Charlie Chan in Reno
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Director Norman Foster Duration Prequel Charlie Chan in Honolulu Language English | 7.8/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama Running time 1h 10m Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1939 (1939) Based on "Death Makes a Decree" by Philip Wylie Writer Frances Hyland (screen play), Albert Ray (screen play), Robert E. Kent (screen play), Philip Wylie (original story "Death Makes a Decree"), Earl Derr Biggers (based on: the character "Charlie Chan" created by) Sequel Charlie Chan at Treasure Island Cast Sidney Toler (Charlie Chan), Ricardo Cortez (Dr. Ainsley), Phyllis Brooks (Vivian Wells), Slim Summerville (Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher), Kane Richmond (Curtis Whitman), Victor Sen Yung (Jimmy Chan (as Sen Yung))Similar movies Murder by Death , Charlie Chan in Paris , The Feathered Serpent , Charlie Chan: Behind That Curtain , Charlie Chan in Honolulu , Charlie Chan's Secret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlie Chan in Reno is a 1939 American film directed by Norman Foster, starring Sidney Toler as the fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan, based on an original story "Death Makes a Decree" by Philip Wylie.
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Plot
Mary Whitman has arrived in Reno to obtain a divorce. While there, she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers).
There are many others at the hotel who wanted the victim out of the way. Charlie Chan travels from his home in Honolulu to Reno to solve the murder at the request of Mary's soon-to-be ex-husband.
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