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Feature film — 1940

Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)

6.81h 6mCrime — Thriller — Mystery — Comedy

Charlie impersonates an employee of the U.S. government to foil an espionage plot which would destroy part of the Panama Canal, trapping a Navy fleet on its way to the Pacific after maneuvers in the Atlantic.

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A high-signal pick with 23 votes.

20th Century Fox

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Director: Norman Foster

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Cast & crew

Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan

Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Jean Rogers as Kathi Lenesch

Jean Rogers

Kathi Lenesch

Lionel Atwill as Cliveden Compton

Lionel Atwill

Cliveden Compton

Mary Nash as Miss Sarah Finch

Mary Nash

Miss Sarah Finch

Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan

Victor Sen Yung

Jimmy Chan

Kane Richmond as Richard Cabot

Kane Richmond

Richard Cabot

Chris-Pin Martin as Sergeant Montero

Chris-Pin Martin

Sergeant Montero

Lionel Royce as Dr. Rudolph Grosser

Lionel Royce

Dr. Rudolph Grosser

Helen Ericson as Stewardess

Helen Ericson

Stewardess

Jack La Rue as Emil Manolo

Jack La Rue

Emil Manolo

Edwin Stanley as Governor D.C. Webster

Edwin Stanley

Governor D.C. Webster

Donald Douglas as Captain Lewis

Donald Douglas

Captain Lewis

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