Charlie's son is competing at the 1936 Berlin Olympics which gives this an incredible amount of novelty. The Germans aren't depicted nastily although there is a sinister foreign power at work; local German cops wear old style hats with a spike on top; there's documentary footage from the real games including Jess Owens winning a race.
Charlie is investigating a mystery at the Olympics - fortunately his his son has been picked to represent America in the swimming. It's a big of a coincidence that the mystery that gets the story running (which has to do with a missing plane) ties up with the Olympics and Number One Son starts investigating it on board ship before his dad even rocks up. But this is quite enjoyable, mostly due to the Olympics setting, but also brisk handling. Charlie Chan and his son have real warmth and it's a pretty good mystery. There's a good character in an obviously villainous character, complete with slimy moustache, who actually isn't that villainous.
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