Charlie Chan’s Secret (1936)

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Charlie Chan’s Secret (1936) – G. Wiles

Charlie’s on his own – no number one or number two sons – and Warner Oland seems rather shaky as a result.  The plot contains the usual elements – a murder, lots of suspects with good motives, and some supernatural hokum.  The events take place at a spooky old house and comic relief is provided (or perhaps over-done) by British character actor Herbert Mundin.  Of course, all things are relative and this is just a slightly less compelling entry in the still highly enjoyable series about the Chinese detective from Honolulu.  As comfort food, the episodes are likely to be more-or-less interchangeable.