Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)

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.

Director:

Lewis Seiler

Writers:

Edward T. Lowe Jr. (screen play), Stuart Anthony (screen play),

Stars:

Warner Oland, Mary Brian, Thomas Beck

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Warner Oland	...	Charlie Chan
Mary Brian	...	Yvette Lamartine
Thomas Beck	...	Victor Descartes
Erik Rhodes	...	Max Corday
John Miljan	...	Albert Dufresne
Murray Kinnell	...	Henri Latouche
Minor Watson	...	Renard
John Qualen	...	Concierge
Keye Luke	...	Lee Chan
Henry Kolker	...	M. Lamartine
Dorothy Appleby	...	Nardi
Ruth Peterson	...	Renee Jacquard
Perry Ivins	...	Bedell (as Perry Ivans)

Storyline

Charlie's visit to Paris, ostensibly a vacation, is really a mission to investigate a bond-forgery racket. But his agent, apache dancer Nardi is killed before she can tell him much. The case, complicated by a false murder accusation for banker's daughter Yvette, climaxes with a strange journey through the Paris sewers.

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Plot Keywords:

bank | apache dancer | bond | forgery | beggar | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 January 1935 (USA)

Also Known As:

Charlie Chan em Paris

Box Office

Budget:

$110,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was thought to have been lost for many years until a print was discovered in Czechoslovakia in the 1970s.

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Goofs

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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Quotes

Charlie Chan: Many strange crimes committed in sewers of Paris.

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Connections

Followed by Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

User Reviews

Enjoyable Chan mystery

Charlie Chan In Paris was recently released on VHS and DVD in the UK and I was pleased I purchased a VHS copy.

Charlie Chan comes to Paris making out he is having a holiday but is actually over to investigate a forgery racket but also ends up investigating murders after two people are killed. With the help of his No 1 son, he gathers clues and the investigation takes them under Paris in the sewers and the culprit is caught at the end, in heavy disguise...

This mystery is atmospheric at times, especially the sewer scenes.

Charlie Chan is played well by Warner Oland. I'm not familiar with the rest of the cast though.

If you like a good old mystery, you will enjoy Charlie Chan In Paris. Great fun.

Rating: 3 stars out of 5.