Diagonaldi Very well executed

Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Wyatt There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

shakspryn This one gets my vote for the weakest Chan film starring the great Sidney Toler. Even Toler's superb acting skills cannot get this inert mass airborne, unfortunately.If you looked at this film on paper, so to speak, it seems like it should work. We get a quite good premise, and the cast of supporting characters aren't bad. I think the fault likes in the direction, because the pace of this film is sometimes painfully slow. To me, there often is little sense of dramatic tension or excitement. With all the other Chan films, there's more sense of fun and energy than I find here. I say that as someone who has seen all the films, and liked all but this one, to varying degrees. I also think the Monogram films are unjustly underrated, because they are good packages of entertainment. I'll watch this one again at some point, but it's last on my list.

gridoon2018 "Red Dragon" is one of the better Monogram entries in the Charlie Chan series, because it presents a genuinely puzzling enigma (one shot, two bullets....no gun), and also has one of the most likable inspectors whom Chan has ever worked with (there is a mutual respect between them, and he doesn't speak with an overdone Mexican accent for comic effect). But Chan has no witty lines, and the killer seems to be picked out of a lottery - there is no logic that would lead Chan, or the viewer, to this particular conclusion. ** out of 4.

csteidler Stolen secret papers contain info on the mysterious 95th element, which could be used to build a giant atom bomb. Charlie Chan signs on to recover said papers—and also to track down the murderer who shot the secretary before snatching those vital documents. Unfortunately, most of the picture is not as exciting as that sounds....however, this late entry in the Chan series is passably entertaining as well as short and sweet. A mystery mechanism is used to commit multiple murders—one shot is always heard but two bullets are found. Can Chan solve the riddle before he too becomes a target? Benson Fong is on hand again as Chan's #3 son Tommy, while Willie Best takes on chauffeur duties for this picture (as Chattanooga Brown, cousin to Mantan Moreland's Birmingham Brown). Tommy and Chattanooga manage most of the comic relief with mildly humorous exchanges such as: Chattanooga: "My hair's getting tired." Tommy Chan: ""Your hair is tired?" Chattanooga: "Yeah, for the last 10 minutes it's been standing on end." The fact that Sidney Toler dancing the rhumba is probably the highlight of the picture might tell you something.

Michael O'Keefe When an attempt is made to steal important papers that reveals the discovery of a new element that could possibly be used in making the Atomic Bomb, Charlie Chan is summoned by Police Inspector Cavarro(Fortunio Bonanova)of Mexico City. Chan(Sidney Toler) is accompanied by his Number Three son Tommy(Benson Fong)and driver/assistant Chattanooga Brown(Willie Best)and immediately arrives at a murder scene. Guests at a luncheon party hear a gunshot, but two bullets are discovered. Murdered is an undercover agent with the U.S. Government working as a secretary to a mysterious Alfred Wyans(Robert Emmett Keane); but are his papers still safe? Murder suspects at the party include a Countess, an international smuggler, a singer, a Nazi propagandist and a former gunrunner. Some say this is one of the worst Chan movies, while others strongly disagree. The murder weapon is quite inventive. Other players include: Carol Hughes, Barton Yarborough, George Meeker, Marjorie Hoshelle and Don Costello.