Overloaded with Asian stereotypes and clichéd flowery dialog between two of the Asian couples, this pre World War II espionage thriller is enjoyable for its tense action, but offensive in modern sensibilities. It concerns federal agent Leon Ames uncovering a plot against the Panama Canal and his ingenious ways of uncovering it and breaking it. He is aided by his brave secretary/fiancée Charlotte Wynters who is willing to risk her own life by confronting the villain (Richard Loo) and his very Caucasian looking Asian assistant (Adrienne Ames). There are some very interesting details, particularly the uncrypting of code and how everything is exposed. Enjoyable in spite of the bad elements, it has to be looked at as a product of its time and make us happy that we've moved past these insensitivity's.
Review of Panama Patrol
