STATE THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 142, 12 December 1935, Page 8

STATE THEATRE.

"Charlie Chan in Shanghai."

: After a long separation, Charlie Chan, and his son. Lee, are once again united in the new Warner Oland film, "Charlie Chan in Shanghai," which'opens at the State Theatre tomorrow. Keye Luke, the young, American-born Chinese actor portrayed Oland's son in "Charlie Chan in Paris," and returns , to the screen to aid his father solve the most baffling crime in his long career. In "Charlie Chan in Shanghai," the two are faced with grave danger as they attempt to break up an international drug ring. From the moment Chan sets foot in Shanghai, his adventures begin with the murder of his host, an English secret service man. Chan's own life is menaced by mysterious assailants who shoot at him during the night, attempt to kidnap him, but fail to match his Oriental. wile. Joining forces with the American secret service, Chan takes',up:the threads of the crime.-., The .Englishman's secretary. Charles Locher, is suspected of the murder and held, despite the protests of his lovely fiancee, Irene Harvey. Finally, in a thrilling gun fight in a waterfront cafe, Chan gets his men and uncovers the forces behind the mystery. Featured with Warner Oland and Keye Luke are Irene Hervey. Charles Locher."1 Kussell Hicks, ■ and Halliwell. Hobbes. .