VHS : Charlie Chan: Scarlet Clue
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starring: Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Virginia Brissac, Ben Carter, Benson Fongdirected by: Phil Rosen
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302717303
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 6302717302
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: July 21, 1998
Running Time: 65 minutes
Sales Rank: 4742
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: May 11, 1945
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A Building Full of Murder Traps...
1945's "The Scarlet Clue" has famous Honolulu detective Charlie Chan, now seconded to the Secret Service for the war, in hot pursuit of a gang of spies who intend to steal valuable secret radar plans from a office building. Sidney Toler does the honors as Chan, assisted by Number Three Son Tommy (Benson Fong), and second assistant Birmingham Brown (Mantan Moreland). Moreland gets the opportunity to showcase his hilarious comedic routine with real life stage partner Ben Carter, in which the two ... Read More
Rating: - Not in the top 50% of Chan films, but still watchable
I'm a huge Charlie Chan film fan and this one, in my opinion, hits just below the middle mark of them all, including both Toler and Oland black-and-white entries.
The story is this: The local metropolitan police are cooperating with Charlie to track down a courier who is involved with an organized crime ring to steal top-secret radar plans. When Charlie gets too close to success, the courier is sacrificed to maintain silence about the crime ring.
Through a comedy of errors, ... Read More
Rating: - Among the Better Monogram Chan Films
Loosely based on novels by Earl Derr Biggers, 20th Century Fox's Charlie Chan series proved an audience favorite--but when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor the studio feared audiences would turn against its Asian hero. This was a miscalculation: actor Sidney Toler took the role to "poverty row" Monogram Studios, where he continued to portray the character in eleven more popular films made between 1944 and his death in 1947.
20th Century Fox regarded the Chan films as inexpensive "B" movies, but ... Read More
Rating:  - Comic Satire on Murder Mysteries
Captain Flynn and another man are following Roush since he got off the train. Charlie Chan is visiting and joins the hunt. When they find Roush he will tell no tales. [The events are described so you can't miss what's happening! The comedy is really laid on thick.] Chan tracks down the owner of the car parked by the murder scene. We see a Shakespearean actor (modeled after Boris Karloff?) Then Chan discovers a matching footprint; the murderer is at the radio station! A phone call tells who this is. Then ... Read More
Rating: - A very enjoyable movie.
I am Chinese and have heard lots of western people refering to Charlie Chan. I was very curious how Chan was like and bought this DVD. I was not disappointed --- even though this movie was made so many years ago, it is still very entertaining.
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