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Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)

Charlie Chan in Reno poster
Directed by
Norman Foster
Genre
crime film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 11m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Charlie Chan travels to Reno to help with a murder case. He uses his sharp mind to gather clues and question suspects.

light-hearteddetectivishsuspensefulquick-pacedmysterytalkyclassicformulaic

What happens

Charlie Chan in Reno is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Norman Foster, starring Sidney Toler as the fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan, based on an original story "Death Makes a Decree" by Philip Wylie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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