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Plot

Murder Over New York finds Honolulu-based detective Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) arriving in the Big Apple for a policeman's convention. No sooner has he arrived than Charlie is up to his neck in a murder mystery. This time the killing is tied in with a gang of enemy saboteurs, bent upon scuttling the test flight of a revolutionary new bomber plane. With the "help" of willing but inept Number Two Son (Victor Sen Yung), Charlie wades through a sea of suspects to finger the genuine killer. Among the film's highlights is a very funny "line-up" bit by an uncredited Shemp Howard; its low point is a lamentable stretch of racist humor involving black actor Clarence Muse.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Action,Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
65min.
Director(s):
Harry Lachman
Starring:
Sidney Toler , Marjorie Weaver , Robert Lowery , Ricardo Cortez , Donald MacBride
Themes:
Star Detectives,Murder Investigations
Tone:
Light
Keywords:
agent [representative],bumbler,convention,detective,investigation,investigator,killing,poison,police,sabotage,son,urban