Charlie Chan in Reno
Charlie Chan in Reno is a 1939 American film directed by Norman Foster, starring Sidney Toler as the fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan, based on an original story "Death Makes a Decree" by Philip Wylie.
| Charlie Chan in Reno | |
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| Directed by | Norman Foster |
| Produced by | John Stone |
| Screenplay by | Frances Hyland Robert E. Kent Albert Ray |
| Based on | "Death Makes a Decree" by Philip Wylie |
| Starring | Sidney Toler |
| Music by | Samuel Kaylin |
| Cinematography | Virgil Miller |
| Edited by | Fred Allen |
Production company | 20th Century Fox |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Mary Whitman has arrived in 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 Chan travels from his home in Honolulu to Reno to solve the murder at the request of Mary's soon-to-be ex-husband.
Cast
- Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
- Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan ("Number 2 son")
- Ricardo Cortez as Dr. Ainsley
- Phyllis Brooks as Vivian Wells
- Slim Summerville as Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher
- Kane Richmond as Curtis Whitman
- Pauline Moore as Mary Whitman (Mrs. Curtis Whitman)
- Iris Wong as Choy Wong
- Eddie Collins as Cab Driver
- Robert Lowery as Walter Burke
- Charles D. Brown as Chief of Police King
- Louise Henry as Jeanne Bently
- Morgan Conway as George Bently
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External links
- Charlie Chan in Reno at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Charlie Chan Movie Home on "Charlie Chan in Reno"
- Charlie Chan in Reno on IMDb
- Charlie Chan in Reno at Rotten Tomatoes
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