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Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)

March 1, 1940 (US) Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Comedy • 66m

Overview

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.

Director

Norman Foster

Writer

John Larkin

Top Billed

Sidney Toler

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Sidney Toler
Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Jean Rogers
Jean Rogers

Kathi Lenesch

Lionel Atwill
Lionel Atwill

Cliveden Compton

Mary Nash
Mary Nash

Miss Sarah Finch

Kane Richmond
Kane Richmond

Richard Cabot

Chris-Pin Martin
Chris-Pin Martin

Sergeant Montero

Lionel Royce
Lionel Royce

Dr. Rudolph Grosser

Jack La Rue
Jack La Rue

Emil Manolo

Edwin Stanley
Edwin Stanley

Governor D.C. Webster

Donald Douglas
Donald Douglas

Captain Lewis

Frank Puglia
Frank Puglia

Achmed Halide

Edward Keane
Edward Keane

Dr. Fredericks

Eddie Acuff
Eddie Acuff

Dance Sailor Suspicious of Kathi

Jimmy Aubrey
Jimmy Aubrey

Drunk Fisherman with Cigar at Club

Brooks Benedict
Brooks Benedict

Nightclub / Dance Extra

Lane Chandler
Lane Chandler

Powerhouse Search Officer

Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum

Marine Officer

Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan

Plant Workman

Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin

Military Police Corporal

Alberto Morin
Alberto Morin

Hotel Desk Clerk

Philip Morris
Philip Morris

Plainclothesman

Charles Stevens
Charles Stevens

Native Fisherman-Cameraman Spy

Crew


Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 6/10

June 23, 2022

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 … read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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