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Charlie Chan in Reno(1939)
Status: Released
Date: 1939-06-16
62%
16 Votes
Time: 1h 10m
THE CASE OF THE MURDERED DIVORCEE!
Overview:
Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). There are many others at the hotel who wanted the victim out of the way. Charlie comes from his home in Honolulu to solve the murder.
Languages: English, Italian.
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United States of America
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Movie: Charlie Chan in Reno
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Ricardo Cortez
Dr. Ainsley
Phyllis Brooks
Vivian Wells
Slim Summerville
Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher
Kane Richmond
Curtis Whitman
Victor Sen Yung
Jimmy Chan
Pauline Moore
Mary Whitman
Eddie Collins
Cab Driver
Kay Linaker
Mrs. Wayne Russell
Louise Henry
Jeanne Bentley
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Overview
Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). There are many others at the hotel who wanted the victim out of the way. Charlie comes from his home in Honolulu to solve the murder.
Release Date
1939-06-16
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6.2
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THE CASE OF THE MURDERED DIVORCEE!
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