Charlie Chan in Reno

1939
12
1 Std. 11 Min.

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Phyllis Brooks and Sidney Toler in Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuMary Whitman, an old friend of Charlie's in Reno for a divorce, finds herself accused of murdering the woman her husband planned to marry after the decree became final.Mary Whitman, an old friend of Charlie's in Reno for a divorce, finds herself accused of murdering the woman her husband planned to marry after the decree became final.Mary Whitman, an old friend of Charlie's in Reno for a divorce, finds herself accused of murdering the woman her husband planned to marry after the decree became final.

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7,0/10

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Wissenswertes
Besides Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan, this film's cast contained three other actors who also played famous crimefighters: Ricardo Cortez (Sam Spade in the 1931 "Maltese Falcon"), Morgan Conway (Dick Tracy in two RKO films in the mid-1940's) and Robert Lowery (Batman in the Columbia serial "The Adventures of Batman and Robin" in 1948).

Patzer
Early on when Mrs. Whitman first arrives and is talking to Miss Wells in the bar they are approached by Mrs. Bentley. During their "discussion" Miss Wells's cigarette sometimes gets longer and the position of her arm jumps from shot to shot.

Zitate
Jimmy Chan: Pop! Am I glad to see you!
Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher: You mean he's really your son?
Charlie Chan: Must admit to dubious honor.

Verbindungen
Followed by Charlie Chan auf der Schatzinsel (1939)

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7/10

Toler is fine, though the mystery itself is only so-so.

The films Charlie Chan films that Sidney Toler made for Fox were very good--much better than the later cheaper series from Monogram Pictures. In fact, these Fox films were good enough that the public warmly embraced the actor who took over the role following Warner Oland's death. Now this doesn't mean that Toler was exactly like Oland--there were definite differences in the characterizations. First, there were less of the wise Chinese sayings and more cranky comments (usually directed at #2 Son, Jimmy). Second, Toler seemed less passive and more like a real detective. Still, I missed Oland but must admit that Toler was the right man to fill in for him.

As for this film in particular, Toler and Jimmy are just fine and I have no complaints about their acting or characters. However, when it comes to the murder plot, this one was much more convoluted and tough to believe than most. When they find the actual murderer at the end, you are left feeling like they just picked that person at random--especially since the motivation this person had seemed tenuous at best. Still, not a bad film at all--enjoyable throughout.