Movie Cosmos - Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Description:

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!

Top Cast >

Warner Oland

As Charlie Chan

Katherine DeMille

As Yvonne Roland

Pauline Moore

As Betty Adams

Allan Lane

As Richard Masters

Keye Luke

As Lee Chan

C. Henry Gordon

As Arthur Hughes

John Eldredge

As Mr. Cartwright

Layne Tom Jr.

As Charlie Chan Jr

Jonathan Hale

As Mr. Hopkins

Morgan Wallace

As Honorable Charles Zaraka

Frederick Vogeding

As Inspector Strasser

Andrew Tombes

As Chief of Homicide E. R. Scott

Howard Hickman

As Police Doctor

Arno Frey

As Carlos, Zaraka's Henchman

David S. Horsley

As Test Pilot Edwards

Theresa Harris

As Athlete

George Chandler

As Ship's Radio Operator

William Begg

Brooks Benedict

As Zaraka Henchman

Stanley Blystone

As New York Policeman

Walter Bonn

As Polizei Officer

Don Brodie

As Radio Announcer

Glen Cavender

As Polizei Officer

Hans Fuerberg

As Polizei Radio-car Officer

Curt Furberg

As Polizei Officer

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

As Miller

John David Horsley

As Test Pilot Edwards

Selmer Jackson

As Navy Commander

Hans Joby

As Polizei Radio-car Officer

Edward Keane

As Army Colonel

Al Kikume

As Uniformed Officer at Microphone / Desk in Police Station

Tommy Klein

Tony Merlo

Philip Morris

As Cop

Louis Natheaux

Virgil B. Nover

Paul Panzer

As German Undercover Officer Posing as Snack Vendor

Caroline Rankin

As Miller's Landlady

Perry E. Seeley

Lee Shumway

As Cop

Minerva Urecal

As Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron

Dale Van Sickel

Emmett Vogan

As Ship's Officer

Wilhelm von Brincken

As Polizei Officer

Billy Wayne

As Ship's Steward Guarding Stateroom

Top Crew >

H. Bruce Humberstone

Director

John Stone

Associate Producer

Samuel Kaylin

Music Director, Original Music Composer

Daniel B. Clark

Director of Photography

Herschel McCoy

Costume Design

Albert Hogsett

Art Direction

Fred Allen

Editor

Chester Gore

Art Direction

Paul Burger

Story

Earl Derr Biggers

Characters

E. Clayton Ward

Sound

Harry M. Leonard

Sound

Jasper Blystone

Assistant Director

Helen Logan

Screenplay

Robert Ellis

Screenplay

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (7/10)

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...

2022-06-20