6 Best Victor Sen Yung Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 28, 2026

Victor Sen Yung built a prolific Hollywood career and is best remembered for his long-running role as the detective’s son in the beloved Charlie Chan series. Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum and Charlie Chan in Panama are among them. Woman on the Run searches for a gangland murder’s only witness, Lost Angel gives a prodigy her first taste of childhood, and Castle in the Desert investigates murders in a remote castle. Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise rounds out the list.

Woman on the Run (1950)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Ann Sheridan plays a woman who searches the city for her missing husband, the only witness to a mob murder.

Directed by Norman Foster · 1h 17m · Rated NR

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Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Brew, MGM Plus · Rent: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Lost Angel (1943)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A scientifically raised child prodigy experiences childhood and emotion for the first time.

Directed by Roy Rowland · 1h 31m · Rated NR

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Castle in the Desert (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A detective investigates a series of murders at a remote desert castle tied to an ancient family curse.

Directed by Harry Lachman · 1h 02m

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Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.7

Charlie Chan investigates a murder connected to a wax museum full of sinister criminal figures.

Directed by Lynn Shores · 1h 03m · Rated NR

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Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Charlie Chan races to uncover Nazi saboteurs plotting to destroy the Panama Canal.

Directed by Norman Foster · 1h 06m · Rated NR

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Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Charlie Chan investigates a killer's deadly vendetta against passengers aboard a Honolulu-bound liner.

Directed by Eugene Forde · 1h 17m

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Victor Sen Yung Movies

Woman on the Run (1950)

Lost Angel (1943)

Castle in the Desert (1942)

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)

Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)

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