Charlie Chan at the Olympics

1937

1h 11m

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6.7/10

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Get ready for a Gold Medal murder mystery! This "tense, thrilling mystery" ('California Congress of Parents and Teachers') pits Charlie Chan against international spies who are using the Berlin Olympic games as the perfect cover...for cold-blooded murder!

Directors

H. Bruce Humberstone

Writers

Paul Burger(story by)

Earl Derr Biggers(characters by)

Robert Ellis(screenplay by)

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Warner Oland

Katherine DeMille

Pauline Moore

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Charlie Chan

Yvonne Roland

Betty Adams

Richard Masters

Lee Chan

Arthur Hughes

Mr. Cartwright

Charlie Chan Jr

Mr. Hopkins

Honorable Charles Zaraka

Frederick Vogeding

Inspector Strasser

Andrew Tombes

Chief of Homicide E. R. Scott

Howard Hickman

Police Doctor

Arno Frey

Carlos, Zaraka's Henchman

David S. Horsley

Test Pilot Edwards

Theresa Harris

Athlete

George Chandler

Ship's Radio Operator

William Begg

Directors

H. Bruce Humberstone

Writers

Paul Burger(story by)

Earl Derr Biggers(characters by)

Robert Ellis(screenplay by)

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7/10

Maybe one of the more far-fetched "Charlie Chan" stories, this one. This time, No. 1 son "Lee" (Keye Luke) is en route to take part in the Berlin Olympic games. Simultaneously, an plane testing a revolutionary new guidance system is mysteriously hijacked and "Pop" tracks same to Berlin, and so onto the "Hindenberg" he goes in a race to stop the Nazis from obtaining this crucial bit of kit. This has a slightly more sinister plot, with some genuinely menacing scenes tempered by "Lee", as ever on the lookout for a pretty girl, ultimately getting himself into some serious hot water with the baddies! If there are clues, then they went over my head - I was none the wiser until the denouement, which is no bad thing. Well paced direction, solid efforts from the supporting cast - including Allan "Rocky" Lane (think "Mr. Ed"!) and of course the chief suspect, C. Henry Gordon, who makes another CC appearance - this time as the devious "Hughes". It's got a little actuality from the Olympics too - and, thankfully, "Lee" doesn't need his dad to use the paddle...

Geronimo196720 Jun, 2022