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Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)
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21 May 1937 (USA)
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DEATH FIRES THE STARTING GUN!...and you'll be breathless at the finish! more
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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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Olympic Games
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Homicide
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Box Seat
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Solid effort
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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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71 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Sound System)
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This film was pulled from circulation shortly after its release because it takes place in Nazi Germany.
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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."
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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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Charlie Chan: Fish in sea like flea on dog - always present but difficult to find.
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Followed by The Red Dragon (1945)
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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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