Charlie Chan in London main backdrop
Charlie Chan in London main poster

Charlie Chan in London

Visit website

6.8/10 • 35

1934-09-121h 19m

CrimeMystery

When all others failed, they turned to...

Charlie Chan is sought out by Pamela Gray, a desperate young socialite whose brother Paul awaits execution for the murder of a weapons inventor. Pamela is convinced of his innocence.

Directors
Eugene Forde
Characters
Earl Derr Biggers

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Warner Oland

    Warner Oland

    Charlie Chan

  2. Drue Leyton

    Drue Leyton

    Pamela Gray

  3. Ray Milland

    Ray Milland

    Neil Howard

  4. Mona Barrie

    Mona Barrie

    Lady Mary Bristol

  5. Douglas Walton

    Douglas Walton

    Hugh Gray

  6. Alan Mowbray

    Alan Mowbray

    Geoffrey Richmond

  7. George Barraud

    George Barraud

    Major Jardine

  8. Paul England

    Paul England

    Bunny Fothergill

  9. Madge Bellamy

    Madge Bellamy

    Becky Fothergill

Reviews1

View Reviews
CinemaSerf Avatar

CinemaSerf

Jun 13, 2022

6/10

Warner Oland is the eponymous detective given just 65 hours to save a man from the gallows in this rather cluttered crime mystery. This time, he has come to London were he is recruited by the all-too-frequently distressed "Pamela" (Drue Leyton) who is convinced that her brother "Paul" (a really hammy Douglas Walton) didn't commit a murder at their stately pile. The lack of children or chauffeurs to help doesn't impede his thorough investigation that does, of course, quickly establish the true culprit. Not one of the better stories, this - there are too many characters and many of the British stereotypes are old and tired, even by 1930s standards. We do have a wide range of plausible suspects though ; Alan Mowbray and Ray Milland are efficient and EE Clive steals the whole thing - constantly referring to "Mr. Chang" - as Scotland Yard's finest, and quite possibly densest, policeman "Sgt. Thacker". The solution to the mystery comes from left field but it reminded me somewhat of a scooby-do cartoon. It's still fun, and Oland is beginning to make this part his own. Not quite sure there actually is a boat from the UK to Honolulu, though,...!

Media

  • Charlie Chan in London poster
  • Charlie Chan in London poster

Recommendations

  • Dancer in the Dark main backdrop

    Dancer in the Dark

    7.9

  • Charlie Chan in the Secret Service main backdrop

    Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

    5.9

  • No Backdrop

    The Legacy of Charlie Chan

    7.0

  • Green Book main backdrop

    Green Book

    8.2

  • Joker main backdrop

    Joker

    8.1

  • Anatomy of a Fall main backdrop

    Anatomy of a Fall

    7.5

  • Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? main backdrop

    Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

    7.3

  • Us main backdrop

    Us

    7.0

  • Brokeback Mountain main backdrop

    Brokeback Mountain

    7.8

  • To All the Boys I've Loved Before main backdrop

    To All the Boys I've Loved Before

    7.6

  • Mia madre main backdrop

    Mia madre

    6.7

  • Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story main backdrop

    Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

    7.5

  • The Exterminating Angel main backdrop

    The Exterminating Angel

    7.9

  • Just Married main backdrop

    Just Married

    5.8

  • Jojo Rabbit main backdrop

    Jojo Rabbit

    8.0

  • Caché main backdrop

    Caché

    7.1

  • The Lighthouse main backdrop

    The Lighthouse

    7.5

  • It Feeds main backdrop

    It Feeds

    6.9

  • A Prayer for the Dying main backdrop

    A Prayer for the Dying

    5.8

  • Eraserhead main backdrop

    Eraserhead

    7.4

Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
--
Keywords
death rowmurdermurder investigationpolice inspectorasian mancharlie chan