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Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)

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Overview

Director:
Phil Rosen
Writers:
Earl Derr Biggers (characters)
George Callahan (writer)
Release Date:
14 February 1944 (USA) more
Genre:
Mystery more
Plot:
Charlie Chan is an agent of the U.S. government assigned to investigate the mysterious death of an inventor. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Film Like Sleeping Pill - Give You Plenty of Rest more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Sidney Toler ... Charlie Chan
Mantan Moreland ... Birmingham Brown
Arthur Loft ... Inspector Jones, Secret Service
Gwen Kenyon ... Inez Arranto
Sarah Edwards ... Mrs. Hargue, Housekeeper
George J. Lewis ... Paul Arranto (as George Lewis)
Marianne Quon ... Iris Chan
Benson Fong ... Tommie Chan
Muni Seroff ... Peter Laska
Barry Bernard ... David Blake
Gene Roth ... Luis Philipe Vega aka Von Vegan (as Gene Stutenroth)
Eddy Chandler ... Lewis, Secret Service (as Eddie Chandler)
Lelah Tyler ... Mrs. Winters
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Davison Clark ... Sgt. Billings (uncredited)
John Elliott ... George Melton (uncredited)
George Lessey ... Slade (uncredited)
Gene Oliver ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
Phil Rosen 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Earl Derr Biggers  characters
George Callahan  writer

Produced by
James S. Burkett .... producer
Philip N. Krasne .... producer
 
Original Music by
Karl Hajos (uncredited)
Dave Torbett (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Ira H. Morgan  (as Ira Morgan)
 
Film Editing by
Martin G. Cohn 
 
Set Decoration by
Albert Greenwood  (as Al Greenwood)
 
Production Management
George Moskov .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Moskov .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Dave Milton .... set designer
 
Sound Department
Glen Glenn .... sound recordist
 
Music Department
Karl Hajos .... musical director
 
Crew believed to be complete



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Additional Details

Runtime:
63 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
California, USA
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Trivia:
First Charlie Chan film to be made by Monogram Pictures, after having been produced by 20th Century-Fox for several years. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: Also, while Charlie is riding in a cab to the murdered doctor's house in "Washington, DC", he goes through a neighborhood full of houses with red tile roofs and palm trees in the yard! more
Quotes:
Birmingham Brown: Talk? Mr. Chan, I can't. I'm so scared I can hardly gulp! more
Movie Connections:
Follows Charlie Chan's Courage (1934) more

FAQ

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Film Like Sleeping Pill - Give You Plenty of Rest, 15 April 2006
3/10

A true yawner and a bad film even for the Chan series. I like a good Charlie Chan film or even a reasonably good one, but this one falls way short of the mark. Charlie is enlisted to help figure out the murder of a scientist working for our government when someone in the house has stolen the plans for another power. The mystery is very pedestrian and the acting doesn't fare much better. The only saving grace for me in the film was the presence of Mantan Moreland as Birmingham Brown. He gives the film a little comedy and has some good scared faces, but after that the pickings are rather slim. Benson Fong is here as Tommy Chan and pairs up with Chan's daughter of all things. What about Sidney Toler? He is pretty decent but looks like he is straining to carry the film. What I noticed most was the way the film was shot. Chan director Phil Rosen, of whom I generally like most of his entries, uses lots of long shots with no action(like Charlie's initial walk into the house from outside). Why? The film is only 64 minutes long for crying out loud! Shots like that tell me the director had to fill time up because the script was even weaker than he was accustomed to. This probably isn't the worst Chan film ever made, but up to now it is the worst I have sat through unfortunately.

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