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Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat( 1944)

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MUST CONFESS. HONORABLE SON...This Is My Most Baffling Case!

Overview

To solve the murder of a man shot in a locked room, Chan must wade through a Fun House, the writings of an unscrupulous author, and chess pieces.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Sidney Toler

      Charlie Chan

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      Joan Woodbury

      Leah Manning

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      Mantan Moreland

      Birmingham Brown, Taxi Driver

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      Benson Fong

      Tommy Chan, #3 Son

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      Ian Keith

      Dr. Paul Recknik

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      Sam Flint

      Thomas P. Manning

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      Cy Kendall

      George Webster Deacon

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      Weldon Heyburn

      Detective Lt. Harvey Dennis

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      Anthony Warde

      Catlen

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      John Davidson

      Carl Karzoff / Kurt Karzoff

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      Dewey Robinson

      Salos

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      I. Stanford Jolley

      Gannet

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      Betty Blythe

      Mrs. Manning

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      Jack Norton

      Hotel Desk Clerk

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      Luke Chan

      Wu Song

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 30 2022
    When millionaire "Manning" (Sam Flint) is found dead inside a locked room, the baffled police make no progress so pretty much abandon their efforts to apprehend the culprit. A while later, the victim's daughter "Leah" (Joan Woodbury) finds the case the subject of a book that levels some pretty unsavoury accusations, and so she enlists the talents of the sleuthing "Charlie Chan" (Sidney Toler) to get to the bottom of this most bamboozling of mysteries. This time it's number 3 son "Tommy" (Benson Fong) who helps out, alongside the rather chicken chauffeur "Birmingham Brown" (Mantan Moreland). Its...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • charlie chan