20th Century Fox
Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection
Murder Over New York
«Exciting thrilling!»
When Charlie's old friend from Scotland Yard is murdered when they attend a police convention in New York, Chan picks up the case he was working on.
- Original title
- Murder Over New York
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- —
CinemaSerf
Jun 23, 2022 · via TMDB
I think Scotland Yard may have saved a considerable amount of pension pay-outs, had they decided much earlier on that being acquainted with "Charlie Chan" was just way too risky for anyone...! This time around, it's "Insp. Drake" (Frederick Warlock) who bites the dust, at a police convention in New York no less, before "Mr. Chan" and no 3 son "Jimmy" (Victor Sen Yung) have to pick up where he left off together with "Insp. Vance" (Donald MacBride) and unmask the murderer. That investigation involves the mysterious crash of a test plane - no evidence is found but luckily, "Jimmy" - being a chemistry student who is well up on the latest toxins, recognises the faintest odour of a revolutionary nerve gas, and well.... It's quite a fun adventure, with more chance for the enthusiastic and engaging boy to take a less subordinate role to his sagely father, and plenty traditional adages to raise smile now and again. The ending is a bit rushed, I thought. The preamble takes way too long - but it kills an hour amiably enough.
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Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Victor Sen Yung
Jimmy Chan
Donald MacBride
Insp. Vance
Ricardo Cortez
George Kirby
Leyland Hodgson
Robert Boggs
Melville Cooper
Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton
John Sutton
Richard Jeffery
Kane Richmond
Ralph Percy
Marjorie Weaver
Patricia Shaw
Robert Lowery
David Elliot
Frederick Worlock
Insp. Hugh Drake
Joan Valerie
June Preston
Shirley Warde
Mrs. Felton
Catherine Craig
Stewardess
Clarence Muse
Party Server
Stanley Blystone
Fingerprint Expert
Shemp Howard
Shorty McCoy alias Rashid the Fakir
Trevor Bardette
Ramullah #2, with cane
Eddy Chandler
HQ Sergeant Lefty
Lal Chand Mehra
Ramullah, alias Aga Singh
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Frankie O'Shaughnessy
Bud Geary
Mechanic-Henchman with Light
Lee Phelps
Police Officer Joe
Ralph Dunn
Police Officer
Frank Fanning
Police Officer
Paul Kruger
Guard
Charles Tannen
Airport Announcer Voice
Bhogwan Singh
Lineup East Indian
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Hindu (unconfirmed)
Harry Lachman
Director
Sol M. Wurtzel
Executive Producer
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