Review of Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) by Stephen S — 20 Apr 2015
Charlie's on his own - no number one or number two sons - and Warner Oland seems rather shaky as a result. The plot contains the usual elements - a murder, lots of suspects with good motives, and some supernatural hokum.
The events take place at a spooky old house and comic relief is provided (or perhaps over-done) by British character actor Herbert Mundin. Of course, all things are relative and this is just a slightly less compelling entry in the still highly enjoyable series about the Chinese detective from Honolulu.
As comfort food, the episodes are likely to be more-or-less interchangeable.
This review of Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) was written by Stephen S on 20 Apr 2015.
Charlie Chan's Secret has generally received mixed reviews.
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