Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)

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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)

Lynn Bari

Club Patron
(uncredited)

Tex Brodus

Bank Worker
(uncredited)

James Carlisle

Club Patron
(uncredited)

Harry Cording

Gendarme Arresting Yvette
(uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Pierre
(uncredited)

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.

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Trivia
This film was thought to have been lost for many years until a print was discovered in Czechoslovakia in the 1970s. After a number of showings in various revival cinemas throughout the USA, it was first telecast in the New York City area Saturday 12 August 1978 on WNET (Channel 13);

Goofs
When the camera shows a POV shot of the beggar on the roof try to hit Charlie with a large stone block, Charlie is seen drawing out his pistol. In the next sidewalk shot of Charlie, he has not yet put his hand into his pocket.

Quotes
Charlie Chan: Perfect case, like perfect doughnut, has hole.
Inspector Renard: Ha, I see. Same old pessimist, aren't you?
Charlie Chan: Optimist only sees doughnut. Pessimist sees hole.