The Black Camel

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Ted B 3.0 stars; One of the earliest Charlie Chan movies with Warner Oland (1931). The movie was shot in Honolulu, and the scenery provided an interesting backdrop. The plot was a good mystery, and the ending was surprising. The movie also featured early appearances by Bela Lugosi and Robert Young. A very good start to a successful detective series. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/28/24 Full Review Audience Member The best movie character ever portrayed: Warner Oland as Charlie Chan! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member The earliest surviving Charlie Chan picture with Warner Oland seems to be in pretty good shape, with some nice shots of Hawaii. It also has the kind of static staging typical of early talkies -- but this "all the suspects gathered in a room" format became a mainstay of the "whodunnit" picture and most of the Charlie Chan films adhered to the formula. This one is lifted by the presence of Bela Lugosi (suspect #1 of course) and an impossibly young Robert Young. A Hollywood actress is murdered but another murder three years earlier seems to hold some clues to this one. A few too many undifferentiated suspects and a hard to solve puzzle don't really diminish the pleasures of the formula, if you are into that kind of thing. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Death is a black camel that kneels unbidden at every gate--Earliest surviving Warner Oland Chan Film!! Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Lugosi is assured and confident. The chemistry between him and Warner Oland is undeniable. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Early Chan effort features some Hawaiian location work, Bela Lugosi and Robert Young, Chan's entire family (never identified but probably featuring Jimmy Chan) a sympathetic murderer and an incredibly annoying Japanese assistant for Charlie. Every time Charlie got exasperated by the foolishness of Lee, Tommy or Jimmy Chan he should have remembered he could have been stuck with this guy for comic relief instead. Oland is in top form and shows a lot of energy ( he even drives a car!) in what is a more serious mystery than many of the later films in the series. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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