Charlie Chan in Panama backdrop

Charlie Chan in Panama 1940 Directed by Norman Foster

One more minute... and the fleet is doomed!

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Italian
Gneres Comedy , Crime , Mystery , Thriller
Production Company 20th Century Fox
Release Date 1 March 1940
66 mins
Cast
Sidney Toler Charlie Chan
Jean Rogers Kathi Lenesch (Baroness Kathi von Czardos)
Lionel Atwill Cliveden Compton
Mary Nash Miss Sarah Finch
Victor Sen Yung Jimmy Chan (as Sen Yung)
Kane Richmond Richard Cabot
Chris-Pin Martin Sergeant Montero
Lionel Royce Dr. Rudolph Grosser
Helen Ericson Stewardess
Jack La Rue Emil Manolo
Edwin Stanley Governor D.C. Webster
Donald Douglas Captain Lewis
Frank Puglia Achmed Halide
Addison Richards R.J. Godley
Edward Keane Dr. Fredericks
Eddie Acuff Dance Sailor Suspicious of Kathi
Jimmy Aubrey Drunk Fisherman with Cigar at Club
Brooks Benedict Nightclub / Dance Extra
Lane Chandler Powerhouse Search Officer
Alan Davis Soldier
Franklyn Farnum Marine Officer
Edward Gargan Plant Workman
Harold Goodwin Military Police Corporal
Sol Gorss Soldier
Chuck Hamilton Dance Extra
Alberto Morin Hotel Desk Clerk
Philip Morris Plainclothesman
Gloria Roy Hostess
Charles Stevens Native Fisherman-Cameraman Spy
Sid Troy Sailor
Max Wagner Soldier
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