Charlie Chan in London Page #7

Synopsis: After receiving congratulations from the Home Secretary for solving his most recent case, Charlie is sought out by Pamela Gray, a beautiful but desperate young socialite whose brother Paul awaits execution for the murder of a weapons inventor. She is so convinced of his innocence that she becomes distraught when she overhears Neil Howard, her brother's lawyer and her fiancee, confide to the detective his belief in his client's guilt. Angered at this disclosure, she returns his ring and breaks off the engagement. Although the execution will take place in 65 hours, Charlie pledges to expose the murderer. All potential suspects are reassembled in the country mansion of family friend Geoffrey Richmond, where the murder took place, as Charlie tries to expose the real murderer before time runs out.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Eugene Forde
Production: Fox Film Corporation
 
IMDB:
7.4
Year:
1934
79 min
113 Views


Stand back there. Stand back!

The police are in charge.

I find these plans

earlier this evening...

but regret no fingerprints.

Now fingerprints

not necessary.

Thank you so much.

Geoffrey Richmond,

I arrest you on a charge of murder.

Better get him right,

Sergeant.

Richmond's an alias.

He's not even an Englishman.

His real name's Paul Frank.

And you?

You have real name?

I'm Captain Seton,

military intelligence.

We've been after Frank

for years.

We nearly caught him

when he worked England before.

But this time he'd put us off

with all this front.

- Very expensive front.

- Yes. He was playing for high stakes.

But he won't play anymore.

All right, Sergeant.

Take him away.

You call the governor of the prison.

I'll get in touch with the home secretary.

Yes.

Perhaps I return to London,

uh, by and by, and bring family.

Twelve children and one wife.

And I've got another toast.

To the greatest

detective in the world.

Oh, not very good detective.

Just lucky old Chinaman.

Well, I think it was miraculous the way you

built up that chain of evidence in three days.

Chain not complete.

Most important link not yet in place.

Whatever do you mean,

Mr. Chan?

Link you dropped

in my hotel room.

Observe, please.

Case now complete.

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Philip MacDonald

Philip MacDonald (5 November 1900, London – 10 December 1980, Woodland Hills, California) was a British author of thrillers. more…

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