New York Over Murder (1940)

New York Over Murder (1940) Twentieth-Century Fox Productions üçün Charlie Chan seriyası sonra nəşrləri biridir. Bu film, Inspektor Chan Scotland Yard onun köhnə dostu yardım edir, Inspektor Drake, find a group of saboteurs. The spies intend to sabotage some test air craft in New York.

Inspector Drake is tracing Paul Narvo, who leads the saboteurs and has altered his appearance. Drake has been tracing Narvo through his estranged wife, played by Marjorie Weaver. Inspector Drake is killed in the office of George Kirby, played by Ricardo Cortez. Mr. Kirby is responsible for the test aircraft that the saboteurs want to destroy. Inspector Drake’s briefcase containing Narvo’s fingerprints is also missing.

Inspector Chan must identify Narvo before he can carry out his act of sabotage. Charlie must find Mrs. Narvo and the briefcase to get the fingerprints to identify Narvo. Narvo could be an English businessman, a chemist, stock broker or inventor. Inspector Chan is again aided in his investigations by No. 2 Son Jimmy, Victor Sen Yung ifa.

A memorable quote from Inspector Chan to Jimmy occurs when he directs Jimmy to get some sleep. Jimmy wants to accompany his father on a visit. Inspector Chan tells Jimmy, “Fresh weed better than wilted rose. Will need alert brain tomorrow.”

Robert Lowery played the chemist David Elliott in this film. He also played supporting roles in Charlie Chan in Reno (1939) və Charlie Chan-nin Murder Cruise (1940), He is most famous as Batman from two 1940s serials about the Caped Crusader.

Robert Lowery was born Robert Hardin Hanks in Kansas City, MO on October 17, 1913. Lowery grew up in comfortable circumstances as his father was a lawyer and oil investor. Lower began acting after a stint as a minor league baseball player. He would play in 70 Filmlər.

Robert Lowery was married and divorced three times. He had one son from his marriage to Jean Parker. Lowery played roles on television until the late 1960s. He died from a fatal heart attack on December 26, 1971 yaşında 58.

Bu film runs approximately 65 dəqiqə. The series appears to have begun the transition to “B” film status with this film. While the production quality was still high, the shorter film and more predictable plot indicate Twentieth-Century Fox saw the series in decline.

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