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Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

1944 · 63 min

A light, brisk whodunit with gentle comedy and a touch of wartime intrigue, easy to watch and mildly suspenseful.

Directed by
Phil Rosen
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Arthur Loft
Tagline
The screen's most daring sleuth!
Overview
Charlie Chan is an agent of the US government working in Washington DC and he is assigned to investigate the murder of the inventor of a highly advanced torpedo. Aiding Chan is his overeager but dull-witted son Tommy and his daughter Iris.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Phil Rosen
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Arthur Loft
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • family
  • war
  • deception
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, mystery
Directed by
Phil Rosen
Written by
George Callahan
Starring
Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Arthur Loft, Gwen Kenyon, Sarah Edwards, George J. Lewis, Marianne Quon, Benson Fong
Runtime
63 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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