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Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
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21 January 1935 (USA)
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Hired to investigate forged bonds, Charlie is thwarted by the murder of his undercover agent, but the arrival of son Lee helps him uncover the true culprits. full summary | add synopsis
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Formerly Considered Lost, Paris is a Solid Series Entry
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Warner Oland | ... | Charlie Chan |
| Mary Brian | ... | Yvette Lamartine |
| Thomas Beck | ... | Victor Descartes |
| John Miljan | ... | Albert Dufresne |
| Erik Rhodes | ... | Max Corday |
| Murray Kinnell | ... | Henri Latouche |
| Minor Watson | ... | Insp. Renard |
| John Qualen | ... | Concierge, Dufresne's Hotel (bit) |
| Keye Luke | ... | Lee Chan |
| Henry Kolker | ... | Paul Lamartine |
| Dorothy Appleby | ... | Nardi |
| Ruth Peterson | ... | Renee Jacquard |
| Perry Ivins | ... | Bedell, Lamartine's secretary |
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| Eddie Vitch | ... | Sketch Artist |
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72 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
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Miscellaneous: Although all the action takes place in Paris, not only don't any of the characters speak French, none has even a trace of a French accent.
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Only foolish man waste words when argument is lost.
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References Charlie Chan in London (1934)
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20th Century Fox recognized a money-spinner when it saw one. Between 1931 and 1942 the studio produced no fewer than 27 Charlie Chan films, first starring Warner Oland and later Sidney Toler. Unfortunately, of the sixteen films starring Warner Oland, four have been "lost." For a great many years, however, the number of "lost" films stood at five--until a single print of the 1935 CHARLIE CHAN IN Paris was located.
Like the earlier CHARLIE CHAN IN London, this film shows the series in full stride, a neat mixture of comedy and mystery bolstered by a solid cast. It is particularly notable as the first film in the series to introduce Chan's son Lee, memorably played by Asian-American actor Keye Luke, who would continue the role through several films. This episode finds Chan in, of course, Paris--pretending to be on vacation while in fact investigating counterfeit bank bonds in a mystery that leads Chan to the infamous sewers of the city.
Chan films, particularly those starring Oland, often use the device of allowing other characters to show vulgar racism toward Chan--and Chan often encourages such dismissiveness to his own ends; underestimation of Chan's talents often delivers the killer into the detective's hand. At times, however, the device has an unfortunate tone, and that occurs here, particularly in an early scene which presents Chan speaking in pidgin and then joining others in their laughter at the "joke." This sort of patronization would be soon dropped from the series, but it is significantly offensive when it occurs.
That aside, however, CHARLIE CHAN IN Paris is quite a good entry in the series, which features dancing spies, stolen love letters, and shots in the dark. The cinematography is typically static and the acting is a bit broad, as is typically of many mid-1930s films, but it's quite a bit of fun.
Gary F. Taylor, aka GFT, Amazon Reviewer