The Scarlet Clue

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Benson Fong, Mantan Moreland, and Sidney Toler in The Scarlet Clue (1945)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueCharlie discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders.Charlie discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders.Charlie discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders.

Director
- Phil Rosen
Writers
- George Callahan
- Earl Derr Biggers
Stars

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6,3/10

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Director
- Phil Rosen
Writers
- George Callahan
- Earl Derr Biggers
Stars

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

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Rôles principaux23

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Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Mantan Moreland

Birmingham Brown

Ben Carter

Ben Carter

Benson Fong

Tommy Chan

Virginia Brissac

Mrs. Marsh

Robert Homans

Capt. Flynn
(as Robert E. Homans)

Jack Norton

Willie Rand

Janet Shaw

Gloria Bayne

Helen Deverell

Diane Hall
(as Helen Devereaux)

Victoria Faust

Hulda Swenson

Kernan Cripps

Detective
(uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley

Ralph Brett
(uncredited)

Charles Jordan

Nelson
(uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Police Radio Expert
(uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

Herbert Sinclair
(uncredited)

Reid Kilpatrick

Wilbur Chester
(uncredited)

Frank Mayo

Det. Hodge
(uncredited)

Leonard Mudie

Horace Karlos
(uncredited)

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Histoire

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Le saviez-vous

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Anecdotes
At one point at the TV station, Sidney Toler appears to have actually gotten shocked, albeit accidentally, by a cyclometer, ad-libbing " . . . also keep finger out of same" in response.

Gaffes
The first time Tommy and Birmingham go into the weather tunnel, Birmingham accidentally turns on the hot steam, thinking it was a light switch. Instead of turning the switch off, they continue on, go through another door and end up in the blizzard tunnel. Later, when chasing the killer, Tommy and Birmingham go into the steam tunnel (it is turned off) while Charlie goes around to the other tunnel to trap the killer. This blizzard tunnel is on, but Charlie doesn't bother to turn it off, he just continues into the tunnel.

Citations
Tommy Chan: Hey, you know, Pop, I've got an idea about this case.
Charlie Chan: Yes? Well?
Tommy Chan: Well, I had an idea, but it's gone now.
Charlie Chan: Possibly could not stand solitary confinement.

Connexions
Edited into Who Dunit Theater: The Scarlet Clue (2016)

Commentaires des utilisateurs39

Commentaire en vedette

6/10

Good mystery, run of the mill Chan

The mystery begins as Chan tracks a murderer across country to a radio/tv station. Once on the scene murder murders occur and Charlie, his son and Birmingham Brown almost meet their end in a rather novel way.

This reminds me of the great Frankie Darro/Mantan Moreland film Up in the Air which concerns murder in a radio station. That film moves better than this one in many ways since it never gets side tracked with the sleuthing of Number Three Son. Still this one has some novel twists in the means of murdering someone which keep this a watchable film.

I'm not entirely happy with the denouncement since events not long before it prove that the filmmakers were far from being fair.

Still for all its flaws its an enjoyable movie, especially with Moreland and his night club partner "not" saying anything

6 out of 10.