The Golden Eye is a 1948 American film directed by William Beaudine and starring Roland Winters in his fourth appearance as Charlie Chan. The film is also known as Charlie Chan in Texas (Belgian English title) and Charlie Chan in the Golden Eye (American poster title).The film is in the public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints.[1]

The Golden Eye
Directed byWilliam Beaudine
Written byEarl Derr Biggers (characters)
Scott Darling
Produced byJames S. Burkett
StarringRoland Winters
CinematographyWilliam A. Sickner
Edited byAce Herman
Music byEdward J. Kay
Production
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Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • August 29, 1948 (1948-08-29)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
The Golden Eye

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Manning, owner of the Golden Eye Mine in Arizona, persuades Charlie Chan to help him. To avoid alerting Manning's murderous enemies, Chan registers as a guest at a nearby dude ranch along with his number two son, Tommy, and his black servant, Birmingham Brown. There he meets San Francisco Police Lieutenant Mike Ruark, posing as drunken fellow guest "Vincent O'Brien" to investigate why the mine has suddenly become valuable.

When Chan goes to see Manning, he finds that he has supposedly fallen down a mineshaft, leaving him in a coma. While there, he is recognized by assayer Talbot Bartlett, who knows him from a previous case.

Later, Chan guesses that prospector Pete is stealing ore from the mine, and persuades him to guide him, Tommy and Birmingham to the mine through his secret passageway. However, when they arrive, Tommy and Birmingham find Pete's body.

Chan eventually surmises that much cheaper Mexican gold is being smuggled in and sold in the US at a huge profit by Driscoll and his men.

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References

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  1. ^ "Charlie Chan in the Golden Eye, 1948". 27 May 2023.
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