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68% Critic Match
Charlie Chan in Panama
“One more minute... and the fleet is doomed!”
6.8 / 10• 1940• 1h 6m•NR• English
CrimeThrillerMysteryComedy
Storyline
Charlie impersonates an employee of the U.S. government to foil an espionage plot which would destroy part of the Panama Canal, trapping a Navy fleet on its way to the Pacific after maneuvers in the Atlantic.
Cast & Crew
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Lead
Jean Rogers
Kathi Lenesch
Lionel Atwill
Cliveden Compton
Mary Nash
Miss Sarah Finch
Victor Sen Yung
Jimmy Chan
Kane Richmond
Richard Cabot
Chris-Pin Martin
Sergeant Montero
Lionel Royce
Dr. Rudolph Grosser
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Norman Foster's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Charlie Chan in Panama is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
