Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Murderous Spies invade Olympic Games!
1937 | 71m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | H. Bruce Humberstone |
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| Writer: | Robert Ellis, Paul Burger, Helen Logan |
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| Get ready for a Gold Medal murder mystery! This "tense, thrilling mystery" ('California Congress of Parents and Teachers') pits Charlie Chan against international spies who are using the Berlin Olympic games as the perfect cover...for cold-blooded murder! | |
| Release Date: | May 21, 1937 |
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| Director: | H. Bruce Humberstone |
| Writer: | Robert Ellis, Paul Burger, Helen Logan |
| Genres: | Action, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | berlin, germany, olympic games, honolulu, hawaii, hindenburg, olympic athlete |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Warner Oland | Charlie Chan |
| Katherine DeMille | Yvonne Roland |
| Pauline Moore | Betty Adams |
| Allan Lane | Richard Masters |
| Keye Luke | Lee Chan |
| C. Henry Gordon | Arthur Hughes |
| John Eldredge | Mr. Cartwright |
| Layne Tom Jr. | Charlie Chan Jr |
| Jonathan Hale | Mr. Hopkins |
| Morgan Wallace | Honorable Charles Zaraka |
| Frederick Vogeding | Inspector Strasser |
| Andrew Tombes | Chief of Homicide E. R. Scott |
| Howard Hickman | Police Doctor |
| Arno Frey | Carlos, Zaraka's Henchman |
| David S. Horsley | Test Pilot Edwards |
| Theresa Harris | Athlete |
| George Chandler | Ship's Radio Operator |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| H. Bruce Humberstone | Director |
| Robert Ellis | Screenplay |
| Paul Burger | Story |
| Earl Derr Biggers | Characters |
| Helen Logan | Screenplay |
| Samuel Kaylin | Music Director, Original Music Composer |
| Daniel B. Clark | Director of Photography |
| Fred Allen | Editor |
| Chester Gore | Art Direction |
| Albert Hogsett | Art Direction |
| Herschel McCoy | Costume Design |
| Harry M. Leonard | Sound |
| E. Clayton Ward | Sound |
| Jasper Blystone | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Stone | Associate Producer |
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Maybe one of the more far-fetched "Charlie Chan" stories, this one. This time, No. 1 son "Lee" (Keye Luke) is en route to take part in the Berlin Olympic games. Simultaneously, an plane testing a revolutionary new guidance system is mysteriously hijacked and "Pop" tracks same to Berlin, and so onto ... the "Hindenberg" he goes in a race to stop the Nazis from obtaining this crucial bit of kit. This has a slightly more sinister plot, with some genuinely menacing scenes tempered by "Lee", as ever on the lookout for a pretty girl, ultimately getting himself into some serious hot water with the baddies! If there are clues, then they went over my head - I was none the wiser until the denouement, which is no bad thing. Well paced direction, solid efforts from the supporting cast - including Allan "Rocky" Lane (think "Mr. Ed"!) and of course the chief suspect, C. Henry Gordon, who makes another CC appearance - this time as the devious "Hughes". It's got a little actuality from the Olympics too - and, thankfully, "Lee" doesn't need his dad to use the paddle...