Black Magic (1944)
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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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Phil Rosen
Synopsis of Black Magic
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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Black Magic
- Helen Beverly - Norma Duncan
- Joseph Crehan - Matthew
- Claudia Dell - Vera Starkey
- Edward Earle - Dawson
- Frank Jaquet - Paul Hamlin
- Mantan Moreland - Birmingham Brown
- Sidney Toler - Charlie Chan
- Frances Chan - Frances Chan
- Jacqueline De Wit - Justine Bonner
- Harry Depp - Charles Edwards
- Dick Gordon - Sonner
- Charles Jordan - Tom Starkey
- Ralph Peters - Rafferty
- Geraldine Wall - Harriet Green
- Director(s):
- Phil Rosen
- Writer(s):
- George Callahan
- Producer(s):
- James S. Burkett, Philip N. Krasne
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