Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
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43% of users liked it
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Wily detective Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) is sent to investigate the murder of a brilliant inventor who was likely killed in exchange for access to his classified project -- a high-powered weapon designed to combat German U-boats. The framework and instructions on how to construct the device have… More Wily detective Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) is sent to investigate the murder of a brilliant inventor who was likely killed in exchange for access to his classified project -- a high-powered weapon designed to combat German U-boats. The framework and instructions on how to construct the device have been removed, and it's up to Chan to find the killer and retrieve the valuable blueprint … before the weapon is used against his own country.
- Directed By
- Phil Rosen
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
- In Theaters
- Feb 14, 1944 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A fairly entertaining Charlie Chan...
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Cast
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Gwen Kenyon
as Inez Arranto
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Mantan Moreland
as Birmingham Brown
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Sidney Toler
as Charlie Chan
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Marianne Quon
as Iris Chan
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Arthur Loft
as Jones
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Lelah Tyler
as Mrs. Winters
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Benson Fong
as Tommie Chan
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Eddy Chandler
as Lewis
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George Lessey
as Slade
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Muni Seroff
as Peter Laska
- Barry Bernard
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Sarah Edwards
as Mrs. Hargue
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George J. Lewis
as Paul Arranto
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Gene Roth
as Luiz Vega