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MysteryThriller

Charlie Chan in Reno

- THE CASE OF THE MURDERED DIVORCEE!

Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). There are many others at the hotel who wanted the victim out of the way. Charlie comes from his home in Honolulu to solve the murder.

Release Date : 1939-06-16

Language :EnglishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Sidney Toler

Character Name : Charlie Chan

Original Name : Sidney Toler

Gender : Male

Ricardo Cortez

Character Name : Dr. Ainsley

Original Name : Ricardo Cortez

Gender : Male

Phyllis Brooks

Character Name : Vivian Wells

Original Name : Phyllis Brooks

Gender : Female

Slim Summerville

Character Name : Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher

Original Name : Slim Summerville

Gender : Male

Kane Richmond

Character Name : Curtis Whitman

Original Name : Kane Richmond

Gender : Male

Victor Sen Yung

Character Name : Jimmy Chan

Original Name : Victor Sen Yung

Gender : Male

Pauline Moore

Character Name : Mary Whitman

Original Name : Pauline Moore

Gender : Female

Eddie Collins

Character Name : Cab Driver

Original Name : Eddie Collins

Gender : Male

Kay Linaker

Character Name : Mrs. Wayne Russell

Original Name : Kay Linaker

Gender : Female

Louise Henry

Character Name : Jeanne Bentley

Original Name : Louise Henry

Gender : Female

Robert Lowery

Character Name : Wally Burke

Original Name : Robert Lowery

Gender : Male

Charles D. Brown

Character Name : Police Chief King

Original Name : Charles D. Brown

Gender : Male

Iris Wong

Character Name : Choy Wong

Original Name : Iris Wong

Gender : Female

Morgan Conway

Character Name : George Bentley

Original Name : Morgan Conway

Gender : Male

Hamilton MacFadden

Character Name : Night Clerk

Original Name : Hamilton MacFadden

Gender : Male

Jimmy Aubrey

Character Name : Me #3 Son Wiseguy

Original Name : Jimmy Aubrey

Gender : Male

Brooks Benedict

Character Name : Man in Line-Up

Original Name : Brooks Benedict

Gender : Male

Stanley Blystone

Character Name : Lineup Officer

Original Name : Stanley Blystone

Gender : Male

Heinie Conklin

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Heinie Conklin

Gender : Male

Jerry Frank

Character Name : Bar Patron

Original Name : Jerry Frank

Gender : Male

Bobby Hale

Character Name : Mr. Jones (uncredited)

Original Name : Bobby Hale

Gender : Male

Chuck Hamilton

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Chuck Hamilton

Gender : Male

Harry Hayden

Character Name : Chemistry Professor

Original Name : Harry Hayden

Gender : Male

Dick Hogan

Character Name : Jack - College Student

Original Name : Dick Hogan

Gender : Male

Fred Kelsey

Character Name : Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Kelsey

Gender : Male

Al Kikume

Character Name : Honolulu Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Kikume

Gender : Male

Hank Mann

Character Name : 'Injured' Con Man / Casino Extra

Original Name : Hank Mann

Gender : Male

Imboden Parrish

Character Name : Undetermined Role

Original Name : Imboden Parrish

Gender : Male

Jack Perry

Character Name : Rough Drunk (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Perry

Gender : Male

Arthur Rankin

Character Name : Bellhop

Original Name : Arthur Rankin

Gender : Male

Virginia Sale

Character Name : Maid Reporting Missing Passkey

Original Name : Virginia Sale

Gender : Female

Edwin Stanley

Character Name : Police Chemist

Original Name : Edwin Stanley

Gender : Male

Blue Washington

Character Name : Man in Line-Up

Original Name : Blue Washington

Gender : Male

Robert Shaw

Character Name : College Student (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Shaw

Gender : Male

Barbara McLean

Character Name : College Student (uncredited)

Original Name : Barbara McLean

Gender : Female

Dick Cherney

Character Name : Casino Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Cherney

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-22

I didn't like this one so much. Our sleuth finds himself embroiled - with No. 2 son "Jimmy" (Victor Sen Yung) - in a puzzling case involving his old pal "Mary" (Pauline Moore) who gets herself implicated in the murder of the new girlfriend of her soon-to-be ex-husband. It's pretty clear that there is no lack of suspects as our profound and sagely detective attempts to get to the bottom of things and clear his friend's good name. As with most of his appearances in this guise, Sidney Toler carries off the part with gentle humour, but the story is just too rushed. There are far too many red herrings and I found the simpering effects of Iris Wong ("Choy") on the normally entertaining but in this case nauseatingly lovestruck "Jimmy" a bit irritating. Slim Summerville's ("Sheriff Fletcher") over cooked his part a bit too much, too. Fine to watch, just not one of the best.