Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)

Director:

James Tinling

Writers:

Earl Derr Biggers (character)
Gerard Fairlie (screenplay)

Release Date:

14 October 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery

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:

Cruise Ship | Junk | Red Herring | Night Club | Secret Message

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

Goofs:

Continuity: At 31:12, Andrews reads a note from the late Sir Stanley Woodland. We see the note again when Nash steals it at 33:40. When Chan examines the same note at 42:17, the signature is in a very dissimilar hand.

Quotes:

James Andrews: They tried to kill you too?
Charlie Chan: Spider does not spin web for single fly.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)

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.