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Murder Over New York

NR·1940·65m

Crime

Mystery

Comedy

Thriller

Crime

Mystery

Comedy

Thriller

Summary

When Charlie's old friend from Scotland Yard is murdered when they attend a police convention in New York, Chan picks up the case he was working on.

Cast

Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Victor Sen Yung

Jimmy Chan

Donald MacBride

Insp. Vance

Leyland Hodgson

Robert Boggs

Melville Cooper

Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton

John Sutton

Richard Jeffery

Kane Richmond

Ralph Percy

Marjorie Weaver

Patricia Shaw

Robert Lowery

David Elliot

Ricardo Cortez

George Kirby

Frederick Worlock

Insp. Hugh Drake

Joan Valerie

June Preston

Shirley Warde

Mrs. Felton

Catherine Craig

Stewardess

Clarence Muse

Party Server

Stanley Blystone

Fingerprint Expert

Shemp Howard

Shorty McCoy alias Rashid the Fakir

Trevor Bardette

Ramullah #2, with cane

Eddy Chandler

HQ Sergeant Lefty

Lal Chand Mehra

Ramullah, alias Aga Singh

Jimmie Dundee

Police Officer Bill

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frankie O'Shaughnessy

Bud Geary

Mechanic-Henchman with Light

Alan Davis

Lt. Cooper, test pilot

Lee Phelps

Police Officer Joe

Ralph Dunn

Police Officer

Frank Fanning

Police Officer

Carl Faulkner

Police Officer

Paul Palmer

Police Officer

Brick Sullivan

Police Officer

Paul Kruger

Guard

Charles Tannen

Airport Announcer Voice

Bhogwan Singh

Lineup East Indian

Kalu K. Sonkur

Lineup East Indian

Nick Shaid

Lineup East Indian

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Hindu (unconfirmed)

Dorothy Dearing

Mrs. Percy (unconfirmed)

Crew

Director

Harry Lachman

Characters

Earl Derr Biggers

Writer

Lester Ziffren

Reviews

Geronimo1967

June 23, 2022

I think Scotland Yard may have saved a considerable amount of pension pay-outs, had they decided much earlier on that being acquainted with "Charlie Chan" was just way too risky for anyone...! This time around, it's "Insp. Drake" (Frederick Warlock) who bites the dust, at a police convention in New York no less, before "Mr. Chan" and no 3 son "Jimmy" (Victor Sen Yung) have to pick up where he left off together with "Insp. Vance" (Donald MacBride) and unmask the murderer. That investigation involves the mysterious crash of a test plane - no evidence is found but luckily, "Jimmy" - being a chemistry student who is well up on the latest toxins, recognises the faintest odour of a revolutionary nerve gas, and well.... It's quite a fun adventure, with more chance for the enthusiastic and engaging boy to take a less subordinate role to his sagely father, and plenty traditional adages to raise smile now and again. The ending is a bit rushed, I thought. The preamble takes way too long - but it kills an hour amiably enough.