Charlie Chan in Reno

Charlie Chan in Reno
Directed by	Norman Foster
Produced by	John Stone
Screenplay by	Frances Hyland Robert E. Kent Albert Ray
Based on	"Death Makes a Decree" by Philip Wylie
Starring	Sidney Toler
Music by	Samuel Kaylin
Cinematography	Virgil Miller
Edited by	Fred Allen
Production company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	June 16, 1939 (1939-06-16)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Charlie Chan in Reno is a 1939 American film directed by Norman Foster, starring Sidney Toler as the fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan, based on an original story "Death Makes a Decree" by Philip Wylie.

Plot

Mary Whitman has arrived in 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 Chan travels from his home in Honolulu to Reno to solve the murder at the request of Mary's soon-to-be ex-husband.

Cast

Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan
Ricardo Cortez as Dr. Ainsley
Phyllis Brooks as Vivian Wells
Slim Summerville as Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher
Kane Richmond as Curtis Whitman
Pauline Moore as Mary Whitman
Iris Wong as Choy Wong
Eddie Collins as Cab Driver
Robert Lowery as Walter Burke
Charles D. Brown as Chief of Police King
Louise Henry as Jeanne Bently
Morgan Conway as George Bently

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Charlie Chan
Creator	Earl Derr Biggers
Inspiration	Chang Apana
Novels	The House Without a Key (1925) The Chinese Parrot (1926) Behind That Curtain (1928) The Black Camel (1929) Charlie Chan Carries On (1930) Keeper of the Keys (1932)
English-language films	The House Without a Key (1926) The Chinese Parrot (1927) Behind That Curtain (1929) Charlie Chan Carries On (1931) The Black Camel (1931) Charlie Chan's Chance (1932) Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933) Charlie Chan's Courage (1934) Charlie Chan in London (1934) Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935) Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936) Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937) Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) Charlie Chan in Reno (1939) Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) City in Darkness (1939) Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) Murder Over New York (1940) Dead Men Tell (1941) Charlie Chan in Rio (1941) Castle in the Desert (1942) Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944) The Chinese Cat (1944) Black Magic (1944) The Shanghai Cobra (1945) The Red Dragon (1945) The Scarlet Clue (1945) The Jade Mask (1945) Dangerous Money (1946) Dark Alibi (1946) Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) The Trap (1946) The Chinese Ring (1947) Docks of New Orleans (1948) Shanghai Chest (1948) The Golden Eye (1948) The Feathered Serpent (1948) Sky Dragon (1949) The Return of Charlie Chan (aka Happiness is a Warm Clue) (1973) Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
Mandarin Chinese-language films	The Disappearing Corpse (1937) The Pearl Tunic (1938) The Radio Station Murder (1939) Charlie Chan Smashes an Evil Plot (1941) Charlie Chan Matches Wits with the Prince of Darkness (1948)
Spanish-language films	There Were Thirteen (1931) La Serpiente Roja (1937) El Monstruo en la Sombra (1955)
Television	The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1956-57) The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972)

Films directed by Norman Foster

Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)
Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937)
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)
Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)
Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)
Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
Scotland Yard (1941)
It's All True (unfinished film, segment "My Friend Bonito")
Journey into Fear (1943)
Santa (1943)
The Escape (1944)
The Hour of Truth (1945)
El ahijado de la muerte (1946)
Rachel and the Stranger (1948)
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
Tell It to the Judge (1949)
Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
Woman on the Run (1950)
Navajo (1952)
Sky Full of Moon (1952)
Sombrero (1953)
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)

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