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1 March 1940 (USA)
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Charlie Chan Defies the Enemies of America!!! more
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Charlie shares an airplane flying over the Panama Canal with a plethora of red herrings, one of whom is a master German saboteur. full summary | add synopsis
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`No, he's Ryner.'
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sidney Toler | ... | Charlie Chan |
| Jean Rogers | ... | Kathi Lenesch (Baroness Kathi von Czardos) |
| Lionel Atwill | ... | Cliveden Compton |
| Mary Nash | ... | Miss Jennie Finch |
| Victor Sen Yung | ... | Jimmy Chan (as Sen Yung) |
| Kane Richmond | ... | Richard Cabot |
| Chris-Pin Martin | ... | Sergeant Montero |
| Lionel Royce | ... | Dr. Rudolph Grosser |
| Helen Ericson | ... | Stewardess |
| Jack La Rue | ... | Emil Manolo |
| Edwin Stanley | ... | Governor D.C. Webster |
| Donald Douglas | ... | Captain Lewis |
| Frank Puglia | ... | Achmed Halide |
| Addison Richards | ... | R.J. Godley |
| Edward Keane | ... | Dr. Fredericks |
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66 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA High Fidelity Recording)
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Bad alibi like dead fish - cannot stand test of time.
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Follows Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)
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Siboney
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In his last making of a Chan film, director Norman Foster re-makes the 1934 film `Marie Galante' with good success. Sidney Toler by now has five of the Chan series under his belt and he has clearly hit his stride in the role. Good supporting acting by Lionel Atwill and Sen Yung. George Zucco did much better as the suspicious scientist in `Charlie Chan in Honolulu` than does the Lionel Royce in this film. Jean Rogers is better remembered as Dale Arden in the `Flash Gordon' films.
By 1940, American audiences were being conditioned to the threat from saboteurs, such as Ryner, and a nation in arms. Chan exclaims `Intelligent defense of nation best guarantee for years of peace.' There are sufficient clues, cleverly disguised, and lots of misdirection, but the keen observer will be able to keep up with Chan during this case. Recommended.