Movie Cosmos - Charlie Chan in Reno

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Sidney Toler

As Charlie Chan

Ricardo Cortez

As Dr. Ainsley

Phyllis Brooks

As Vivian Wells

Slim Summerville

As Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher

Kane Richmond

As Curtis Whitman

Victor Sen Yung

As Jimmy Chan

Pauline Moore

As Mary Whitman

Eddie Collins

As Cab Driver

Kay Linaker

As Mrs. Wayne Russell

Louise Henry

As Jeanne Bentley

Robert Lowery

As Wally Burke

Charles D. Brown

As Police Chief King

Iris Wong

As Choy Wong

Morgan Conway

As George Bentley

Hamilton MacFadden

As Night Clerk

Jimmy Aubrey

As Me #3 Son Wiseguy

Brooks Benedict

As Man in Line-Up

Stanley Blystone

As Lineup Officer

Heinie Conklin

As Policeman

Jerry Frank

As Bar Patron

Bobby Hale

As Mr. Jones (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

As Policeman

Harry Hayden

As Chemistry Professor

Dick Hogan

As Jack - College Student

Fred Kelsey

As Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Al Kikume

As Honolulu Policeman (uncredited)

Hank Mann

As 'Injured' Con Man / Casino Extra

Imboden Parrish

As Undetermined Role

Jack Perry

As Rough Drunk (uncredited)

Arthur Rankin

As Bellhop

Virginia Sale

As Maid Reporting Missing Passkey

Edwin Stanley

As Police Chemist

Blue Washington

As Man in Line-Up

Robert Shaw

As College Student (uncredited)

Barbara McLean

As College Student (uncredited)

Dick Cherney

As Casino Patron (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Norman Foster

Director

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (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.

2022-06-22