Charlie Chan in Shanghai

When a prominent official is murdered at a banquet honoring Charle Chan, the detective and son Lee team up to expose an opium-smuggling ring.

Cast

Warner Oland

as Charlie Chan

Keye Luke

as Lee Chan

Jon Hall

as Philip Nash

Irene Hervey

as Diana Woodland

Russell Hicks

as James Andrews

Frederick Vogeding

as Ivan Marloff

Halliwell Hobbes

as Colonel Watkins, police commissioner

Neil Fitzgerald

as Dakin - Colonel Watkins' Aide

Max Wagner

as Taxi Driver Henchman

Colin Kenny

as Reporter

Reviews

CinemaSerf

So "Charlie" (Warner Oland) is to be the guest of honour at a grand banquet. That's all going fine until a prominent British diplomat "Sir Stanley" (David Torrence) finds that his planned gift to our honourable detective is quite lethal... Together with No. 1 son "Lee" (Keye Luke) they must discover...

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