The Black Camel

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• Warner Oland's second appearance as Chan, and the only entry shot on location in Honolulu,in April-May 1931.
• Movie Goof (plot holes): The plot of this otherwise quite entertaining mystery contains a hole the size of the Grand Canyon. Part of the solution hinges on a close resemblance between a murdered actor and one of the suspects. In fact, two other characters hide portions of a torn photograph to cover up that resemblance - this despite the fact that most of the suspects admit to having been acquaintances (at least!) of said earlier murder victim. All the suspects would, therefore have to have been quite familiar with the resemblance between one of them and the dead actor, and only the murderer (and possibly one or two other characters) would have any reason to conceal the resemblance. Surely the innocent suspects would have immediately have informed Chan of what they knew, yet no-one mentions it!
• The second of three Chans directed by Hamilton MacFadden, who also appeared in three.
• The fifth of forty-seven Charlie Chan movies starring Warner Oland and others.