16.11.13

charlie chan in the shanghai cobra (1945)

"Cannot sell bearskin before shooting bear."
Three bank employees are killed using Cobra venom, and Chan (Sidney Toler) is quickly on the hunt, helped by his remembrance of a similar case 10 years previously. Along for the ride are number 3 son (Benson Fong), and sidekick Birmingham Brown (Mantan Moreland).
Interesting twist on the standard Chan whodunnit, that throws in enough new material to prevent the franchise from becoming too stale.

No comments:

Post a Comment