Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.573 |
Directed By
Norman Foster
Crew
John Larkin
Earl Derr Biggers
Norman Foster
Sol M. Wurtzel
TOP CAST
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Jean Rogers
Kathi Lenesch (Baroness Kathi von Czardos)
Lionel Atwill
Cliveden Compton
Mary Nash
Miss Sarah Finch
Victor Sen Yung
Jimmy Chan (as Sen Yung)
Kane Richmond
Richard Cabot
Chris-Pin Martin
Sergeant Montero
Lionel Royce
Dr. Rudolph Grosser
Helen Ericson
Stewardess
Jack La Rue
Emil Manolo
Edwin Stanley
Governor D.C. Webster
Donald Douglas
Captain Lewis
Frank Puglia
Achmed Halide
Addison Richards
R.J. Godley
Edward Keane
Dr. Fredericks
Eddie Acuff
Dance Sailor Suspicious of Kathi
Jimmy Aubrey
Drunk Fisherman with Cigar at Club
Brooks Benedict
Nightclub / Dance Extra
Lane Chandler
Powerhouse Search Officer
Russell Custer
Soldier
Alan Davis
Soldier
Franklyn Farnum
Marine Officer
Edward Gargan
Plant Workman
Harold Goodwin
Military Police Corporal
Sol Gorss
Soldier
Chuck Hamilton
Dance Extra
Alberto Morin
Hotel Desk Clerk
Philip Morris
Plainclothesman
Gloria Roy
Hostess
Charles Sherlock
Soldier
Charles Stevens
Native Fisherman-Cameraman Spy
Sid Troy
Sailor
Max Wagner
Soldier
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