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7.7/10   684 votes
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Writers:
Paul Burger (story) and
Earl Derr Biggers (characters)
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Release Date:
21 May 1937 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
DEATH FIRES THE STARTING GUN!...and you'll be breathless at the finish! more
Plot:
When a strategically important new aerial guidance system is stolen, Charlie traces it to the Berlin Olympics, where he has to battle spies and enemy agents to retrieve it. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Warner Oland ... Charlie Chan
Katherine DeMille ... Yvonne Roland
Pauline Moore ... Betty Adams
Allan Lane ... Richard Masters
Keye Luke ... Lee Chan
C. Henry Gordon ... Arthur Hughes
John Eldredge ... Mr. Cartwright
Layne Tom Jr. ... Charlie Chan Jr
Jonathan Hale ... Mr. Hopkins
Morgan Wallace ... Honorable Charles Zaraka
Frederick Vogeding ... Inspector Strasser (as Fredrik Vogeding)
Andrew Tombes ... Chief of Homicide E. R. Scott
Arno Frey ... Carlos, Zaraka's Henchman
David Horsley ... Test Pilot Edwards
Howard C. Hickman ... Police Doctor (as Howard Hickman)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Carradine ... (scenes deleted)
Brooks Benedict ... Zaraka Henchman (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone ... New York Policeman (uncredited)
Walter Bonn ... Polizei Officer (uncredited)
Don Brodie ... Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Glen Cavender ... Polizei Officer (uncredited)
George Chandler ... Ship's Radio Operator (uncredited)

Lon Chaney Jr. ... Zaraka Henchman (uncredited)
Hans Fuerberg ... Polizei Radio-car Officer (uncredited)
Theresa Harris ... Black US Team Member On Sidelines Rooting for Jesse Owens (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian ... Miller, test plane hijacker (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson ... Navy Commander (uncredited)
Hans Joby ... Polizei Radio-car Officer (uncredited)
Edward Keane ... Army Colonel (uncredited)

Al Kikume ... Uniformed officer at microphone / desk in police station (uncredited)
Tommy Klein ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Philip Morris ... Cop (uncredited)
Virgil B. Nover ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Jesse Owens ... Himself (uncredited) (archive footage)
Paul Panzer ... German Undercover Officer Posing as Snack Vendor (uncredited)
Caroline Rankin ... Miller's Landlady (uncredited)
Fritz Schilgen ... Olympic Flame Lighter (uncredited) (archive footage)
Perry E. Seeley ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Lee Shumway ... Cop (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal ... Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan ... Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Wilhelm von Brincken ... Polizei Officer (uncredited)
Billy Wayne ... Ship's Steward Guarding Stateroom (uncredited)
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Directed by
H. Bruce Humberstone 
 
Writing credits
Paul Burger (story)

Earl Derr Biggers  characters
Robert Ellis  writer
Helen Logan  writer

Produced by
John Stone .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Samuel Kaylin 
 
Cinematography by
Daniel B. Clark 
 
Film Editing by
Fred Allen 
 
Art Direction by
Chester Gore 
Albert Hogsett 
 
Costume Design by
Herschel McCoy  (as Herschel)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jasper Blystone .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Harry M. Leonard .... sound
E. Clayton Ward .... sound
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sam Benson .... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Samuel Kaylin .... musical director
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
71 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #3090) (original rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1968)
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - 3911 S. Figueroa Street, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The seventeenth of forty-seven Charlie Chan movies starring Warner Oland. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Charlie Chan, Jr. enters a room where his father and another officer are, Chan, Jr. says, "Pop, here are some cut-up tea and sandwiches," when what he really means is, "Pop, here are some cut-up sandwiches and tea." more
Quotes:
Charlie Chan: Important lesson for good detective - when all players hold suspicious cards, good idea to have joker up sleeve. more
Movie Connections:
Follows Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Charlie wins a Gold, 11 August 2000
9/10
Author: pbalos from Panama City, Panama

excellent in all respects.Probably one of the finest in the entire series. The setting is unique and it's a well done mystery. Documentary footage of the '36 Olympics and the Hindenberg are well situated in this drama. The political atmosphere of Germany during the mid-late 30's is, however, overlooked. Warner Oland again is at his best.This is a must see for Chan fans

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