Unfortunately, this is all we have of the Charlie Chan story that was the basis for this and the lost "Charlie Chan Carries On". Dealing with the investigation into a murder in a London hotel room, it features Scotland Yard investigators as the main characters with the character of Chan a minor one. I call this an import film because it's on the same sets as the lost one, and is a glimpse of what Warner Oland and his cast would have done although the Spanish version is a reel longer.
Manuel Arbó is a minor presence as Chan, hardly Chinese, and much of the cast look European with Anglo features, making me wonder if there were false credits made up for it, particularly the character players. Interesting use of sets and montages of a trip around the world. Here's hoping that a print of the English language version pops up somewhere. I don't care how bad the quality!
Manuel Arbó is a minor presence as Chan, hardly Chinese, and much of the cast look European with Anglo features, making me wonder if there were false credits made up for it, particularly the character players. Interesting use of sets and montages of a trip around the world. Here's hoping that a print of the English language version pops up somewhere. I don't care how bad the quality!