Complete credited cast: | |||
Warner Oland | ... | Charlie Chan | |
Pat Paterson | ... | Carol Arnold | |
Thomas Beck | ... | Tom Evans | |
Rita Hayworth | ... | Nayda (as Rita Cansino) | |
Stepin Fetchit | ... | Snowshoes | |
Jameson Thomas | ... | Dr. Anton Racine | |
Frank Conroy | ... | Prof. John Thurston | |
Nigel De Brulier | ... | Edfu Ahmad | |
Paul Porcasi | ... | Insp. Fouad Soueida | |
Arthur Stone | ... | Dragoman | |
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James Eagles | ... | Barry Arnold |
Frank Reicher | ... | Dr. Jaipur | |
George Irving | ... | Prof. Arnold | |
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Anita Brown | ... | Showshoes' Friend |
John Davidson | ... | Chemist Daoud Atrash |
An X-ray machine reveals the presence of a corpse in an Egyptian sarcophagus. It is not that of the ancient high priest. Instead the body is that of the archaeologist who was thought to be on a trip to the Upper Nile, but is now found murdered. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
Despite the ridiculous presence of Stepin Fetchit, who really contributes nothing but the most egregious of stereotyping, this is a pretty good mystery. Oh, he is quite successful at mumbling incomprehensibly and bringing a flashlight when one is needed. He lives in perpetual fear. Anyway, something is going on with Egyptian treasures that British imperialists are stealing from Egypt to take back to museums. During a discovery, an archaeologist drops dead. This leads to infighting among groups who obviously have made a major discovery and would like it for there own. Charlie Chan has come on the scene and has no idea at the outset that there is so much going on. There is a romantic angle with the young male lead getting in over his head. One interesting thing is the appearance of the beautiful young Rita Hayworth who does little more that look attractive. What is interesting to me is that there is a point where they start to blame Charlie for all the ills they are facing. He takes this in stride because, after all, he is a lesser being in the pecking order. The method of murder and the wrapping up of the case is quite satisfying.