Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) - film review
Norman Foster
Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Summary
Charlie Chan in Panama is an American comedy thriller film first released in 1940,
directed by Norman Foster.
The film stars Sidney Toler, Jean Rogers, Lionel Atwill, Mary Nash and Victor Sen Yung.
Our overall rating for this film is: very good.
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Credits
- Director: Norman Foster
- Script: Earl Derr Biggers, John Larkin, Lester Ziffren
- Photo: Virgil Miller
- Music: Samuel Kaylin
- Cast: 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), 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), Charles Stevens (Native Fisherman-Cameraman Spy), Eddie Acuff (Dance Sailor Suspicious of Kathi), Jimmy Aubrey (Extra (drunk fisherman with cigar dangling from mouth at club)), Brooks Benedict (Nightclub), Lane Chandler (Powerhouse Search Officer), Allen F. Davis (Soldier), Franklyn Farnum (Marine Officer), Edward Gargan (Plant Workman), Harold Goodwin (Military Police Corporal), Chuck Hamilton (Dance Extra), Alberto Morin (Hotel Desk Clerk), Philip Morris (Plainclothesman), Gloria Roy (Hostess), Charles Sherlock (Soldier), Max Wagner (Soldier)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 66 min; B&W
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