Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)
Directed by Eugene Forde / Eugene J. Forde
Genres - Mystery |
Sub-Genres - Police Detective Film |
Release Date - Sep 22, 1937 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 68 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - G
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
In New York to attend a police testimonial in his honor, Honolulu detective Charlie Chan runs smack dab into another murder. The victim is a blackmailing nightclub singer who had listed the names of all known criminals in Manhattan in her diary. The diary disappears, and Charlie joins a glib newspaper reporter (Donald Woods) and a photojournalist (Joan Marsh) in hunting down the killer. Several false leads and red herrings later, Charlie puts the pieces together and fingers the killer--who true to form is the least likely suspect (especially for a "typical" New York murder case). Charlie Chan on Broadway represented the 15th appearance by Warner Oland as the aphorism-spouting Oriental sleuth.
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police-detective, blackmail, murder, reporter, singer, diary, nightclub