Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
★ 6.1 · 1944 · 63m · Comedy · Crime · Mystery
Charlie Chan is an agent of the US government working in Washington DC and he is assigned to investigate the murder of the inventor of a highly advanced torpedo. Aiding Chan is his overeager but dull-witted son Tommy and his daughter Iris.
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