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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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Beach Party Blogathon: The Black Camel (1931)

Beach 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

About 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

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 - 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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Warner Oland's second appearance as Chan, and the only entry shot on location in Honolulu, in April-May 1931.

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.

Of the five Warner Oland Charlie Chan films based on the original Earl Derr Biggers novels, only this one still survives. The other four are believed to have been lost in one of two fires, one in the thirties and the other in the sixties.

The second of three Chans directed by Hamilton MacFadden, who also appeared in three.

The fifth of forty-seven Charlie Chan movies starring Warner Oland and others.

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