Charlie impersonates an employee of the U.S. government to foil an espionage plot which would destroy part of the Panama Canal, trapping a Navy fleet on its way to the Pacific after maneuvers in the Atlantic.
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Jean Rogers
Kathi Lenesch (Baroness Kathi von Czardos)
Lionel Atwill
Cliveden Compton
Mary Nash
Miss Sarah Finch
Victor Sen Yung
Jimmy Chan (as Sen Yung)
Kane Richmond
Richard Cabot
Chris-Pin Martin
Sergeant Montero
Lionel Royce
Dr. Rudolph Grosser
Helen Ericson
Stewardess
Jack La Rue
Emil Manolo
Edwin Stanley
Governor D.C. Webster
Donald Douglas
Captain Lewis
Frank Puglia
Achmed Halide
Addison Richards
R.J. Godley
Edward Keane
Dr. Fredericks
Eddie Acuff
Dance Sailor Suspicious of Kathi
Jimmy Aubrey
Drunk Fisherman with Cigar at Club
Brooks Benedict
Nightclub / Dance Extra
Lane Chandler
Powerhouse Search Officer
Russell Custer
Soldier
Alan Davis
Soldier
Franklyn Farnum
Marine Officer
Edward Gargan
Plant Workman
Harold Goodwin
Military Police Corporal
Sol Gorss
Soldier
Chuck Hamilton
Dance Extra
Alberto Morin
Hotel Desk Clerk
Philip Morris
Plainclothesman
Gloria Roy
Hostess
Charles Sherlock
Soldier
Charles Stevens
Native Fisherman-Cameraman Spy
Sid Troy
Sailor
Max Wagner
Soldier
Director
Norman Foster
Characters
Earl Derr Biggers
Writer
John Larkin
June 23, 2022
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This outing for our sleuth finds him working undercover - appropriately in a Panama hat shop - on a mission to help the US Government combat the activities of some spies bent on disrupting the movement of US Naval vessels though the Panama Canal. When a man is murdered in his shop, "Chan" is detained by the unwitting authorities who take him to a local jail where he, coincidentally, encounters no. 2 son "Jimmy" (Victor Sen Yung), who was working on a cruise liner and who is also stranded in Panama. Together, they must identify and thwart the would be saboteur amidst a plethora of suspects led by the always reliable Lionel Atwill ("Compton"). I enjoyed the dynamic between father and son - it works well, and the story is actually quite exciting to watch for the most part with a rather better ending than I was expecting. The constant dialogue in contrived proverbs is a little bit annoying, but then it wouldn't be "Charlie Chan" if he ever actually called a spade a spade...!
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00