Summary
Charlie Chan in Reno is an American comedy thriller film first released in 1939,
directed by Norman Foster.
The film stars Sidney Toler, Ricardo Cortez, Phyllis Brooks, Slim Summerville and Kane Richmond.
Our overall rating for this film is: very good.
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Credits
- Director: Norman Foster
- Script: Earl Derr Biggers, Frances Hyland, Robert E. Kent, Albert Ray, Philip Wylie
- Photo: Virgil Miller
- Music: Cyril J. Mockridge
- Cast: Sidney Toler (Charlie Chan), Ricardo Cortez (Dr. Ainsley), Phyllis Brooks (Vivian Wells), Slim Summerville (Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher), Kane Richmond (Curtis Whitman), Victor Sen Yung (Jimmy Chan), Pauline Moore (Mary Whitman), Eddie Collins (Cab Driver), Kay Linaker (Mrs. Wayne Russell), Louise Henry (Jeanne Bentley), Robert Lowery (Wally Burke), Charles D. Brown (Police Chief King), Iris Wong (Choy Wong), Morgan Conway (George Bentley), Hamilton MacFadden (Night Clerk), Jimmy Aubrey (Lineup Wiseguy (’Me #3 Son’)), Brooks Benedict (Man in Line-Up), Stanley Blystone (Lineup Officer), Heinie Conklin (Policeman), Jerry Frank (Bar Patron), Bobby Hale (Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)), Chuck Hamilton (Policeman), Harry Hayden (Chemistry Professor), Dick Hogan (Jack – College Student), Fred Kelsey (Reno Desk Sergeant), Al Kikume (Honolulu Policeman), Barbara MacLain (College Student), Hank Mann (’Injured’ Con Man), Imboden Parrish (Undetermined Role), Jack Perry (Rough Drunk), Arthur Rankin (Bellhop), Virginia Sale (Maid Reporting Missing Passkey), Robert Shaw (College Student), Edwin Stanley (Police Chemist), Blue Washington (Man in Line-Up)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 70 min; B&W
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Comedy / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller






