20th Century Fox
Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection
Charlie Chan in Reno
THE CASE OF THE MURDERED DIVORCEE!
Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). There are many others at the hotel who wanted the victim out of the way. Charlie comes from his home in Honolulu to solve the murder.
- Original title
- Charlie Chan in Reno
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- —
CinemaSerf
Jun 22, 2022 · via TMDB
I didn't like this one so much. Our sleuth finds himself embroiled - with No. 2 son "Jimmy" (Victor Sen Yung) - in a puzzling case involving his old pal "Mary" (Pauline Moore) who gets herself implicated in the murder of the new girlfriend of her soon-to-be ex-husband. It's pretty clear that there is no lack of suspects as our profound and sagely detective attempts to get to the bottom of things and clear his friend's good name. As with most of his appearances in this guise, Sidney Toler carries off the part with gentle humour, but the story is just too rushed. There are far too many red herrings and I found the simpering effects of Iris Wong ("Choy") on the normally entertaining but in this case nauseatingly lovestruck "Jimmy" a bit irritating. Slim Summerville's ("Sheriff Fletcher") over cooked his part a bit too much, too. Fine to watch, just not one of the best.
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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
Jimmy Aubrey
Me #3 Son Wiseguy
Brooks Benedict
Man in Line-Up
Stanley Blystone
Lineup Officer
Heinie Conklin
Policeman
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman
Harry Hayden
Chemistry Professor
Dick Hogan
Jack - College Student
Fred Kelsey
Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Al Kikume
Honolulu Policeman (uncredited)
Hank Mann
'Injured' Con Man / Casino Extra
Jack Perry
Rough Drunk (uncredited)
Arthur Rankin
Bellhop
Virginia Sale
Maid Reporting Missing Passkey
Edwin Stanley
Police Chemist
Blue Washington
Man in Line-Up
Robert Shaw
College Student (uncredited)
Norman Foster
Director
Frances Hyland
Writer
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