Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)

Director:

James Tinling

Writers:

Earl Derr Biggers (character)
Gerard Fairlie (screenplay)

Release Date:

14 October 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

AND NOW YOU SEE HIM IN CHINA! (original print ad - all caps)

Plot:

When a prominent official is murdered at a banquet honoring Charle Chan, the detective and son Lee team up to expose an opium-smuggling ring.

Plot Keywords:

Shanghai | Banquet | Police Commissioner | Charlie Chan | Kidnapping

Cast

Warner Oland	...	Charlie Chan
Irene Hervey	...	Diana Woodland
Jon Hall	...	Philip Nash (as Charles Locher)
Russell Hicks	...	James Andrews
Keye Luke	...	Lee Chan
Halliwell Hobbes	...	Colonel Watkins, police commissioner
Frederick Vogeding	...	Ivan Marloff (mistakenly listed as 'Burke' in on-screen credits) (as Frederik Vogeding)
Neil Fitzgerald	...	Dakin - Colonel Watkins' Aide
Max Wagner	...	Taxi Driver Henchman

Runtime:

71 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #1255)

Company:

Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The twelfth of forty-seven Charlie Chan movies starring Warner Oland.

Goofs:

Continuity: While Charlie is playing with the children on the ocean liner, a dent in his hat disappears and re-appears.

Quotes:

Charlie Chan: Motive like end of string - tied to many knots. End may be in sight but hard to unravel.

Movie Connections:

References Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)

Charlie Sings!

If you want to see him dance, get the Red Dragon. If you want to see him sing, look no further. I like this one, it's one of the lesser seen early Chan films. This one had a bit more rough-housing than the the others. The shot of Lee Chan flying down a stairway in mid leap is great. It was always one of my most memorable Chan scenes.