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Murder Over New York (1940)
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Release Date:
13 December 1940 (USA) morePlot:
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. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Fun, but not as good as most of the other Fox Chans. moreCast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Sidney Toler | ... | Charlie Chan |
| Marjorie Weaver | ... | Patricia Shaw |
| Robert Lowery | ... | David Elliot |
| Ricardo Cortez | ... | George Kirby |
| Donald MacBride | ... | Insp. Vance |
| Melville Cooper | ... | Herbert Fenton aka Snuffy |
| Joan Valerie | ... | June Preston |
| Kane Richmond | ... | Ralph Percy |
| Victor Sen Yung | ... | Jimmy Chan (as Sen Yung) |
| John Sutton | ... | Richard Jeffery |
| Leyland Hodgson | ... | Robert Boggs |
| Clarence Muse | ... | Butler |
| Frederick Worlock | ... | Hugh Drake |
| Lal Chand Mehra | ... | Ramullah |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Trevor Bardette | ... | Hindu businessman (uncredited) |
| Stanley Blystone | ... | Fingerprint expert (uncredited) |
| Eddy Chandler | ... | Lefty, the Cop (uncredited) |
| Frank Coghlan Jr. | ... | Frank O'Shaughnessy aka Gilroy (uncredited) |
| Catherine Craig | ... | Stewardess (uncredited) |
| Alan Davis | ... | Pilot (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Dearing | ... | Mrs. Percy (uncredited) |
| Jimmie Dundee | ... | Bill, the Cop (uncredited) |
| Ralph Dunn | ... | Cop (uncredited) |
| Frank Fanning | ... | Cop (uncredited) |
| Carl Faulkner | ... | Cop (uncredited) |
| Bud Geary | ... | Mechanic #2 (uncredited) |
| Shemp Howard | ... | Shorty McCoy (The Canarsie Kid) (uncredited) |
| Paul Kruger | ... | Guard (uncredited) |
| Jack 'Tiny' Lipson | ... | In police lineup, next to Shemp Howard (uncredited) |
| Lee Phelps | ... | Joe, the Cop (uncredited) |
| Charles Tannen | ... | Voice of Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
| Shirley Warde | ... | Mrs. Felton (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Harry Lachman | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Earl Derr Biggers | characters | |
| Lester Ziffren | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Sol M. Wurtzel | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Cyril J. Mockridge | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Virgil Miller | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Louis R. Loeffler | (as Louis Loeffler) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Lewis H. Creber | (as Lewis Creber) | ||
| Richard Day | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Thomas Little | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Herschel McCoy | (as Herschel) | ||
Sound Department | |||
| Joseph E. Aiken | .... | sound | |
| Harry M. Leonard | .... | sound | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Sam Benson | .... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Emil Newman | .... | musical director | |
| Leo Arnaud | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1940) (USA) (theatrical)
- Key Video (1989) (USA) (VHS)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
- Panasonic Disc Manufacturing transfer (2008 DVD release)
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65 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Certification:
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Continuity: When Jimmy runs out to tarmac at the airport, to see his pop, Charlie Chan, he ends up standing facing him, with Hugh Drake between them. Then there's a studio shot where Jimmy is standing next to Charlie, not across from him, with Hugh Drake opposite. moreQuotes:
Charlie Chan: [to Patricia] Eye easily deceived. Same leopard can hide behind different spots. moreFAQ
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"Murder Over New York" is fun, but not as good as most of the other Fox Chans. This film would have been better named, "Charlie Chan in New York", the film's working title. This is Toler's chance to play Chan in the Big Apple. There is a lot to like here, though, including guest star Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges.
This has one of my favorite Chan sayings, "Coincidence like ancient egg--leave unpleasant odour." Toler and Yung are good in this one and so is the supporting cast. But there is little or no mysterious atmosphere which I look for in these films. Still, it is good to see.