On a plane trip, Charlie Chan and the passengers are drugged, and when they wake up a quarter million dollars is missing.On a plane trip, Charlie Chan and the passengers are drugged, and when they wake up a quarter million dollars is missing.On a plane trip, Charlie Chan and the passengers are drugged, and when they wake up a quarter million dollars is missing.
John Eldredge
- William E. French
- (as John Eldridge)
Frank Cady
- Clerk
- (uncredited)
Bob Curtis
- Pilot Watkins
- (uncredited)
George Eldredge
- Det. Stacey
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis would be the final film in the Charlie Chan series of 17 lower-budgeted features at Monogram (Sidney Toler in the first 11, Roland Winters in the last 6).
- GoofsWhen, at the end of the case, the passengers are told to take their previous seats, Lena, the maid, and Birmingham take seats. Both were waiting at the gate when the plane landed.
- ConnectionsFollowed by The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1957)
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This is it for Chan (at least for the three actors that did the B-movie thing). It involves a plot that has been done any times since. That of a murder on board an airplane. We have a finite set of suspects. There is some history among the passengers. There is a large sum of money involved. And, Charlie and Lee (Number One Son) are on board. We have been told that Lee has been trained as a pilot for several episodes, so there is no big deal when assumes control of the plane. This has a nice cast of very recognizable actors. Noel Neill who was Lois Lane in "The Adventures of Superman" and Milburne Stone from "Gunsmoke." I also remember a show called "The People's Choice," which starred a heavy set guy who played the Mayor. There is no way to keep these people on that plane and they are allowed to leave. Of course, murders are committed and lots of drama ensues. For the final time, a light is turned out and a man is assaulted by an intruder.. How many times!!! This is the most entertaining of the Roland Winters films. I'm puzzled at the great disdain held for him. The earlier Chan movies weren't really all that great anyway. Having Caucasian men play a Chinese detective creates problems from the start. I guess there is a charm in seeing these actors do their thing for very little money. We could criticize till the cows come home, but these weren't ever works of art.
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- Also known as
- Charlie Chan and the Sky Dragon
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- Runtime1 hour 4 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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