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Inspector Chan investigates a group of travelers, one of whom is a saboteur.Inspector Chan investigates a group of travelers, one of whom is a saboteur.Inspector Chan investigates a group of travelers, one of whom is a saboteur.
Victor Sen Yung
- Jimmy Chan
- (as Sen Yung)
Donald Douglas
- Captain Lewis
- (as Don Douglas)
Eddie Acuff
- Sailor
- (uncredited)
Gordon Armitage
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
- Fisherman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe twenty-sixth of forty-seven Charlie Chan movies.
- Quotes
Charlie Chan: Bad alibi like dead fish - cannot stand test of time.
- ConnectionsEdited into Who Dunit Theater: Charlie Chan in Panama (2021)
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Timely and better than average
This is an extremely timely Charlie Chan movie as although the US was not yet at war, storm clouds were on the horizon and this film anticipated the importance of the Panama Canal to the future. Although the film never said that the Germans were planning on blowing up the canal, that's exactly what was very strongly implied--with a vicious foreign agent named 'Ryner'. The problem is that Chan and the military authorities have no idea what this agent looks like as well as exactly what this enemy agent's intentions are as well as how they'll go about doing it. So it's up to Chan and #2 Son to investigate.
This film is better than average for the Fox version of Charlie Chan. Mostly this is due to the timeliness, the use of non-grainy and relevant stock footage as well as a dandy plot and mystery. It keeps you guessing up until the end--and I liked this very much.
This film is better than average for the Fox version of Charlie Chan. Mostly this is due to the timeliness, the use of non-grainy and relevant stock footage as well as a dandy plot and mystery. It keeps you guessing up until the end--and I liked this very much.
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- planktonrules
- Apr 19, 2009
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- Also known as
- Чарли Чан в Панаме
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- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) officially released in India in English?
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