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      Charlie Chan in Paris

      1935 1h 11m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 50% 50+ Ratings Audience Score The Chinese detective (Warner Oland) and his No. 1 son (Keye Luke) trap three counterfeiters working out of the sewers. Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A solid action episode, featuring a chase through the Paris sewers. Rated: B Aug 9, 2001 Full Review Read all reviews

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      andy f Another solid series entry with an entertaining plot. Lots of horror tropes and the presence of 'son' always helps! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) This third in the surviving Charlie Chan franchise sees Inspector Chan (Warner Oland) not excited to see his #1 son, Lee (Keye Luke in his first Charlie Chan movie) joining him in the excitement of Paris . The chemistry between Oland and Luke is so good that they are brought back in subsequent movies, and when Oland finally passes away, and they bring in Sidney Toler into the Charlie Chan part, Keye Luke leaves the franchise. In this movie, Inspector Chan is meeting up with his undercover contact Nardi (Dorothy Appleby) who is posing as an apache dancer, to investigate forged bonds, but she's killed before telling him anything. Inspector Chan finds more clues in Nardi's room, pointing to folks in the Lamartine bank, including Yvette Lamartine (Mary Brian) the daughter of the bank president. Lee and Yvette's fiancé, Victor Descartes (Thomas Beck) are checking out other suspects. Naturally, we see our heros wondering around the typical (studio) streets and sewers of Paris. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Charlie Chan's Parisian Mystery--Charm and Warner Oland!! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member 1.5: Hmm. I was prompted to watch these by an article in The New Yorker that I read a year or two ago. I wasn't expecting them to be outstanding, but I was expecting something better than this. I have now seen essentially every Charlie Chan film, or at least all that were made between 1931 and 1947 (29 films). What struck me most is that these really have more in common with a television show than a feature film. Each film is essentially the same except for the "location." I guess it makes sense as they serve essentially the same purpose. One can essentially watch every film on auto-pilot comfortable in the knowledge that one knows exactly which characters will pop up and that everything will be satisfactorily resolved in the end. They are "C" picture at best. Sidney Toler is pretty good; Warner Toland is somewhat acceptable; and the other two one picture no-names are either inconsequential or awful. It is rather ludicrous that they didn't allow an actual Asian actor to play the role, but the portrayal of African-American's is much more heinous. They certainly pale in comparison to just about every other detective picture/TV series I've ever seen. None of the films rate an individual review so this will have to suffice for all 29. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Goes along at a fairly good pace, but tends to slow a bit at times. Charlie has a lot of dumb sayings and seems almost too wise. Everyone else seems to have shit-for-brains compared to him. Not horrible, but not great. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review bill t In a Paris where everyone speaks perfect english, Charlie Chan makes a stop betweem London and Egypt (which are remarked by other characters, this was chronological based on the series) and solves a somewhat silly story involving Bank bonds, forgeries, and yes, murder. It's not bad, though slightly ridiculous, and everyone laughs as usual at Charlie Chan's silly wit. Best part though is the domestic abuse as french dance at the beginning. Yay for the girl being thrown through the window! Applause! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis The Chinese detective (Warner Oland) and his No. 1 son (Keye Luke) trap three counterfeiters working out of the sewers.
      Director
      Lewis Seiler
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 11m
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