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Charlie Chan in Paris

1935 · 72 min

A cozy, old-fashioned mystery that unfolds at a gentle pace, with a few tense moments and a clever detective at its center.

Directed by
Hamilton MacFadden, Lewis Seiler
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Warner Oland, Mary Brian, Thomas Beck
Tagline
PARIS...MYSTERY...MURDER! CHAN FINDS THE ANSWER!
Overview
Charlie's visit to Paris, ostensibly a vacation, is really a mission to investigate a bond-forgery racket. But his agent, apache dancer Nardi is killed before she can tell him much. The case, complicated by a false murder accusation for banker's daughter Yvette, climaxes with a strange journey through the Paris sewers.

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Directed by
Hamilton MacFadden, Lewis Seiler
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Warner Oland, Mary Brian, Thomas Beck
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • mystery
  • justice
  • family
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
crime, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Hamilton MacFadden, Lewis Seiler
Written by
Edward T. Lowe Jr., Stuart Anthony
Starring
Warner Oland, Mary Brian, Thomas Beck, Erik Rhodes, John Miljan, Murray Kinnell, Minor Watson, John Qualen
Runtime
72 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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