Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Harry Lachman

Writers:

Samuel G. Engel (writer)
Lester Ziffren (writer)

Release Date:

5 September 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

it's Chan's most Spine-tingling mystery!

Plot:

On the trail of a singer who killed the man she loved in Honolulu, Charlie finds her stabbed to death when he ultimately catches up to her in Rio.

Plot Keywords:

Butler | Ex Husband | Detective | Draft Notice | Hawaiian Hero

Cast

Sidney Toler	...	Charlie Chan
Mary Beth Hughes	...	Joan Reynolds
Cobina Wright	...	Grace Ellis (as Cobina Wright Jr.)
Ted North	...	Carlos Dantas
Victor Jory	...	Alfredo Cardozo
Harold Huber	...	Chief Souto
Victor Sen Yung	...	Jimmy Chan (as Sen Yung)
Richard Derr	...	Ken Reynolds
Jacqueline Dalya	...	Lola Dean
Kay Linaker	...	Helen Ashby
Truman Bradley	...	Paul Wagner
Hamilton MacFadden	...	Bill Kellogg
Leslie Denison	...	Rice
Iris Wong	...	Lili Wong
Eugene Borden	...	Armando

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Sweden:15

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Although listed in the credits as "Carlos Dantas", Ted North's character is called "Clark Danton" in the film.

Quotes:

Charlie Chan: Experience teach unless eyewitness present, every murder case is long shot.

Movie Connections:

Follows Charlie Chan in London (1934)

Soundtrack:

They Met in Rio

The lights go out in Rio

Charlie and son Jimmy arrive in Rio de Janerio to arrest singer Lola Dean in connection with a murder in Honolulu. Lola, who is engaged to Clark Denton, plans to elope with her lover after confessing to a mystic, in a drug induced state, the murder of Manuel Cardosa. Charlie (along with Jimmy and Inspector Souto) arrives at Lola's house to arrest the murderess, but is found dead by her secretary Helen Ashby. Soon every person connected with Lola (who happen to be invited to the engagement party that night) is suspected of her murder. Its up to Charlie to uncover the clues of a broken pin, missing broach, and coffee and cigarettes to reveal the killer. A remake of the Black Camel, and this version is only slightly better due to some more interesting characters and better camera advancements, but really only worth viewing so you can just say you have seen every Chan film. Has the same plot holes and corniness as the previous version. Rating, 5.