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Release Date:
1 March 1940 (USA) moreTagline:
Charlie Chan Defies the Enemies of America!!! morePlot:
Charlie shares an airplane flying over the Panama Canal with a plethora of red herrings, one of whom is a master German saboteur. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
one of the best more (8 total)Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Sidney Toler | ... | Charlie Chan |
| Jean Rogers | ... | Kathi Lenesch (Baroness Kathi von Czardos) |
| Lionel Atwill | ... | Cliveden Compton |
| Mary Nash | ... | Miss Jennie Finch |
| Victor Sen Yung | ... | Jimmy Chan (as Sen Yung) |
| Kane Richmond | ... | Richard Cabot |
| Chris-Pin Martin | ... | Sergeant Montero |
| Lionel Royce | ... | Dr. Rudolph Grosser |
| Helen Ericson | ... | Stewardess |
| Jack La Rue | ... | Emil Manolo |
| Edwin Stanley | ... | Governor D.C. Webster |
| Donald Douglas | ... | Captain Lewis |
| Frank Puglia | ... | Achmed Halide |
| Addison Richards | ... | R.J. Godley |
| Edward Keane | ... | Dr. Fredericks |
| Charles Stevens | ... | Native Fisherman-Cameraman Spy |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Eddie Acuff | ... | Dance Sailor Suspicious of Kathi (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Aubrey | ... | Extra (drunk fisherman with cigar dangling from mouth at club) (uncredited) |
| Brooks Benedict | ... | Nightclub / Dance Extra (uncredited) |
| Lane Chandler | ... | Powerhouse Search Officer (uncredited) |
| Allen F. Davis | ... | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | ... | Marine Officer (uncredited) |
| Edward Gargan | ... | Plant Workman (uncredited) |
| Harold Goodwin | ... | Military Police Corporal (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | ... | Dance Extra (uncredited) |
| Alberto Morin | ... | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| Philip Morris | ... | Plainclothesman (uncredited) |
| Gloria Roy | ... | Hostess (uncredited) |
| Charles Sherlock | ... | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Max Wagner | ... | Soldier (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Norman Foster | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Earl Derr Biggers | characters | |
| John Larkin | writer | |
| Lester Ziffren | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Sol M. Wurtzel | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Virgil Miller | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Fred Allen | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Richard Day | |||
| Chester Gore | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Thomas Little | |||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Saul Wurtzel | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Joseph E. Aiken | .... | sound | |
| William H. Anderson | .... | sound | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Helen A. Myron | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Sam Benson | .... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Samuel Kaylin | .... | musical director | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1940) (USA) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
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back lot Hollywood provides a rather convincing Panama City of the 40's.Overall a fine plot of a mystery that works evenly with a surprise ending.One of Tolar's better movies, if not the best, with an excellent cast of characters.Well done !