- Charlie Chan in Paris
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Charlie Chan in Paris 
Directed by Lewis Seiler Produced by John Stone Written by Earl Derr Biggers
Philip McDonaldStarring Warner Oland Music by Samuel Kaylin Cinematography Ernest Palmer Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date(s) January 21, 1935 Running time 70-72 minutes Country United States Language English Charlie Chan in Paris is the seventh film produced by Fox with Warner Oland as Charlie Chan.
Plot
Chan is on his way back from completing the London case -- they always mentioned the previous case -- to go on "vacation" to Paris, but this is just a way to make people think that he is innocently there. He is on a case for some London bankers and customers who say that some bonds from the Lamartine Bank in Paris are forged, so they hired Chan to solve the case. After various murder attempts on Chan and other killings, including that of his assistant, Nardi, and the ex-boyfriend of Yvette, which was staged by a blind beggar named Xavier, a "crazed" World War I veteran who wants his money and wants it now!
The murderer was Xavier, but he is actually not real; he has alternately been played by both Corday and Latouche -- Latouche appearing as Xavier when Corday was with Charlie, and Corday appearing as Xavier when Charlie meets Latouche at the Bank. Chan takes young Victor Descartes with him to find Xavier, and while they search Corday's and LaTouche's lair where they have been printing the counterfeit bonds, Latouche (as Xavier) arrives. Chan and Descartes kill the lights, and Latouche shoots at Chan's flashlight, apparently hitting him. But Chan has mounted it on a broomstick to decoy Latouche, and Descartes is able to capture Xavier/Latouche. Then the police arrive (summoned by Chan's son Lee), giving Chan a chance to explain how Corday and LaTouche created alibis for each other by alternately playing Xavier.
Cast
- Warner Oland as Charlie Chan
- Mary Brian as Yvette Lamartine, Mr Lamartine's daughter, engaged to Victor Descartes
- Thomas Beck as Victor Descartes, Mr. Lamartine's ward, who is going to take over the bank
- John Miljan as Albert Dufresne
- Erik Rhodes as Max Corday, a sketch artist
- Murray Kinnell as Henri Latouche
- Keye Luke as Lee Chan, Charlie's #1 son
- Henry Kolker as Mr. Paul Lamartine, the current head of the Lamartine Bank and father of Yvette
- Dorothy Appleby as Nardi, Charlie's agent in Paris, who is killed before he can ask her questions
External links
- Charlie Chan in Paris at the Internet Movie Database
- Charlie Chan in Paris at the TCM Movie Database
- Charlie Chan in Paris at AllRovi
Charlie Chan Creator Novels The House Without a Key (1925) · The Chinese Parrot (1926) · Behind That Curtain (1928) · The Black Camel (1929) · Charlie Chan Carries On (1930) · Keeper of the Keys (1932)English-language Films The House Without a Key (1926) • The Chinese Parrot (1927) • Behind That Curtain (1929) • Charlie Chan Carries On (1931) • The Black Camel (1931) • Charlie Chan's Chance (1932) • Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933) • Charlie Chan's Courage (1934) • Charlie Chan in London (1934) • Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) • Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) • Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935) • Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) • Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936) • Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) • Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) • Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) • Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) • Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937) • Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) • Charlie Chan in Reno (1938) • Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) • City in Darkness (1939) • Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) • Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) • Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) • Murder Over New York (1940) • Dead Men Tell (1941) • Charlie Chan in Rio (1941) • Castle in the Desert (1942) • Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944) • The Chinese Cat (1944) • Black Magic (1944) • The Shanghai Cobra (1945) • The Red Dragon (1945) • The Scarlet Clue (1945) • The Jade Mask (1945) • Dangerous Money (1946) • Dark Alibi (1946) • Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) • The Trap (1946) • The Chinese Ring (1947) • Docks of New Orleans (1948) • Shanghai Chest (1948) • The Golden Eye (1948) • The Feathered Serpent (1948) • Sky Dragon (1949) • The Return of Charlie Chan (aka Happiness is a Warm Clue) (1973) • Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)Mandarin Chinese-language Films The Disappearing Corpse (1937) · The Pearl Tunic (1938) · The Radio Station Murder (1939) · Charlie Chan Smashes an Evil Plot (1941) · Charlie Chan Matches Wits with the Prince of Darkness (1948)Spanish-language Films Eran Trece (1931) · La Serpiente Roja (1937) · El Monstruo en la Sombra (1955)Television Other 1920s The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926) · The Ghost Talks (1929)1930s Frontier Marshal (1934) · Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) · Crime School (1938) · Hell's Kitchen (1939) · Dust Be My Destiny (1939)1940s It All Came True (1940) · Flight Angels (1940) · Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940) · Kisses for Breakfast (1941) · The Smiling Ghost (1941) · You're in the Army Now (1941) · The Big Shot (1942) · Pittsburgh (1942) · Guadalcanal Diary (1943) · Something for the Boys (1944) · Molly and Me (1945) · Doll Face (1945) · Whiplash (1948)1950s The Tanks Are Coming (1951) · The Winning Team (1952) · Women's Prison (1955) · Over-Exposed (1956) · The True Story of Lynn Stuart (1958)Categories:- American films
- English-language films
- 1935 films
- Charlie Chan films
- Black-and-white films
- Mystery films
- Films directed by Lewis Seiler
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