Irving Cummings gets the job of directing this murder mystery involving Earl Derr Biggers' Charlie Chan. Fans of the unflappable detective will be disappointed that Chan, played by E.L. Park, is merely an adviser to a veteran Scotland Yard inspector(Gilbert Emery) and only appears in several scenes. The story begins with a murder in London and the only clue is a pair of Chinese slippers. The investigation moves to Persia then India and ends in San Francisco. The prime suspect is an adventurer(Warner Baxter), who is hiding his long-time friend and heiress(Lois Moran)from her gold digger and womanizing husband(Philip Strange). This movie offers nothing out of the ordinary for this time period; but of note is the introduction of Boris Karloff, who has a very small part as a Sudanese manservant.
Review of Behind That Curtain
