Review of Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) by Art S — 07 Jul 2013

The great detective from Honolulu is returning home from a European holiday by way of New York. On the luxury liner, he and number one son Lee (Keye Luke) meet a suspicious lady who is being followed by a suspicious guy.

She hides a parcel in Charlie's luggage -- since he is a VIP waved through US customs (!), whatever she was carrying makes it into the country. Turns out it is a diary with lots of scandalous information that would reveal corruption of government officials, mob ties, and more.

Of course, she is murdered and Charlie works on the case alongside New York's finest. Warner Oland stars in another solid entry (one of his last before his death from alcoholism) in the long running series.