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Charlie discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders.Charlie discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders.Charlie discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders.
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Robert Homans
- Capt. Flynn
- (as Robert E. Homans)
Helen Deverell
- Diane Hall
- (as Helen Devereaux)
Kernan Cripps
- Detective
- (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
- Ralph Brett
- (uncredited)
Charles Jordan
- Nelson
- (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
- Police Radio Expert
- (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
- Herbert Sinclair
- (uncredited)
Reid Kilpatrick
- Wilbur Chester
- (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
- Det. Hodge
- (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
- Horace Karlos
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaAt one point at the TV station, Sidney Toler appears to have actually gotten shocked, albeit accidentally, by a cyclometer, ad-libbing " . . . also keep finger out of same" in response.
- GoofsThe first time Tommy and Birmingham go into the weather tunnel, Birmingham accidentally turns on the hot steam, thinking it was a light switch. Instead of turning the switch off, they continue on, go through another door and end up in the blizzard tunnel. Later, when chasing the killer, Tommy and Birmingham go into the steam tunnel (it is turned off) while Charlie goes around to the other tunnel to trap the killer. This blizzard tunnel is on, but Charlie doesn't bother to turn it off, he just continues into the tunnel.
- Quotes
Tommy Chan: Hey, you know, Pop, I've got an idea about this case.
Charlie Chan: Yes? Well?
Tommy Chan: Well, I had an idea, but it's gone now.
Charlie Chan: Possibly could not stand solitary confinement.
- ConnectionsEdited into Who Dunit Theater: The Scarlet Clue (2016)
Featured review
The mystery begins as Chan tracks a murderer across country to a radio/tv station. Once on the scene murder murders occur and Charlie, his son and Birmingham Brown almost meet their end in a rather novel way.
This reminds me of the great Frankie Darro/Mantan Moreland film Up in the Air which concerns murder in a radio station. That film moves better than this one in many ways since it never gets side tracked with the sleuthing of Number Three Son. Still this one has some novel twists in the means of murdering someone which keep this a watchable film.
I'm not entirely happy with the denouncement since events not long before it prove that the filmmakers were far from being fair.
Still for all its flaws its an enjoyable movie, especially with Moreland and his night club partner "not" saying anything
6 out of 10.
This reminds me of the great Frankie Darro/Mantan Moreland film Up in the Air which concerns murder in a radio station. That film moves better than this one in many ways since it never gets side tracked with the sleuthing of Number Three Son. Still this one has some novel twists in the means of murdering someone which keep this a watchable film.
I'm not entirely happy with the denouncement since events not long before it prove that the filmmakers were far from being fair.
Still for all its flaws its an enjoyable movie, especially with Moreland and his night club partner "not" saying anything
6 out of 10.
- dbborroughs
- Jul 24, 2004
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- Charlie Chan in the Scarlet Clue
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- Budget
- $75,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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