CHARLIE CHAN IN LONDON-1934-Paul Gray
is found guilty of murder and sentenced to die. His sister Pamela
(Drue Layton), her boyfriend Neil (Ray Milland) and mutual friend
Geoffrey Richmond (Alan Mowbray) try to prove his innocence but to no
avail. Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) happens to be in London after
helping solve another case, and the trio hook up with him. When Neil
is forced to admit he thinks Paul really is guilty, Pam breaks their
engagement and goes off to Geoffrey's estate. Chan thinks he can help
and follows her. He meets a whole bunch of upper class twits who
could all be suspects. After a suspicious acting groom Lake (John
Rogers) commits suicide Chan proves to stupid police Sergeant Thacker
(EE Clive) that it's actually murder. It's apparent that most of them
resent “a foreigner” in their midst but Chan exposes the
murderer, saves Gray and makes sure Pam and Neil are reunited.
Director Eugene Lorde went on to make more in the series and also
co-directed CHARLIE CHAN'S COURAGE, now a lost film, the same year. Followed by CHARLIE CHAN IN PARIS.
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