen
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Actor: Frances Chan, Helen Beverly, Joseph Crehan, Mantan Moreland, Sidney TolerDirector: Phil Rosen
Brand: TOLER,SIDNEY
Cinematographer: Arthur Martinelli
Editor: John F. Link Sr.
Producer: James S. Burkett
Producer: Philip N. Krasne
Writer: Earl Derr Biggers
Writer: George Callahan
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Black & White, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 67 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-07-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Charlie Chan in Meeting at Midnight
Movie Review: The other good entry in the WII Chan Series
Summary: 5 Stars
WWII brought out many phobias including anti-semitism, distrust of those of Oriental descent (the infamous story of Japanese/Americans sent to concentration camps in California was a national disgrace). The Chan series during this period adhered to the sleuth working for the government to ease any qualms the movie public may have had. Fox had dropped the series in fear of losing money, low-budget Monogram picked it up and to Fox's dismay, the series continued on successfully. This entry, as with THE CHINESE CAT, does not stick too much with govermental secrets being stolen. Instead it finds Charlie's daughter a possible suspect when a murder is committed at a seance. Mantan Moreland (Birmingham Brown) plays the the sidekick and comic relief again (and stereotyped as most people of color in Hollywood during this era), but that aside--this is a dandy little murder mystery with elements of film noir and the supernatural involved that makes for a very entertaining entry into this rather uptight series made during the war. Originally titled BLACK MAGIC, this is part of the 6 disc CHANTHOLOGY (all the discs are identical to the 6 that can be bought seperately). The lost copyrighted, pre-war films are far superior. Let's hope MGM or some other studio releases them instead of relying on those poorly made DVD-Rs that pop up all the time for sale or auction.
A solid entry in the series considering the time period. And if you are Chan fan, you definitely won't be disappointed with our favorite sleuth!
Summary of Charlie Chan in Meeting at Midnight
Released in 1944 as Black Magic, this unusually absorbing (Los Angeles Times) mystery was celebrated on the revival circuit, making it one of the best-known films of the series! Filled with fun spiritualist gags, like levitating hankies and gamboling skeletons, Meeting at Midnight is a rendezvous you'll want to experience again and again! When Birmingham (Mantan Moreland) gets a job as a butler for the Bonner family, he doesn't know that they're con artists who specialize in trick sÃ(c)ances. But things get really spooky when a murder occurs and Charlie Chan's daughter Frances becomes a suspect! Charlie (Sidney Toler) surmises that nearly everybody has a motivebut even he doesn't yet realize how dangerous these ghoulish swindlers really are!Similar DVD Movies
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