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CrimeMysteryComedyThriller

Murder Over New York

- «Exciting thrilling!»

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.

Release Date : 1940-12-13

Language :ItalianEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Charlie Chan in Murder Over New York

Cast

Sidney Toler

Character Name : Charlie Chan

Original Name : Sidney Toler

Gender : Male

Victor Sen Yung

Character Name : Jimmy Chan

Original Name : Victor Sen Yung

Gender : Male

Donald MacBride

Character Name : Insp. Vance

Original Name : Donald MacBride

Gender : Male

Leyland Hodgson

Character Name : Robert Boggs

Original Name : Leyland Hodgson

Gender : Male

Melville Cooper

Character Name : Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton

Original Name : Melville Cooper

Gender : Male

John Sutton

Character Name : Richard Jeffery

Original Name : John Sutton

Gender : Male

Kane Richmond

Character Name : Ralph Percy

Original Name : Kane Richmond

Gender : Male

Marjorie Weaver

Character Name : Patricia Shaw

Original Name : Marjorie Weaver

Gender : Female

Robert Lowery

Character Name : David Elliot

Original Name : Robert Lowery

Gender : Male

Ricardo Cortez

Character Name : George Kirby

Original Name : Ricardo Cortez

Gender : Male

Frederick Worlock

Character Name : Insp. Hugh Drake

Original Name : Frederick Worlock

Gender : Male

Joan Valerie

Character Name : June Preston

Original Name : Joan Valerie

Gender : Female

Shirley Warde

Character Name : Mrs. Felton

Original Name : Shirley Warde

Gender : Female

Catherine Craig

Character Name : Stewardess

Original Name : Catherine Craig

Gender : Female

Clarence Muse

Character Name : Party Server

Original Name : Clarence Muse

Gender : Male

Stanley Blystone

Character Name : Fingerprint Expert

Original Name : Stanley Blystone

Gender : Male

Shemp Howard

Character Name : Shorty McCoy alias Rashid the Fakir

Original Name : Shemp Howard

Gender : Male

Trevor Bardette

Character Name : Ramullah #2, with cane

Original Name : Trevor Bardette

Gender : Male

Eddy Chandler

Character Name : HQ Sergeant Lefty

Original Name : Eddy Chandler

Gender : Male

Lal Chand Mehra

Character Name : Ramullah, alias Aga Singh

Original Name : Lal Chand Mehra

Gender : Male

Jimmie Dundee

Character Name : Police Officer Bill

Original Name : Jimmie Dundee

Gender : Male

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Character Name : Frankie O'Shaughnessy

Original Name : Frank Coghlan Jr.

Gender : Male

Bud Geary

Character Name : Mechanic-Henchman with Light

Original Name : Bud Geary

Gender : Male

Alan Davis

Character Name : Lt. Cooper, test pilot

Original Name : Alan Davis

Gender : Male

Lee Phelps

Character Name : Police Officer Joe

Original Name : Lee Phelps

Gender : Male

Ralph Dunn

Character Name : Police Officer

Original Name : Ralph Dunn

Gender : Male

Frank Fanning

Character Name : Police Officer

Original Name : Frank Fanning

Gender : Male

Carl Faulkner

Character Name : Police Officer

Original Name : Carl Faulkner

Gender : Male

Paul Palmer

Character Name : Police Officer

Original Name : Paul Palmer

Gender : Male

Brick Sullivan

Character Name : Police Officer

Original Name : Brick Sullivan

Gender : Male

Paul Kruger

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Paul Kruger

Gender : Male

Charles Tannen

Character Name : Airport Announcer Voice

Original Name : Charles Tannen

Gender : Male

Bhogwan Singh

Character Name : Lineup East Indian

Original Name : Bhogwan Singh

Gender : Male

Kalu K. Sonkur

Character Name : Lineup East Indian

Original Name : Kalu K. Sonkur

Gender : Male

Nick Shaid

Character Name : Lineup East Indian

Original Name : Nick Shaid

Gender : Male

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Character Name : Hindu (unconfirmed)

Original Name : Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Gender : Male

Dorothy Dearing

Character Name : Mrs. Percy (unconfirmed)

Original Name : Dorothy Dearing

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-23

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.