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Charlie Chan in Shanghai

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The Chinese detective (Warner Oland) and his No. 1 son (Keye Luke) bust an opium ring in China.

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Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Mainly so-so film with some good touches in its first five minutes. Dec 29, 2015 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) The world's only Charlie Chan film noir. Rated: 4/5 Nov 18, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Patric N Another really good Charlie Chan mystery but unlike the previous 3 movies in the series, the viewer was not given the info to solve it ourselves. Charlie Chan knew more than we did and had plans behind the scenes. This one was more of a crime mystery than a murder mystery and while the criminals were caught, the actual murderer was not identified and soon became unimportant. And the weird elaborate way the murder was commited never made much sense since the criminals was more of an ordinary criminal gang just shooting people. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/13/25 Full Review Ted B 3.0 stars; Not bad from a mystery standpoint, although I figured out the punchline about halfway through. This was only because I've seen so many of this series that you kind of figure out the pattern after a while. It seemed like they were still working on the chemistry between the lead characters. Still, it was enjoyable from a film-noir point of view. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/25 Full Review andy f A thoroughly entertaining Chan movie and as usual it's the father and son interplay that steals the show. Oland is fantastic and the story is good with lots of twists. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review bill t Not one of Chan's bestm but this mystery, of how murder victims died from cobra bites, picks up as it goes along. Another No. 1 son is introduced, and Matntan are there as his assistants. Some rough seas, but it smooths over. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Lessee... radium, cobra venom, moving laundries, a jukebox & plastic surgery. Did that give it away? lol. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member I loved all the Charlie Chan Movies with both Sidney Toler and Warner Oland Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis The Chinese detective (Warner Oland) and his No. 1 son (Keye Luke) bust an opium ring in China.
Director
James Tinling
Producer
John Stone
Screenwriter
Edward T. Lowe Jr., Gerard Fairlie
Production Co
Fox Film Corporation
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 14, 1935, Original
Runtime
1h 10m