utgard14 In London, a woman enlists the help of Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) to prove the innocence of her brother, who is scheduled to be executed in three days. Charlie races against the clock to figure out who the real murderer is and expose them. Of all the detective film series of the '30s & '40s, Charlie Chan is my favorite. I particularly enjoy the Warner Oland Chan films. He was perfect in the role. Some nice support here from Alan Mowbray, Mona Barrie, and a young Ray Milland. None of Charlie's sons appear in this one. Instead, comic relief comes from E.E. Clive as a silly detective who takes copious notes and constantly refers to Charlie as "Mr. Chang." Fun detective story featuring one of filmdom's greatest detectives. You can't go wrong with Charlie Chan!

bkoganbing Warner Oland may work best under pressure as Charlie Chan In London shows. About to leave London he is moved by the pleas of Drue Leyton who is trying to save her brother Douglas Walton from the hangman. She has used her appeal up with the Home Secretary David Torrence and even Ray Milland, Walton's lawyer says he thinks his client probably did it. But apparently Charlie Chan is moved by a woman in distress.The murder was of an RAF officer and it took place in the stables of Alan Mowbray's estate during fox hunting season. Oland who is without the assistance of any of his kids, starts turning up clues and another murder of the groom Perry Ivins and an attempt is made against Mona Barrie and twice on Oland himself.To say Charlie Chan was under the gun in this film was putting it mildly. He has about 65 hours to find the real killer. Do you doubt he will succeed.The original motive if Walton were the killer is said to be personal, but it turns out to have far reaching implications when the real killer is apprehended.Charlie Chan In London is one of the best of Oland Charlie Chan films and holds up nicely today.

Michael O'Keefe Eugene J. Forde directs this Charlie Chan crime thriller. What seems to be too much evidence puts a young Englishman behind bars and with three days before being hanged, his sister and her fiancé convince the renown oriental detective Chan(Warner Oland)to find the real killer. Charlie works with a Scotland Yard counterpart Sgt. Thacker(E.E. Clive),who for some reason keeps referring to "Mr. Chang" throughout the movie. Kind hearted Chan overlooks this as real clues are mysterious and he himself is almost killed. Needless to say the weekend at a fabulous country estate is quite eventful. Supporting cast features: Drue Leyton, Ray Milland, Alan Mowbray, Mona Barrie, George Barraud and Douglas Walton.

JoeKarlosi In this film, famous detective Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) is about to leave England after finishing his most recent celebrated case in Honolulu, but is persuaded to stay on by a woman whose brother has been sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit. It's interesting to see a very young Ray Milland (billed as Raymond Milland) as the prisoner's defense attorney and the woman's fiancé, who isn't convinced that his defendant is innocent. Since Chan only has a short amount of time to discover the true murderer and the execution of an innocent man dangles in the balance, there is good tension created. Also featuring EE Clive as a humorous investigator. A good solid detective movie. *** out of ****