Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)

Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) is another entry in the series starring Warner Oland as Charlie Chan. Charlie is returning from his London investigation, when he stops in Paris for a vacation. Actually, the vacation is a cover for his investigation of forged bonds from the Lamartine Bank.

Charlie installed an undercover agent named Nardi but the gang kills Nardi before she can tell Inspector Chan what she has learned. Inspector Chan is now more determined to catch the forger or forgers. Charlie also ends up helping Yvette Lamartine, played by Mary Brian, who has been implicated in a second murder.

The film (affiliate link) also starred Thomas Beck, Eric Rhoades and John Milijan. John Milijan starred in 201 films from 1923 to 1958. He was born to Serbian immigrants in Leads, South Dakota on November 9, 1892. He played a smooth talking villain in many of the films.

In this film, Milijan plays Albert Dufesne, an artist and playboy, who is a friend of Yvette Lamartine and her fiance.

The film runs approximately 72 minutes. For Charlie to solve the mystery, he will have to find out how Marcel Xaiver, a crippled World War I veteran is implicated with the forgers. We see Xavier or someone dressed like him kill Nardi at the beginning of the film. Appropriately, the film concludes in the Paris sewers.

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