Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)

Nice entry in the series, 6 March 2005

Charlie Chan arrives in Egypt and, as expected, a murder soon takes place. The murder in Charlie Chan in Egypt is among the most clever than I've seen in a Chan film. And, Chan's method of discovering how the murder was committed is equally clever. The mystery here is fairly straight forward without a lot of red herrings.

The sets in Charlie Chan in Egypt are among the best of the entire series. The Pharaoh's tomb is very impressive.

Two notes on the cast - first, look for Rita Hayworth (under her real name) playing a servant girl. She doesn't add much to the story, but it's interesting none the less. Second, There is a lot of criticism of the Stepin Fetchit character. While I understand and can see the racist stereotype, that is not as much of a problem with me as the character in general. He seems out of place. I find nothing he does to be funny or enjoyable. It's only annoying to me.

7/10