Synopsis
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.
Movie Information
- Director
- Norman Foster
- Writers
- John Larkin
- Release Year
- 1940
- Runtime
- 66 minutes
- Genre
- Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Comedy
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (22 votes)
Top Cast
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Jean Rogers
Kathi Lenesch
Lionel Atwill
Cliveden Compton
Mary Nash
Miss Sarah Finch
Victor Sen Yung
Jimmy Chan
Kane Richmond
Richard Cabot
Chris-Pin Martin
Sergeant Montero
Lionel Royce
Dr. Rudolph Grosser
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