I enjoyed this movie! And that was a surprise since I had been ill and in a fair amount of pain when I saw it. Thinking that if it did not appeal I would go to bed, I watched the whole thing and rather resented the telephone interruption. What impressed me first was the character Inspector Duff of Scotland yard. He is caring, dedicated and humble. He relates well with his inferiors and is forever quoting Charlie Chan. Duff begins to investigate the mystery and all too soon is shot -- in Chan's office of all places. I was genuinely sorry to have him apparently bumped off. Next to impress: Charlie Chan. Manuel Arbo's Chan is most winning: intelligent, humble, loyal and somewhat more energetic than expected. He reminded me of Peter Falk's Columbo in many ways. The "mystery" isn't really but that does not matter; it is a good little Charlie Chan adventure. Two things did take a bit for me to overcome: 1) hearing the whole thing in Spanish was jarring at first but it was a pleasant way to learn a bit more of that language; and 2) I *think* the Chan family photograph features Warner Oland! All in all worth watching and enjoying.
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