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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

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  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

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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,...!

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
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