Charlie Chan i Scarlet Clue (1945)

The Scarlet Clue (1945) er den femte af elleve Charlie Chan-film Monogram Pictures produceret efter Twentieth-Century Fox aflyste serien i 1942. Sidney Toler lavet elleve film for Twentieth-Century Fox, før du flytter serien til Monogram. Efter at Toler døde i 1947, Roland Winters took over the role for seven more films.

I denne film, Inspector Charlie Chan discovers a plan to steal the U.S. government’s newest radar plans. The plans are kept in the same office building, where several radio programs are produced. A couple of murders and a stolen car case may or may not be related to the plot to steal the government’s radar plans.

Inspector Chan is assisted in his investigations by No. 3 son Tommy Chan, played by Benson Fong, og Birmingham Brown, played by Mantan Moreland. Fong and Moreland frequently worked with Toler in the Monogram Series.

Benson Fong was born October 16, 1916 in Sacramento, Californien. Fong made his film debut in the late 1930s playing mainly Chinese and Japanese characters in mostly “B” film.

Men, Fong did play in a few features in the late 1940s. Fong received better roles until his retirement after the end of the Kung Fu television series. Benson Fong opened several popular restaurants before his death from a stroke at 70 years of age on August 1, 1987.

Denne film (affiliate link) runs approximately 65 minutter. Let me know what you think of this film.

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