The Chinese Cat
| The Chinese Cat | |
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| Directed by | Phil Rosen |
| Produced by |
Phillip N. Krasne James S. Burkett |
| Written by |
Earl Derr Biggers (characters) George Callahan (screenplay) |
| Starring | see below |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Edited by | John Link |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release dates |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Chinese Cat (also titled Murder in the Funhouse) is a 1944 mystery film starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan.
Plot
Charlie Chan investigates the locked-room murder of a chess expert with the aid of bumbling Number Three Son (Benson Fong) and knuckle-headed taxi driver (Mantan Moreland).
Cast
- Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
- Mantan Moreland as Birmingham Brown, Taxi Driver
- Benson Fong as Tommy Chan, #3 Son
- Joan Woodbury as Leah Manning
- Ian Keith as Dr. Paul Recknik
- Sam Flint as Thomas P. Manning
- Cy Kendall as George Webster Deacon
- Weldon Heyburn as Detective Lt. Harvey Dennis
- Anthony Warde as Catlen
External links
- Charlie Chan Family
- The Chinese Cat at the Internet Movie Database
- The Chinese Cat at the TCM Movie Database
- The Chinese Cat at AllMovie