Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

"Triple murder for high stakes! A new high in mystery excitement! And laughs, too!"

1937 1h 11m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 24

MysteryComedy

Synopsis

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Although Charlie and Lee are in Monaco for an art exhibit, they become caught up in a feud between rival financiers which involves the Chan's in a web of blackmail and murder.

“Triple murder for high stakes! A new high in mystery excitement! And laughs, too!”

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Cast

Warner Oland
Charlie Chan
Keye Luke
Lee Chan
Virginia Field
Evelyn Gray
Sidney Blackmer
Victor Karnoff
Harold Huber
French Police Inspector
Kay Linaker
Joan Karnoff
Robert Kent
Gordon Chase
Edward Raquello
Paul Savarin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eugene Forde
Writers: Charles S. Belden, Charles S. Belden, Jerome Cady
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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89 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eugene Forde, shot by Daniel B. Clark. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nick DeMaggio shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Warner Oland and Keye Luke and Virginia Field carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eugene Forde directs. Daniel B. Clark behind the camera. Nick DeMaggio cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
289 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4Part of the "Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Eugene Forde, shot by Daniel B. Clark. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Nick DeMaggio shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Warner Oland and Keye Luke and Virginia Field carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Triple murder for high stakes! A new high in mystery excitement! And laughs, too!".
10IMDB entry: tt0028707 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Daniel B. Clark
Editing: Nick DeMaggio
Costume design: Herschel McCoy
Runtime: 71 min · 1h 11m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937)

Part of

Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) Collection

Charlie Chan Chanthology

Also by

Eugene Forde

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2022-06-20
★ 7/10
Multi-talented No 1. Son "Lee" (Keye Luke) has a painting being exhibited at a gallery in Paris. For reasons that are not quite clear, though, he and his sleuthing father travel from home to France via the tiny principality of Monaco, where they encounter the rather dapper police commissioner "Joubert" (Harold Huber) and are soon immersed in a murderous plot to steal $1m worth of bearer bonds. It's soon clear that the local rivalry between Messrs. "Karnoff" (Sidney Blackmer) and "Savarin" (Edward Raqullo) coupled with some amorous antics are all adding fuel to the fire as the boys struggle to find the truth. As usual, we can enjoy the comic antics of the son - this time well paired with the over-the-top, foppish, Huber and the mystery, though hardly suspenseful, is quite engaging too. As a frequent visitor to Monaco over the years, I have to declare there is one undeniable flaw with the plot - nobody ever got a taxi that easily there; not even one that shot flames from it's exhaust!

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