Charlie Chan in London

1934

Charlie Chan in London

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Honolulu detective Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) spends an eventful weekend at an English country estate in this fog-bound series entry. Young Neil Howard (Ray Milland) has been accused of murder, but family friend Geoffrey Howard (Alan Mowbray) expresses the hope that Chan will be able to locate the genuine killer. The weapons this time include a set of poison darts, while a series of cryptic notes provide vital clues to Chan and his Scotland Yard counterpart Sgt. Thacker (E.E. Clive), who insists upon calling the humble oriental sleuth "Mr. Chang" throughout the picture. Crucial to the plot's development is a fox hunt, predating a similar sequence in John Huston's The List of Adrian Messenger by nearly 30 years. At 79 minutes, Charlie Chan in London is the longest of Fox's Chan series -- unnecessarily so, since the identity of the "surprise killer" is obvious from reel one.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

Eugene Forde, Eugene J. Forde, Eugene Ford
Written By:

Philip MacDonald
In Theaters:

Sep 12, 1934 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jun 20, 2006
Runtime:

79 minutes
Studio:

Fox Film Corporation

Cast

Warner Oland
as Inspector Charlie Chan

Drue Leyton
as Pamela Gray

Raymond Milland
as Neil Howard

Mona Barrie
as Lady Mary Bristol

Douglas Walton
as Paul Gray

Ray Milland
as Neil Howard

Alan Mowbray
as Geoffrey Richmond

George Barraud
as Maj. Jardine

Paul England
as Bunny Fothergill

Madge Bellamy
as Becky Fothergill

Walter Johnson
as Jerry Garton

Murray Kinnell
as Phillips

E.E. Clive
as Detective Sgt. Thacker

Elsa Buchanan
as Alice Rooney

Reginald Sheffield
as Flight Cmdr. King

Perry Ivins
as Kemp

John Rogers
as Lake

Helena Grant
as Secretary

C. Montague Shaw
as Doctor

Phyllis Coughlan
as Nurse

Margaret Mann
as Housemaid

David Torrence
as Sir Lionel Bashford, Home Secretary

Claude King
as RAF Commandant

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It was the longest Charlie Chan at 79 minutes and it was the first one not based on an Earl Derr Biggers book.

Sep 16, 2003 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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