The Red Dragon (1946)
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Directors
Phil Rosen
Cast
Sidney Toler, Benson Fong, Robert Emmett Keane, Willie Best, Fortunio Bonanova, Carol Hughes, Barton Yarborough
The story
Scientist Alfred Wyans of Mexico City has perfected a more powerful version of the atomic bomb. His assistant, Walter Dorn, fears for the formula's safety and telephones Charlie Chan to safeguard the formula. Wyans hosts a luncheon, where several international guests have been invited.
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Crime, mystery film
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