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Writers:
Earl Derr Biggers (characters)
George Callahan (writer)
Release Date:
11 May 1945 (USA) more
Plot:
Charlie discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders. full summary | add synopsis
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One of the better post 20th-Century Fox Chans more (22 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Sidney Toler | ... | Charlie Chan |
| Mantan Moreland | ... | Birmingham Brown, Chauffeur |
| Virginia Brissac | ... | Mrs. Marsh |
| Ben Carter | ... | Ben Carter |
| Benson Fong | ... | Tommy Chan |
| Robert Homans | ... | Capt. Flynn (as Robert E. Homans) |
| Jack Norton | ... | Willie Rand |
| Janet Shaw | ... | Gloria Bayne |
| Helen Deverell | ... | Diane Hall (as Helen Devereaux) |
| Victoria Faust | ... | Hulda Swenson / Janet Carter |
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Also Known As:
Charlie Chan: The Scarlet Clue (Australia)
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Runtime:
65 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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USA:Approved (PCA #10732) | Australia:PG
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Leonard Mudie plays a horror actor called Horace Karlos. Ironically, when Boris Karloff was at Monogram doing his Mr. Wong series, he used a plot device similar to the method of murder utilized here. more
Quotes:
Charlie Chan:
[after accidently bumping a passer-by] Oh, I beg your pardon, sir.
Horace Karlos:
To meet a gentleman who apologizes for bumping you in these days is a rare thing, indeed. He is either a coward or a gentleman. I give you credit for the latter.
[they both bow]
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Follows Behind That Curtain (1929) more
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The Scarlet Clue is one of the better Chans in the post 20th-Century Fox era and is interesting throughout. Chan tries to solve multiple murders on a dock and radio station. The action is fun and the routine between Mantan Moreland and Ben Carter is hilarious and is one of the highlights of the film. The movie feels a lot like the Abbott and Costello movie Who Done It? which also took place at a radio station. The solution to how two people are poisoned is pretty farfetched and the solution may be obvious to some but a lot of action takes place and Charlie is more active then in other Chan movies. The villain also runs around in a costume which is kind of neat. The script comes together pretty well and the movie has a nice flow. Definitely better then many other post 20th-Century Fox efforts.
6.5/10