Murder Over New York
«Exciting thrilling!»
1940 | 65m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Harry Lachman |
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| Writer: | Lester Ziffren |
| Staring: |
| When Charlie's old friend from Scotland Yard is murdered when they attend a police convention in New York, Chan picks up the case he was working on. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 13, 1940 |
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| Director: | Harry Lachman |
| Writer: | Lester Ziffren |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | new york city, inventor, airplane, plastic surgery, murder, fugitive, police detective, society party, poison gas, red herrings, mechanical engineer |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sidney Toler | Charlie Chan |
| Victor Sen Yung | Jimmy Chan |
| Donald MacBride | Insp. Vance |
| Leyland Hodgson | Robert Boggs |
| Melville Cooper | Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton |
| John Sutton | Richard Jeffery |
| Kane Richmond | Ralph Percy |
| Marjorie Weaver | Patricia Shaw |
| Robert Lowery | David Elliot |
| Ricardo Cortez | George Kirby |
| Frederick Worlock | Insp. Hugh Drake |
| Joan Valerie | June Preston |
| Shirley Warde | Mrs. Felton |
| Catherine Craig | Stewardess |
| Clarence Muse | Party Server |
| Stanley Blystone | Fingerprint Expert |
| Shemp Howard | Shorty McCoy alias Rashid the Fakir |
| Trevor Bardette | Ramullah #2, with cane |
| Eddy Chandler | HQ Sergeant Lefty |
| Lal Chand Mehra | Ramullah, alias Aga Singh |
| Jimmie Dundee | Police Officer Bill |
| Frank Coghlan Jr. | Frankie O'Shaughnessy |
| Bud Geary | Mechanic-Henchman with Light |
| Alan Davis | Lt. Cooper, test pilot |
| Lee Phelps | Police Officer Joe |
| Ralph Dunn | Police Officer |
| Frank Fanning | Police Officer |
| Carl Faulkner | Police Officer |
| Paul Palmer | Police Officer |
| Brick Sullivan | Police Officer |
| Paul Kruger | Guard |
| Charles Tannen | Airport Announcer Voice |
| Bhogwan Singh | Lineup East Indian |
| Kalu K. Sonkur | Lineup East Indian |
| Nick Shaid | Lineup East Indian |
| Jack 'Tiny' Lipson | Hindu (unconfirmed) |
| Dorothy Dearing | Mrs. Percy (unconfirmed) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Harry Lachman | Director |
| Earl Derr Biggers | Characters |
| Lester Ziffren | Writer |
| Name | Title |
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| Sol M. Wurtzel | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Trending Position
I think Scotland Yard may have saved a considerable amount of pension pay-outs, had they decided much earlier on that being acquainted with "Charlie Chan" was just way too risky for anyone...! This time around, it's "Insp. Drake" (Frederick Warlock) who bites the dust, at a police convention in New ... York no less, before "Mr. Chan" and no 3 son "Jimmy" (Victor Sen Yung) have to pick up where he left off together with "Insp. Vance" (Donald MacBride) and unmask the murderer. That investigation involves the mysterious crash of a test plane - no evidence is found but luckily, "Jimmy" - being a chemistry student who is well up on the latest toxins, recognises the faintest odour of a revolutionary nerve gas, and well.... It's quite a fun adventure, with more chance for the enthusiastic and engaging boy to take a less subordinate role to his sagely father, and plenty traditional adages to raise smile now and again. The ending is a bit rushed, I thought. The preamble takes way too long - but it kills an hour amiably enough.