Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)

Inspector Chan investigates a group of travelers, one of whom is a saboteur.

Director:

Norman Foster

Writers:

John Larkin (original screen play), Lester Ziffren (original screen play),

Stars:

Sidney Toler, Jean Rogers, Lionel Atwill

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Sidney Toler	...	Charlie Chan
Jean Rogers	...	Kathi Lenesch
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	...	Manolo
Edwin Stanley	...	Governor Webster
Donald Douglas	...	Captain Lewis (as Don Douglas)
Frank Puglia	...	Achmed Halide
Addison Richards	...	Godley
Edward Keane	...	Dr. Fredericks

Storyline

Charlie impersonates a shop owner to foil an espionage plot which would destroy part of the Panama Canal, trapping a Navy fleet on its way to the Pacific after maneuvers in the Atlantic.

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Plot Keywords:

saboteur | panama | espionage | panama canal | poison | 

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Taglines:

Charlie Chan Defies the Enemies of America!!!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 1940 (USA)

Also Known As:

Charlie Chan en Panamá

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

67 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA High Fidelity Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The twenty-sixth of forty-seven Charlie Chan movies.

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Quotes

Jimmy Chan: Pop, is he dead?
Charlie Chan: No heart strong enough to hold bullet.

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Connections

Follows Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937)

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Soundtracks

"Vereda tropical"
(1936) (uncredited)
Written by Gonzalo Curiel

User Reviews

They're Paranoid in Panama

Charlie Chan In Panama begins with Sidney Toler being undercover as a haberdasher in Panama City. With war in Europe and the possibility of the USA being dragged in, everyone is on high alert as far as protecting the Panama Canal. In fact they're positively paranoid.

There is also rumor of an international agent of mystery who is in the pay of the dictatorships in Europe. That's who the Panamanian and US law enforcement is after.

At one point Victor Sen Yung actually saves his father's life and for once Charlie Chan is grateful for the presence of one of his offspring who usually are getting in all kinds of trouble. He still does in this film, but one act erases all.

There's a nice little stew of suspects as to who the master agent. I will only say it is the most unlikely one in the film.

This Charlie Chan mystery will have you wanting to see more of them.