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Charlie Chan in Panama

- One more minute... and the fleet is doomed!

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.

Release Date : 1940-03-01

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

Jean Rogers

Character Name : Kathi Lenesch (Baroness Kathi von Czardos)

Original Name : Jean Rogers

Gender : Female

Lionel Atwill

Character Name : Cliveden Compton

Original Name : Lionel Atwill

Gender : Male

Mary Nash

Character Name : Miss Sarah Finch

Original Name : Mary Nash

Gender : Female

Victor Sen Yung

Character Name : Jimmy Chan (as Sen Yung)

Original Name : Victor Sen Yung

Gender : Male

Kane Richmond

Character Name : Richard Cabot

Original Name : Kane Richmond

Gender : Male

Chris-Pin Martin

Character Name : Sergeant Montero

Original Name : Chris-Pin Martin

Gender : Male

Lionel Royce

Character Name : Dr. Rudolph Grosser

Original Name : Lionel Royce

Gender : Male

Helen Ericson

Character Name : Stewardess

Original Name : Helen Ericson

Gender : Female

Jack La Rue

Character Name : Emil Manolo

Original Name : Jack La Rue

Gender : Male

Edwin Stanley

Character Name : Governor D.C. Webster

Original Name : Edwin Stanley

Gender : Male

Donald Douglas

Character Name : Captain Lewis

Original Name : Donald Douglas

Gender : Male

Frank Puglia

Character Name : Achmed Halide

Original Name : Frank Puglia

Gender : Male

Addison Richards

Character Name : R.J. Godley

Original Name : Addison Richards

Gender : Male

Edward Keane

Character Name : Dr. Fredericks

Original Name : Edward Keane

Gender : Male

Eddie Acuff

Character Name : Dance Sailor Suspicious of Kathi

Original Name : Eddie Acuff

Gender : Male

Jimmy Aubrey

Character Name : Drunk Fisherman with Cigar at Club

Original Name : Jimmy Aubrey

Gender : Male

Brooks Benedict

Character Name : Nightclub / Dance Extra

Original Name : Brooks Benedict

Gender : Male

Lane Chandler

Character Name : Powerhouse Search Officer

Original Name : Lane Chandler

Gender : Male

Russell Custer

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Russell Custer

Gender : Male

Alan Davis

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Alan Davis

Gender : Male

Franklyn Farnum

Character Name : Marine Officer

Original Name : Franklyn Farnum

Gender : Male

Edward Gargan

Character Name : Plant Workman

Original Name : Edward Gargan

Gender : Male

Harold Goodwin

Character Name : Military Police Corporal

Original Name : Harold Goodwin

Gender : Male

Sol Gorss

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Sol Gorss

Gender : Male

Chuck Hamilton

Character Name : Dance Extra

Original Name : Chuck Hamilton

Gender : Male

Alberto Morin

Character Name : Hotel Desk Clerk

Original Name : Alberto Morin

Gender : Male

Philip Morris

Character Name : Plainclothesman

Original Name : Philip Morris

Gender : Male

Gloria Roy

Character Name : Hostess

Original Name : Gloria Roy

Gender : Female

Charles Sherlock

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Charles Sherlock

Gender : Male

Charles Stevens

Character Name : Native Fisherman-Cameraman Spy

Original Name : Charles Stevens

Gender : Male

Sid Troy

Character Name : Sailor

Original Name : Sid Troy

Gender : Male

Max Wagner

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Max Wagner

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-23

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...!