WasAnnon Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Fulke Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

gridoon2018 Diffuse script, slack pacing and mostly pedestrian direction make "Charlie Chan In Reno" one of the least memorable entries in the series. The supporting cast is not that memorable, either; the liveliest performer also happens to be the murder victim and is out of the picture within the first 8 minutes! Slim Summerville, as a clueless sheriff, is more of a nuisance (there is also a - white - taxi driver who plays a very similar role to "Birmingham", Chan's - black - chauffeur in the later Monogram entries). The film does do a good job of keeping you guessing who-done-it; it's certainly not short on suspects. But there is not much about it that will stay in your memory afterwards. My favorite Chan line: "When searching for needle in haystack, haystack only sensible location!" ** out of 4.

blanche-2 "Charlie Chan in Reno" from 1939 is about divorce and murder. Mary Whitman (Pauline Moore), a friend of Charlie's, has traveled to Reno to get a divorce. However, while there, the woman her husband left her for (Louise Henry), also at the hotel, is murdered. Mary is accused and arrested, and Charlie arrives with #2 son (Victor Sen-Yung) to get Mary out of hot water.There are plenty of suspects - in fact, there are too many, which makes the movie a little confusing. However, the good cast, which includes Phyllis Brooks, Ricardo Cortez, and Slim Summerville help the plot along, along with Charlie's witticisms and Jimmy Chan's antics.Directed by Norman Foster, this is a good entry into the series during its 20th Century Fox days.

JoeKarlosi The second of the Sidney Toler Charlie Chan movies made by 20th Century Fox. A young woman seeking a divorce in Nevada is suspected of murder when she is seen hovering over the dead body of "the other woman" in the triangle. Charlie and his son Jimmy work together to iron out the mess and figure who is responsible. What I liked about this entry was the way Sidney Toler and Sen Yung (as Son #2) play off each other, and there's also some good comical touches in this one, including Slim Summerville as a clueless sheriff trying to make sense of the goings-on.***/****

glefeber I have never seen anyone comment on "Chan" actors in other Chan films. In "reno" there are more Chan actors from other Chan films in the same movie. I believe there are 9 Chan actors in this one film. Excluding the sheriff and some supporting roles, just about everyone in the cast has been in another Chan film. I have been keeping track of several of the Chan actors and some of them are still with us. For those of you who are unaware, Marc Lawrence died this past November after a very long career. My supreme dream is to meet one or more of the actors who are still with us. For those of us who are true Chan fans they are a true link to the movies that we love and enjoy. I have 15 Charlie Chan movies on VHS and I watch all of them. I have my favorites but I mix them up so its like having a Chan marathon whenever I want. Does anyone else have Chan marathons. later G