As per usual for these Charlie Chan titles, there is very little in the actual film to indicate that it is taking place on Broadway; all you get is a nightclub sequence, some N. Y. newspaper covers, and some neon signs. It's a cheap, claustrophobic production, but it does have an unpredictable murderer. It also has some fairly good female roles, especially the provocatively attired Joan Woodbury. On the other hand, Harold Huber is a nuisance: he shouts nearly every one of his lines. Charlie Chan himself has relatively reduced screen time in this outing, possibly because of Warner Oland's real-life health issues at that point (it was his penultimate Chan film); there are no truly memorable Chan sayings in this one. **1/2 out of 4.
Review of Charlie Chan on Broadway
