Charlie Chan in Panama
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.
Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
Norman Foster
At a glance
Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
6.8/10
21 votes
Rating consensus
68/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~68/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
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
Helen Ericson
Stewardess
Jack La Rue
Emil Manolo
Edwin Stanley
Governor D.C. Webster
Donald Douglas
Captain Lewis
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Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
Norman Foster
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