This solid early surviving entry in the long-running Charlie Chan series sees the famed detective visiting England and racing against time to save a young man, convicted of murder, from the gallows — a task made more difficult by the fact that everyone save the man’s sister, and not excepting his defense counsel, believes him guilty. Some clever or unexpected developments in the plot offset a relative dearth of suspects and keep the viewer’s interest until the guilty party is revealed.

  Recommended. Otto finds this one pleasing enough to relax.

Movie 13 for 2022.