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7.7/10   681 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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Solid effort more (15 total)

Cast

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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)
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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:
This film was pulled from circulation shortly after its release because it takes place in Nazi Germany. 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 Jr: Gee, Pop, they're having as hard a time finding that plane as we are catching fish.
Charlie Chan: Fish in sea like flea on dog - always present but difficult to find.
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Movie Connections:
Followed by The Red Dragon (1945) more

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Solid effort, 19 February 2002
Author: Inthegoodlife from Jacksonville, FL

Charlie Chan at the Olympics is a pretty good movie that benefits from a big deal plot that is fast paced with lots of travel. The plot centers around an invention that is sought after by spies amidst the background of the Berlin Olympic games. Warner Oland returns as the inscrutable Oriental detective and gives one of his sharpest performances. Keye Luke again plays No. 1 son Lee. He gets to be a member of the US Olympic swimming team amidst his usual detective leg work. The pace is quick and the twists keep coming. The supporting performances are adequate. Check the scene where Chan gives his travel intinerary to Berlin. It could easily be the inspiration for the map sequences in the Indiana Jones movies. Charlie Chan at the Olympics has some goofy stereotypes and needless subplots but is a solid effort.

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