Sunday, May 8, 2011

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)


Twentieth Century-Fox
Directed by Norman Foster
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Fox)

Very entertaining Chan entry that deftly blends mystery, magic and horror elements. Treasure Island was built to house the World's Fair in San Francisco in the late 30s. It was a playground of fun and a showcase for world culture, particularly Asian culture. Anyway, Chan's friend commits suicide on an airplane landing in San Francisco. It turns out he was being blackmailed by the mysterious Dr. Zodiac. Chan, Number Two Son and magician Cesar Romero investigate the mysterious mansion of Dr. Zodiac and his seances. The mystery is solved at a magic show at the World's Fair.

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