Charlie Chan in Paris

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Patric N @RT91103425 Aug 31 The movie introduces Lee Chan, Charlies no. 1 son, who is very competent and really helps Charlie solve the case. Then we have Yvette Lamartine, who is one of the most idiotic characters I have seen, who does everything in her power to look as guilty as possible. In the end, a very good and entertaining movie even if it was easy to figure out the plot. See more Russ G @RT78760655 01/11/2025 I'm giving this four stars as it has Warner Oland in the title role, and there was no one better as the Oriental sleuth. This one will take second or third viewing to unravel as I'm not great at following mysteries but it's entertaining in every respect. See more andy f @RT81936104 08/19/2021 Another solid series entry with an entertaining plot. Lots of horror tropes and the presence of 'son' always helps! See more 03/17/2014 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. See more 02/09/2013 Charlie Chan's Parisian Mystery--Charm and Warner Oland!! See more 10/17/2012 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. See more Read all reviews

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