Hitchcoc A man who has knowledge of a new element that will be used to create an enormous A- bomb is killed as he talks to a group of people who late become suspects. Since this is a matter of national security, our famous detective is called to the scene. Of course, one of his sons is there and so is Chattanooga Brown, the cousin of Birmingham Brown (the Mantan Moreland character). Because there is no identifying the bullet through ballistics, things get kind of hairy. Most of the suspects are spies or others who have done some evil dealings in the past. Soon, murders are being committed. Sometimes the humor gets in the way . Can one imagine something as serious as a nuclear weapon being created as these guys bumble around. Nevertheless, it still has some charm.

utgard14 I've been critical of the lame comedy of Mantan Moreland in this series but dear lord I never wanted to see him replaced by Willie Best! Yet here we are with Best playing Chattanooga Brown, cousin to Moreland's Birmingham. Willie Best, for those of you who don't know, was a black actor famous for his stereotypical characters that were always lazy, cowardly, and stupid. It's pretty offensive, even if you aren't politically correct.Putting the Chattanooga crap aside, the rest of the movie is a fairly ordinary Charlie Chan Monogram film. The plot's about Charlie going to Mexico over some stolen atomic bomb formula or something. Anyway, there are some murders and he must investigate with Inspector Luis Carvero. Carvero is played by actor Fortunio Bonanova and yes, his name is awesome. Benson Fong also returns as "Number Three Son" Tommy. He's still worthless. I can't recommend this one unless you're a die-hard Charlie Chan fan. It's fairly terrible. Sadly, the series would just get worse.

SanteeFats I like this Charlie Chan film. It has some drama, some humor (the son and the driver) and the search for the killer is intriguing. The most appealing part of this movie and one I did not figure out is how the people are killed. I would have never have thought of using a thermostat that could be placed on the wall and then activated by a radio signal to shoot people. It turns out to be a very clever idea, hopefully not one that has actually been used, but who knows. Chan spouts adages that are suppose to be of Chinese origins. They do sound like they might be real but again who knows?? I also like the understated interplay between Chan and the suspects.

pbalos with no bite. This is probably the worse of the Monogram series. It is clumsy and boring. It is supposedly Mexico City, but it may as well be Omaha.Charlie and his "shadow" Insp. Carvero (there's never a scene without them together) bump around aimlessly trying to find the murderer who uses a silly lethal weapon.The story line throughout this film remains unclear...to me, anyway. Once again, the character of Tommy Chan (Benson Fong) simply does not work well. Even the humour by Chattanooga (Willie Best) is flat.The best part is watching Sidney Tolar do the rumba, which as far is I know is a Cuban dance.Aside from diehard Chan fans, you can skip this one.