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Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
ChaninPanama-1940
Directed By Norman Foster
Written By Earl Derr Biggers
John Larkin
Lester Ziffren
Cast Sidney Toler
Jean Rogers
Lionel Atwill
Mary Nash
Produced By Sol M. Wurtzel
Cinematography By Virgil Miller
Film Editing By Fred Allen
Music By Samuel Kaylin
Studio Twentieth Century-Fox
Distributed By Twentieth Century-Fox
Franchise Charlie Chan Franchise
Country United States
Language English
Release Date March 1, 1940
Runtime 67 Minutes

Overview[]

Charlie Chan attempts to suss out a saboteur amongst a group of spies as the U.S. Fleet prepares to navigate the waters of the Panama Canal.

Plot[]

Cast[]

  • Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
  • Jean Rogers as Kathi Lenesch
  • Lionel Atwill as Cliveden Compton
  • Mary Nash as Miss Jennie Finch
  • Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan
  • Kane Richmond as Ricard Cabot
  • Chris-Pin Martin as Sergeant Montero
  • Lionel Royce as Dr. Rudolph Grosser
  • Helen Ericson as Stewardess
  • Jack La Rue as Emil Manolo
  • Edwin Stanley as Governor D.C. Webster
  • Donald Douglas as Captain Lewis
  • Frank Puglia as Achmed Halide
  • Addison Richards as R.J. Godley
  • Edward Keane as Dr. Fredericks
  • Charles Stevens as Native Fisherman

Production[]

Reception[]

Taglines[]

  • Charlie Chan Defies the Enemies of America!!!
  • One puff from a deadly cigarette... and the fleet is marked for doom!
  • A plot so daring it astounds even Chan!

Trivia[]

  • Both Jean Rogers and Kane Richmond appeared in the classic serial "Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars."

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