Charlie Chan The Chinese Cat
MGM/UA (1944)
Drama, Mystery
In Collection
#2602
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Seen ItYes
027616908322
IMDB   7.3
1 hr 5 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Sidney Toler Charlie Chan
Joan Woodbury Leah Manning
John Davidson Kurt
Benson Fong Tommy Chan
Mantan Moreland Birmingham Brown
Weldon Heyburn Harvey Dennis
Ian Keith Recknick
Betty Blythe Mrs. Manning
Luke Chan Wu Song
I. Stanford Jolley Gannet
Cy Kendall Deacon
Dewey Robinson Salos
Director
Phil Rosen
Producer James S. Burkett
Philip N. Krasne
Writer Earl Derr Biggers
George Callahan

Number Three Son Tommy comes to the aid of a damsel in distress - by offering Charlie Chan's services - in this "top-notch whodunnit fare" (Variety) starring Sidney Toler and Benson Fong. LeahManning (Joan Woodbury) has never stopped searching for her father's murderer, although the police and the DA gave up long ago. And now, to add insult to injury, an "expert criminologist" has writtena "novel" accusing her mother of the crime! Charlie's investigation leads him to a cutthroat gang of gem thieves out to steal a wealth of diamonds hidden in a porcelain Chinese cat!
Edition Details
Distributor MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date 7/6/2004
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio 1.33:1
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks English Dolby Digital 1.0
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Fact From The Vault
Created in a time when casting Caucasians in minority roles was considered acceptable, the Charlie Chan films continue to spark debate to this day.