Charlie Chan in Reno

1939

MysteryThriller

Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). There are many others at the hotel who wanted the victim out of the way. Charlie comes from his home in Honolulu to solve the murder.

"THE CASE OF THE MURDERED DIVORCEE!"

Rating

6.2
16 votes

Popularity

0.3992

Origin & Countries

US | en | United States of America

Production

20th Century Fox

Runtime

70 min.

Status

Released

Release: 6/16/1939

Credits

Charlie Chan in Reno

Norman FosterDirector

Charlie Chan in Reno

Sidney TolerCharlie Chan

Charlie Chan in Reno

Ricardo CortezDr. Ainsley

Charlie Chan in Reno

Phyllis BrooksVivian Wells

Charlie Chan in Reno

Slim SummervilleSheriff Tombstone Fletcher

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

6/22/2022

6 / 10

I didn't like this one so much. Our sleuth finds himself embroiled - with No. 2 son "Jimmy" (Victor Sen Yung) - in a puzzling case involving his old pal "Mary" (Pauline Moore) who gets herself implicated in the murder of the new girlfriend of her soon-to-be ex-husband. It's pretty clear that there is no lack of suspects as our profound and sagely detective attempts to get to the bottom of things and clear his friend's good name. As with most of his appearances in this guise, Sidney Toler carries off the part with gentle humour, but the story is just too rushed. There are far too many red herrings and I found the simpering effects of Iris Wong ("Choy") on the normally entertaining but in this case nauseatingly lovestruck "Jimmy" a bit irritating. Slim Summerville's ("Sheriff Fletcher") over cooked his part a bit too much, too. Fine to watch, just not one of the best.

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