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Charlie Chan in Reno

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6.2/10 • 16

1939-06-161h 10m

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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.

Directors
Norman Foster
Writters
Frances Hyland
Characters
Earl Derr Biggers

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  1. Sidney Toler

    Sidney Toler

    Charlie Chan

  2. Ricardo Cortez

    Ricardo Cortez

    Dr. Ainsley

  3. Phyllis Brooks

    Phyllis Brooks

    Vivian Wells

  4. Slim Summerville

    Slim Summerville

    Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher

  5. Kane Richmond

    Kane Richmond

    Curtis Whitman

  6. Victor Sen Yung

    Victor Sen Yung

    Jimmy Chan

  7. Pauline Moore

    Pauline Moore

    Mary Whitman

  8. Eddie Collins

    Eddie Collins

    Cab Driver

  9. Kay Linaker

    Kay Linaker

    Mrs. Wayne Russell

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CinemaSerf

Jun 22, 2022

6/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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