CHARLIE CHAN AT THE CIRCUS”

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20504, 24 August 1936, Page 9

CHARLIE CHAN AT THE CIRCUS”

MYSTERY AT STATE Warner Oland as the clever Chinese detective, Charlie Chan, unravels a baffling mystery in his latest adventure, entitled “Ghpflle Chan at the Circus,” which is now at the State Theatre. It is Chan's task in the new picture to track down a mysterious killer who, after committing one murder, returns time and again to the scene of the crime to silence those who might know his identity. A murder is committed in a circus, the victim being one of the most daring and attractive of the acrobats. The usual welter of clues faces the Chinese detective when he is called in and at first his task seems hopeless. When a cobra is found in his room the task of detection becomes more serious, and CJian concentrates on members of the circus troupe as the suspects, each having been on unfriendly terms with the dead man. Finally a subtle trap js laid and the murderer is revealed in convincing manner. Warner Oland is as good as dver as the detective and his quips and quaint proverbs are novel and arresting. Prominent in the supporting cast are Keye Luke, who portrays Chan’s son, Francis Ford, Maxine Reiner, John McGuire, Shirley Deane, Paul Stanton and J. Carrol Naish.