6.9
“The screen's most daring sleuth!”
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
February 14, 19441h 3mEN
6.1
29 votes
Overview
Charlie Chan is an agent of the US government working in Washington DC and he is assigned to investigate the murder of the inventor of a highly advanced torpedo. Aiding Chan is his overeager but dull-witted son Tommy and his daughter Iris.
Director
Phil RosenWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Stream
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Monogram Pictures
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
6.0I found the dynamic for these mysteries was rarely better than when our Hawaiian detecting duo was father and No.2 son "Jimmy". This first Monogram production involves the weaker supporting character of "Tommy" (Benson Fong) as well as his sister "Iris" (Marianne Quon) and a debut from the inimitable Mantan Moreland as his general factotum "Birmingham Brown". Confucious may have said something along the lines of "two many cooks..." and sadly that is true here. Essentially, "Charlie" is hired by the American government to investigate the murder - at his own cocktail party - of a scientist who h…
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