Charlie Chan is on the case with his #1 son, Key Luke. I love these old movies. They're a view into the past. Buildings and cities long gone. I also love the old B/W films. It was an age when if you wanted to see something you had to actually attend. When radio was king and the tv a distant dream. The bleaker side of these old films is the racism with which black people are treated. You have your lovable but cowardly driver in Birmingham Brown(not in this film) and the horrible portrayal of the stable boy. As bad as the character in "Charlie Chan in Egypt" The worst seems to be in the 1930's films. It's somewhat ironic that Chan is treated with such respect while other minorities, including other Chinese, are treated with such contempt. At times it's hard to watch these portrayals but they are windows into societies past. Hopefully we can learn from them.
Review of Charlie Chan at the Race Track
