
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935 · Movie · NR · 72 min · ★ 6.6 · 61% critics
A detective arrives in Paris under the cover of a holiday, but he is really investigating forged bonds tied to a respected bank. After an undercover contact is killed and a young woman is wrongly blamed for murder, the case grows darker and leads into the city’s shadowy underworld.
Based on Charlie Chan
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Details
- Years
- 1935
- Release date
- 1935-01-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 72 min
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (22 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like classic detective stories with a brisk, old-Hollywood feel, somewhere near Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon; Not for you if you want fast pacing or modern realism.
Pros: lively mystery; moody Paris atmosphere; engaging detective duo | Cons: slow opening; broad supporting performances; talky final explanation
Themes
- paris, france
- forgery
Cast & crew

Warner Oland
as Charlie Chan

Mary Brian
as Yvette Lamartine

Thomas Beck
as Victor Descartes

Erik Rhodes
as Max Corday

John Miljan
as Albert Dufresne

Murray Kinnell
as Henri Latouche

Minor Watson
as Insp. Renard

John Qualen
as Concierge, Dufresne's Hotel (bit)

Keye Luke
as Lee Chan

Henry Kolker
as Paul Lamartine
Directed by Hamilton MacFadden, Lewis Seiler