While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor.
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Part of Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection
22 films
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Movie · 1938
Charlie Chan in Reno
Movie · 1939
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Movie · 1939
City in Darkness
Movie · 1939
Charlie Chan in Panama
Movie · 1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Movie · 1940
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
Movie · 1940
Murder Over New York
Movie · 1940
Dead Men Tell
Movie · 1941
Charlie Chan in Rio
Movie · 1941
Castle in the Desert
Movie · 1942
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
Movie · 1944
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
Movie · 1944
Black Magic
Movie · 1944
The Jade Mask
Movie · 1945
The Scarlet Clue
Movie · 1945
The Red Dragon
Movie · 1945
The Shanghai Cobra
Movie · 1945
Dark Alibi
Movie · 1946
Shadows Over Chinatown
Movie · 1946
Dangerous Money
Movie · 1946
The Trap
Movie · 1946
Cast
15 people
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Known for
Our Relations
Blonde Venus
Phyllis Brooks
Judy Hayes
Known for
The Shanghai Gesture
Victor Sen Yung
James Chan
Known for
Bonanza
The Letter
Eddie Collins
Al Hogan
Known for
Young Mr. Lincoln
Drums Along the Mohawk
John 'Dusty' King
Randolph
Also in
The Road Back
Half a Sinner
Claire Dodd
Mrs. Carol Wayne
Known for
Footlight Parade
George Zucco
Dr. Cardigan
Known for
The Mummy's Hand
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Robert Barrat
Captain Johnson
Known for
Captain Blood
Distant Drums
Marc Lawrence
Johnny McCoy
Known for
From Dusk Till Dawn
The Man with the Golden Gun
Richard Lane
Joe Arnold
Known for
Hellzapoppin'
Arabian Nights
Ruth Clifford
Nurse
Known for
Mickey's Delayed Date
Wagon Master
Layne Tom Jr.
Tommy Chan
Known for
The Hurricane
H. Bruce Humberstone Director · Charles S. Belden Screenplay Charles G. Clarke Cinematographer
United States release December 30, 1938 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Italian
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · December 30, 1938
Theatrical
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