Name: Murder Over New York
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Comedy, Thriller
Released: 1940-12-13
Duration: 65 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Donald MacBride, Ricardo Cortez, Leyland Hodgson

Murder Over New York

«Exciting thrilling!»

When Charlie's old friend from Scotland Yard is murdered when they attend a police convention in New York, Chan picks up the case he was working on.

CrimeMysteryComedyThriller

DirectorHarry Lachman

WritersEarl Derr Biggers, Lester Ziffren

StatusReleased

LanguageEnglish

Release DateDecember 13, 1940

Runtime1h 5m

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection

Includes: Charlie Chan in Honolulu, Charlie Chan in Reno, Charlie Chan at Treasure Island, City in Darkness, Charlie Chan in Panama, Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise, Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum, Murder Over New York, Dead Men Tell, Charlie Chan in Rio, Castle in the Desert, Charlie Chan in the Secret Service, Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat, Black Magic, The Jade Mask, The Scarlet Clue, The Red Dragon, The Shanghai Cobra, Dark Alibi, Shadows Over Chinatown, Dangerous Money, The Trap

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@Geronimo1967

June 23, 20226/10

I think Scotland Yard may have saved a considerable amount of pension pay-outs, had they decided much earlier on that being acquainted with "Charlie Chan" was just way too risky for anyone...! This time around, it's "Insp. Drake" (Frederick Warlock) who bites the dust, at a police convention in New York no less, before "Mr. Chan" and no 3 son "Jimmy" (Victor Sen Yung) have to pick up where he left off together with "Insp. Vance" (Donald MacBride) and unmask the murderer. That investigation involves the mysterious crash of a test plane - no evidence is found but luckily, "Jimmy" - being a chemistry student who is well up on the latest toxins, recognises the faintest odour of a revolutionary nerve gas, and well.... It's quite a fun adventure, with more chance for the enthusiastic and engaging boy to take a less subordinate role to his sagely father, and plenty traditional adages to raise smile now and again. The ending is a bit rushed, I thought. The preamble takes way too long - but it kills an hour amiably enough.