Charlie Chan im Wachsfigurenkabinett

Originaltitel: Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

1940
12
1 Std. 3 Min.

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Marguerite Chapman, Marc Lawrence, and Sidney Toler in Charlie Chan im Wachsfigurenkabinett (1940)

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuAn escaped convicted murderer hides out at a New York wax museum where he hopes to get plastic surgery, which will help him revenge himself on Charlie Chan.An escaped convicted murderer hides out at a New York wax museum where he hopes to get plastic surgery, which will help him revenge himself on Charlie Chan.An escaped convicted murderer hides out at a New York wax museum where he hopes to get plastic surgery, which will help him revenge himself on Charlie Chan.

Regie
- Lynn Shores
Drehbuch
- John Francis Larkin
- Earl Derr Biggers
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

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7,0/10

1791

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Regie
- Lynn Shores
Drehbuch
- John Francis Larkin
- Earl Derr Biggers
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

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Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Victor Sen Yung

Jimmy Chan
(as Sen Yung)

C. Henry Gordon

Dr. Cream

Marc Lawrence

Steve McBirney

Joan Valerie

Lily Latimer

Marguerite Chapman

Mary Bolton

Ted Osborne

Tom Agnew
(as Ted Osborn)

Michael Visaroff

Dr. Otto Von Brom

Hilda Vaughn

Mrs. Rocke

Charles Wagenheim

Willie Fern

Archie Twitchell

Carter Lane

Eddie Marr

Grenock
(as Edward Marr)

Joe King

Inspector O'Matthews

Harold Goodwin

Edwards

Walter Bacon

Sidewalk Passerby
(Nicht genannt)

Stanley Blystone

Bailiff
(Nicht genannt)

Jimmy Conlin

Barker
(Nicht genannt)

David Newell

Attorney at Trial
(Nicht genannt)

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Wissenswertes
The round mummy's casket that Jimmy Chan keeps hiding in, was also used in Charlie Chan auf der Schatzinsel (1939)" as a main prop in Rhadini's stage show where he's trying to debunk The Great Zodiac's claims of being a true mystic.

Patzer
When Inspector Matthews comes in through the museum window, his coat is wet from the thunderstorm outside. Seconds later, although his face still has rain dripping from it, his coat is now dry.

Zitate
Charlie Chan: Will imitate woman and change mind.

Verbindungen
Edited into Who Dunit Theater: Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (2021)

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8/10

Atmospheric Chan mystery with Toler and Yung in top form

Dr. Cream's wax museum hosts a weekly "Crime League" radio broadcast: renowned detectives revisit famous unsolved crimes and debate various solutions.

Charlie Chan reluctantly accepts a challenge to appear on the program to discuss the controversial Rock Case—which culminated, he has long been convinced, in the execution of an innocent man. Little does Mr. Chan know that he himself is now being set up.

Sidney Toler is excellent as the master sleuth in this prime Charlie Chan mystery, one of the series' most memorable. It's a mostly serious Chan we see here—unflappable, quick thinking, even gutsy—and Toler appears to inhabit the character effortlessly.

Sen Yung is good as usual as Jimmy Chan—sneaking in, snooping around, making himself invaluable despite his pop's protests.

Marc Lawrence is the escaped murderer out to get Chan for helping convict him; C. Henry Gordon the shady Dr. Cream, wax dummy creator and sometime plastic surgeon; Joan Valerie the museum assistant who doesn't mind gangsters hiding out in the basement but argues that a murder on the site will ruin their whole setup.

The "crime museum" provides a suitably spooky atmosphere, and a convoluted enough plot keeps viewers as well as detectives guessing who is who. Definitely a top notch Chan mystery.