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The Scarlet Clue

  • 19451945
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 5m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.4K
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Benson Fong, Mantan Moreland, and Sidney Toler in The Scarlet Clue (1945)
Mystery
Charlie discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders.Charlie discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders.Charlie discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
58,928
6,612
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Phil Rosen
    • Writers
      • George Callahan(original screenplay)
      • Earl Derr Biggers(based on the character created by)
    • Stars
      • Sidney Toler
      • Mantan Moreland
      • Ben Carter
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Phil Rosen
    • Writers
      • George Callahan(original screenplay)
      • Earl Derr Biggers(based on the character created by)
    • Stars
      • Sidney Toler
      • Mantan Moreland
      • Ben Carter
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    • 35User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Benson Fong and Sidney Toler in The Scarlet Clue (1945)
    Benson Fong and Sidney Toler in The Scarlet Clue (1945)
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    Benson Fong, Mantan Moreland, and Sidney Toler in The Scarlet Clue (1945)

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    Sidney Toler
    Sidney Toler
    • Charlie Chan
    Mantan Moreland
    Mantan Moreland
    • Birmingham Brown
    Ben Carter
    Ben Carter
    • Ben Carter
    Benson Fong
    Benson Fong
    • Tommy Chan
    Virginia Brissac
    Virginia Brissac
    • Mrs. Marsh
    Robert Homans
    Robert Homans
    • Capt. Flynn
    • (as Robert E. Homans)
    Jack Norton
    Jack Norton
    • Willie Rand
    Janet Shaw
    Janet Shaw
    • Gloria Bayne
    Helen Deverell
    • Diane Hall
    • (as Helen Devereaux)
    Victoria Faust
    • Hulda Swenson
    Kernan Cripps
    Kernan Cripps
    • Detective
    • (uncredited)
    I. Stanford Jolley
    I. Stanford Jolley
    • Ralph Brett
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Jordan
    • Nelson
    • (uncredited)
    Kenner G. Kemp
    Kenner G. Kemp
    • Police Radio Expert
    • (uncredited)
    Milton Kibbee
    Milton Kibbee
    • Herbert Sinclair
    • (uncredited)
    Reid Kilpatrick
    Reid Kilpatrick
    • Wilbur Chester
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Mayo
    Frank Mayo
    • Det. Hodge
    • (uncredited)
    Leonard Mudie
    Leonard Mudie
    • Horace Karlos
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Phil Rosen
    • Writers
      • George Callahan(original screenplay)
      • Earl Derr Biggers(based on the character created by)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      At one point at the TV station, Sidney Toler appears to have actually gotten shocked, albeit accidentally, by a cyclometer, ad-libbing " . . . also keep finger out of same" in response.
    • Goofs
      Charlie tells the police chemist to blow the cigarette smoke into the beaker. It is not a beaker, but an Erlenmeyer flask the smoke is blown into it, while all are in the police laboratory.
    • Quotes

      Tommy Chan: Hey, you know, Pop, I've got an idea about this case.

      Charlie Chan: Yes? Well?

      Tommy Chan: Well, I had an idea, but it's gone now.

      Charlie Chan: Possibly could not stand solitary confinement.

    • Connections
      Edited into Who Dunit Theater: The Scarlet Clue (2016)

    User reviews35

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Good mystery, run of the mill Chan
    The mystery begins as Chan tracks a murderer across country to a radio/tv station. Once on the scene murder murders occur and Charlie, his son and Birmingham Brown almost meet their end in a rather novel way.

    This reminds me of the great Frankie Darro/Mantan Moreland film Up in the Air which concerns murder in a radio station. That film moves better than this one in many ways since it never gets side tracked with the sleuthing of Number Three Son. Still this one has some novel twists in the means of murdering someone which keep this a watchable film.

    I'm not entirely happy with the denouncement since events not long before it prove that the filmmakers were far from being fair.

    Still for all its flaws its an enjoyable movie, especially with Moreland and his night club partner "not" saying anything

    6 out of 10.
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    • dbborroughs
    • Jul 25, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 11, 1945 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Charlie Chan in the Scarlet Clue
    • Production company
      • Monogram Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $75,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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