The Scarlet Clue
The Scarlet Clue | |
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Directed by | Phil Rosen |
Written by | George Callahan |
Based on | Characters created by Earl Derr Biggers |
Produced by | James S. Burkett |
Cinematography | William A. Sickner |
Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Scarlet Clue is a 1945 American film directed by Phil Rosen.[1]
The film is also known as Charlie Chan in the Scarlet Clue (American informal title) and Charlie Chan: The Scarlet Clue in Australia. The film is in the public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints.
Premise[]
Charlie Chan and his son Tommy and their block-head driver Birmingham Brown investigate the shenanigans and suspects that results from a furtive gang trying to steal radar secrets from a radio station.
Cast[]
- Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
- Benson Fong as Tommy Chan
- Mantan Moreland as Birmingham Brown, Chauffeur
- Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Marsh
- Ben Carter as Ben Carter
- Robert Homans as Capt. Flynn
- Jack Norton as Willie Rand
- Janet Shaw as Gloria Bayne
- Helen Deverell as Diane Hall
- Victoria Faust as Hulda Swenson / Janet Carter
- Leonard Mudie as Horace Karlos
- I. Stanford Jolley as Ralph Brett
- Emmett Vogan as Hamilton of the Hamilton Laboratory
References[]
- ^ Scarlet Clue, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 12, Iss. 133, (Jan 1, 1945): 155.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Scarlet Clue. |
- The Scarlet Clue at IMDb
- The Scarlet Clue is available for free download at the Internet Archive
Categories:
- 1945 films
- English-language films
- 1940s comedy mystery films
- American films
- American crime comedy films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Phil Rosen
- Charlie Chan films
- Monogram Pictures films
- American comedy mystery films
- Mystery film stubs