saw it on tv yesterday or the day before . i find it a passable time waster with the usual ingredient represent1 . whatever number son be involve and he always want to join his father on the case and charlie insult him and eventually have to rescue him . 2. there be almost always a frightened black sidekick and mantan moreland be and in this regard and one of the successor to stepn fetchit . eddie anderson and willie best play similar part in various movie and not always charlie . mildly racist and condescend . 3. charlie always have a supply of aphorism at the ready . no real mystery involve and not a charlie chan at the opera . butnot bad and though one could write the film oneself . out of .