Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)

Charlie Chan in Shanghai poster

Fox Film Corporation
Starring:
 Warner Oland, Russell Hicks
Directed by: James Tinling

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) arrives in Shanghai where a man is murdered at a banquet, setting off another investigation by the famed detective.

Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): As Chan and a man named James Andrew (Russell Hicks) look for clues in a house, they hear a strange noise nearby. They pinpoint it to a cabinet behind them. Guns drawn, they demand that whoever is inside come out. Chan opens the door and a mama cat steps out, revealing four adorable kittens inside. The men laugh over the false alarm.

Charlie Chan in Shanghai - gray cat stepping out of cabinet

Charlie Chan in Shanghai - tabby kittens inside cabinet

Charlie Chan in Shanghai - Charlie Chan Warner Oland and James Andrew Russell Hicks beside kittens in cabinet

Charlie Chan in Shanghai - Charlie Chan Warner Oland and James Andrew Russell Hicks looking at kittens in cabinet

Charlie Chan in Shanghai - tabby kittens inside cabinet

Charlie Chan in Shanghai - Charlie Chan Warner Oland and James Andrew Russell Hicks finding kittens in cabinet animated gif

Final Mewsings: The mystery is how did the cats get inside a closed cabinet?

Many thanks to Ted Davis for letting us know about the cats in this movie!


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