Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

21/5/1937 1h 11m 6.7/10

Overview

Get ready for a Gold Medal murder mystery! This "tense, thrilling mystery" ('California Congress of Parents and Teachers') pits Charlie Chan against international spies who are using the Berlin Olympic games as the perfect cover...for cold-blooded murder!

Director

H. Bruce Humberstone

Top Billed Cast

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Lee Chan

Warner Oland

Warner Oland

Charlie Chan

Allan Lane

Allan Lane

Richard Masters

C. Henry Gordon

C. Henry Gordon

Arthur Hughes

Pauline Moore

Pauline Moore

Betty Adams

Katherine DeMille

Katherine DeMille

Yvonne Roland

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

6/20/2022

7/10

Maybe one of the more far-fetched "Charlie Chan" stories, this one. This time, No. 1 son "Lee" (Keye Luke) is en route to take part in the Berlin Olympic games. Simultaneously, an plane testing a revolutionary new guidance system is mysteriously hijacked and "Pop" tracks same to Berlin, and so onto the "Hindenberg" he goes in a race to stop the Nazis from obtaining this crucial bit of kit. This has a slightly more sinister plot, with some genuinely menacing scenes tempered by "Lee", as ever on the lookout for a pretty girl, ultimately getting himself into some serious hot water with the baddies! If there are clues, then they went over my head - I was none the wiser until the denouement, which is no bad thing. Well paced direction, solid efforts from the supporting cast - including Allan "Rocky" Lane (think "Mr. Ed"!) and of course the chief suspect, C. Henry Gordon, who makes another CC appearance - this time as the devious "Hughes". It's got a little actuality from the Olympics too - and, thankfully, "Lee" doesn't need his dad to use the paddle...

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