Black Magic

Black Magic (1944)

Genres - Mystery  |   Sub-Genres - Crime Thriller, Detective Film  |   Release Date - Aug 19, 1944 (USA - Unknown), Aug 19, 1944 (USA)  |   Run Time - 67 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

Meeting at Midnight is the reissue title of Black Magic, a Charlie Chan "B" effort from Monogram Studios. A murder occurs during a seance conducted by a fraudulent medium. Scared chauffeur Mantan Moreland, who happens to be on the premises when the killing occurs, summons Chan (Sidney Toler). He pokes around a bit, dispenses a bit of fortune-cookie wisdom, then suggests that the crime be re-enacted. Never was there a more likely suspect than the least likely suspect. The novelty of Meeting at Midnight is that Charlie Chan's daughter (played-no kidding-by Frances Chan) helps solve the mystery.

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occult, killer, detective, fortuneteller, investigation, killing, murder, private-detective, seance, black-magic, magic