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The Sky Dragon ()

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On a plane trip, Charlie Chan and the passengers are drugged, and when they wake up a quarter million dollars is missing.
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Charlie Chan
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Lee Chan
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Birmingham Brown
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Jane Marshall
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Lt. Mike Ruark
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Wanda LaFern
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Connie Jackson, alias Marie Burke
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Capt. Tim Norton
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Andrew J. Barrett
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John Anderson
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Copilot Don Blake
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William E. French (as John Eldridge)
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Jonathan Tibbetts
Louise Franklin ...
Lena Franklin - Maid
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ivan Bell ...
Stagehand (uncredited)
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Clerk (uncredited)
Bob Curtis ...
Pilot Watkins (uncredited)
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Det. Stacey (uncredited)
Suzette Harbin ...
Maid #2 (uncredited)
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Commuter (uncredited)
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Demanding Old Woman Passenger (uncredited)
Charles Jordan ...
Stage Manager (uncredited)
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Ed Davidson (uncredited)
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Plane Passenger (uncredited)
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Plane Passenger (uncredited)
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Ben Edwards, Guard (uncredited)
Lee Phelps ...
Detective at Airport Gate (uncredited)
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Pilot at Gate (uncredited)
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Doctor at Theater (uncredited)
Joe Whitehead ...
Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Lesley Selander

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Oliver Drake ... (story) (as Clint Johnson)
 
Oliver Drake ... (screenplay)
 
Earl Derr Biggers ... (character)

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James S. Burkett ... producer

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William A. Sickner ... (as William Sickner)

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Roy V. Livingston ... (as Roy Livingston)

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Otho Lovering ... supervising editor

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Dave Milton ... (uncredited)

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Raymond Boltz Jr. ... (uncredited)

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Web Overlander ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Allen K. Wood ... production manager

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Wesley Barry ... assistant director

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Tom Lambert ... sound recordist

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Ray Mercer ... special effects

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Durward Graybill ... still photographer (uncredited)

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Edward J. Kay ... musical director

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Dave Milton ... technical director
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

All the passengers on an airplane headed for San Francisco are drugged, and when they wake up, it is discovered that a quarter-million dollars is missing. Charlie Chan--and, of course, his #1 son--must discover the identity of the person who doped the passengers and stole the money. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com

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Also Known As
  • Charlie Chan in Sky Dragon (United States)
  • Murder in the Air (United States)
  • Charlie Chan and the Sky Dragon (United States)
  • Charlie Chan et le dragon volant (France)
  • Il drago volante (Italy)
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  • 64 min
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Trivia This would be the final film in the Charlie Chan series of 17 lower-budgeted features at Monogram (Sidney Toler in the first 11, Roland Winters in the last 6). See more »
Goofs When, at the end of the case, the passengers are told to take their previous seats, Lena, the maid, and Birmingham take seats. Both were waiting at the gate when the plane landed. See more »
Movie Connections Followed by The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1957). See more »
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