Tuesday, December 31, 2013

The Black Camel

Warner Oland, Bela Lugosi

Charlie Chan film from 1931. Pretty early in the talkie era, this was stilted and primitive. BL was quite effective as a red herring. The mystery was complex enough that I had trouble following it in the second half.

Chan's aphorisms were a hoot...far too similar to the 'listen grasshopper' pearls David Carradine gave us in the 70's to be taken seriously. I do wish they had chosen a Chinese actor though. Casting a Swede just doesn't cut it folks...

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