Oland made a series of Charlie Chan films; along with three others, this one is considered to be a lost film.[citation needed]
Plot
In Honolulu's Waikiki, two brothers, Dan (Robert Warwick) and Amos (Frank McGlynn) Winterslip have had a decades-long feud which worsens when Dan announces his engagement to a scandalous, younger woman. When Dan is found murdered in his beachside home, Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) is called on to investigate. As the list of suspects grows, the case becomes increasingly dangerous for both Charlie Chan and Dan’s nephew, John Quincy (John Warburton), who seeks to find his uncle’s killer.[1]
The New York Times reviewer wrote, "As far as the mystery of these particular murders is concerned it is not difficult for the audience to decide on the identity of the slayer, but the manner in which Chan makes his deductions is always interesting."[2]