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Charlie Chan in the Secret Service 
Directed by Phil Rosen Produced by Phillip N. Krasne
James S. BurkettWritten by Earl Derr Biggers (characters)
George Callahan (screenplay)Starring see below Cinematography Ira H. Morgan Editing by Martin G. Cohn Studio Monogram Pictures Distributed by Monogram Pictures Release date(s) February 14, 1944 Country United States Language English Charlie Chan in the Secret Service is a 1944 mystery film starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan. It is the first film made by Monogram Pictures after the series was dropped by 20th Century Fox, and it marks the introduction of Number Three Son (Benson Fong) and taxi driver (later Chan's chauffeur), Birmingham Brown (Mantan Moreland).
Plot
Charlie Chan is an agent of the U.S. government assigned to investigate the murder of the inventor of a highly advanced torpedo.
Cast
- Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
- Mantan Moreland as Birmingham Brown, Taxi Driver
- Arthur Loft as Inspector Jones, Secret Service
- Gwen Kenyon as Inez Arranto
- Sarah Edwards as Mrs. Hargue, Housekeeper
- George J. Lewis as Paul Arranto (as George Lewis)
- Marianne Quon as Iris Chan
- Muni Seroff as Peter Laska
- Barry Bernard as David Blake
- Gene Stutenroth as Luis Philipe Vega aka Von Vegan
External links
- Charlie Chan Family
- Charlie Chan in the Secret Service at the Internet Movie Database
- Charlie Chan in the Secret Service at the TCM Movie Database
- Charlie Chan in the Secret Service at AllRovi
Charlie Chan Creator 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 (1938) • 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 Eran Trece (1931) · La Serpiente Roja (1937) · El Monstruo en la Sombra (1955)Television Other Categories:- American films
- English-language films
- 1944 films
- 1940s crime films
- Black-and-white films
- Charlie Chan films
- Mystery films
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