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Charlie
Chan in Reno (1939) – N. Foster
Charlie heads to Nevada to figure out
what is going on when a family friend is charged with the murder of a nasty
socialite. Everyone in Reno is
apparently there getting six-week “quickie” divorces (or working to support the
industry) – except for the rare mining engineer or cowboy sheriff (Slim
Summerville as comic relief). As usual,
there are enough character actor red herrings to confuse the most observant
viewer – but somehow with its mix of comedy (also thanks to number two son
Jimmy played by Victor Sen Yung) and adventure (a trip to a ghost town), this
Chan mystery ends up being more entertaining than average. Sidney Toler charms in one of his earlier
turns as Charlie after Warner Oland’s death.
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