GRAND

Evening Star, Issue 22451, 23 September 1936, Page 2

GRAND

Charlie Chan has solved many tangled problems and has extricated himself and others from innumerable hair-rais-ing situations. He has been in Paris, London, Egypt, Shanghai, and San Francisco, and ho has used nearly all the famous methods of scientific criminal detection that have been exploited bv criminologists since the time of Sherlock Holmes. His career has been enlivened by a long series of courageous adventures. In ‘ Charlie Chau at the Circus,’ which is now at the Grand, the famous character appears in an entirely new setting and with a new type of murderer to deal with. The film is as convincing and exciting as any of its predecessors, and holds appeal for young and old. The genial Chan’ once again brings all his cunning and logic to beai on a problem that would baffle the keenest of amateur criminologists, and Warne; Gland, who has made the ule of Char, famous throughout every ceunirv in which films are shown, is again the central figure. Murders at a°circus lead up to the thrilling action in which. Chan is for the first time assisted by his family. All the thrills of the circus have been cleverly incorporated, with the result that in addition to the excellent mystery story variety has been added in large measure, Keye Luke, in the role of Chan’s son, affords valuable assistance in the unravelling of the plot. Francis Ford, Maxine Reiner, and John M'Guire complete the list of principals. Though their names are not well known they act in such convincing stylo and with such naturalness that more should be heard from them.