Black Magic (1944)

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Country: USA
Genres: Mystery
Release: 1944-08-19
Director: Phil Rosen
Writers: Earl Derr Biggers , George Callahan
Language: English
Stars: Sidney Toler , Mantan Moreland , Frances Chan , Joseph Crehan , Helen Beverley , Helen Beverley , Jacqueline deWit , Geraldine Wall , Ralph Peters , Frank Jaquet , Edward Earle
Runtime: 67 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: La Bala de Sangre (Argentina) , Bola de sangre (Mexico) , Charlie Chan e a Macumba (Brazil) , Charlie Chan in Meeting at Midnight (United States of America) , Black Magic , Чёрная магия (Russian Federation) , Magia negra (Spain) , Satanikos dolofonos (Greece) , Charlie Chan in Black Magic (United States of America) , ブラック・マジック (Japan) , Meeting at Midnight (United States of America) , A Casa Enfeitiçada (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Чёрная магия , Black Magic (United Kingdom) , Black Magic (United States of America) , Meeting at Midnight (Canada)
Plot: Because Charlie Chan plans to return to Honolulu, he no longer needs the services of Birmingham, who gets a job as butler for William and Justine Bonner, two apparently phony psychics who regularly host occult activities in their home. When Charlie's pretty daughter Frances attends a séance out of curiosity, Mr. Bonner is shot, and she becomes an immediate suspect. Charlie postpones his trip home to help with the investigation, which is made problematic when no bullet can be found in the wound and a hypnotized Mrs. Bonner is compelled to commit suicide by jumping off the roof of a downtown building.
IMDB:tt0036705