Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937)

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It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

I realize that there are many Charlie Chan fans who will rate this higher then my low rating (generous) 5 of 10. However, I was not a fan of this film. I like the distinctive detective character format and have watched it up until the 1970's shows with the various detectives like Cannon and Barnaby Jones, going back to the 30's to 50's I enjoy series like The Falcon, The Lone Wolf, Bulldog Drummond, Boston Blackie, Charlie Chan, Sherlock Holmes, and have watched some CC before but this was probably the first time I watched one with my wife. We had just watched "Shanghai Express" which has Oland in it and I thought this would be a neat double feature since Oland was pretty awesome in that 1932 action pic with Marlene Dietrich, a fairly ruthless half breed white/Chinese rebel military leader who also acts as a spy. I did not know this was his last entry in the series, I was drawn to the Monte Carlo aspect as I always joked with my wife about how we went to Monte Carlo (as part of a 2 hour cruise tour, lol), and we had binged watched some films set in 1930's French Riviera (Travels With My Aunt, awesome film), so Monte Carlo sounded like fun! Unfortunately I could tell right away that there would be zero Monte Carlo in the film when the title credits of Monte Carlo were a matte painting. Being in a "European" location also meant that there were a lot of American actors faking French accents, along with Oland doing Chan's accent! My hearing isn't the best so that detracted from it a bit, plus imagine playing this for someone who's not a die hard fan already, it wasn't much fun. The plot was gruesome as well, I was happy to see it end, and actually got a good laugh from it the way they did it, possibly from relief, but it wasn't something I expected to happen so it was humorous. Do not watch this as your first entry to the series, or to see Oland at his best, 5 of 10. Do watch Shanghai Express, I gave that a 10!

First I am a Chan junkie. I am currently attempting to fill my library with every movie I can find. I received this one with a set of 5 2 weeks ago. I am currently watching the movie for the third time. As current holder of 27 of these movies(on DVD, VHS and internet ) I am a little bias when reviewing as I like to watch these movies on a weekly bases. As for this specific title I rated 6 out of 10 as it is reviewed as a Chan film. The story is a normal one, actors range from good to average. Some of the actors are very well known both in Chan films and other movies. Personnaly I found the movie interesting and very enjoyable to watch. Since this is a early Chan with Warner Oland it was produced by a very well known studio. Production values are considerably better than those from the ones made at the send of the series at Monogram. The script was not bad and the actors were able to make it enjoyable. I have always felt that you are either a Chan fan or not, if you are you will enjoy this movie. If not, you may find it a little slower that some others in the series.

Contrary to many of the reviews, I think this is one of the best Charlie Chan movies and one of my my personal favorites. It's wonderfully escapist, taking place as it does, in a fabled location over 70 years ago.The plot is a bit more sophisticated than many of the Chan films - no cigarettes that cause one to drop dead after one puff or poison gasses fabricated by Hollywood writers. The plot remains true to reality as valuable bonds pass from one set of slippery hands to another causing the murder of two people.The production is stylish and most of the actors do a great job. The hyperactive, super energetic #1 son is only minimally so in this film, however Harold Huber as the chief of police overdoes himself in his brash and noisy performance. He is on camera almost as much as Chan and quickly becomes an irritant. His French accented English is almost as bad as his Brooklyn accented French.Interestingly, all of the French characters speak French in the film - something one might expect in an art house film, but hardly in a B-movie. It certainly lends an air of authenticity but might be detracting to those who have not studied French.Automobiles of the era play a big part in the film, the star vehicle being the gorgeous Rolls convertible that is featured in several scenes. There are many scenes of various cars - from beat-up taxis to limos fit for a king. (Watch the limo that pulls up to Karnoff's villa to pick up the bank messenger.) Also it seems that the police ride around in convertibles in Monaco!

I must agree with the previous comment concerning how weak this movie is compared to some of the other earlier Chan movies.The plot stumbles along and seems to move in aimless directions. There are one or two good moments such as the breakfast scene, the waffles, and crossword puzzle book.Overall, however it's the only Warner Oland dud I've seen thus far.