Jimmy befriends insurance executive Thomas Gregory. J. Edward Bromberg, Passed Director: Warner Oland, He did not begin to write that novel until four years later, however, when he was inspired to add a Chinese-American police officer to the plot after reading in a newspaper of Chang Apana and Lee Fook, two detectives on the Honolulu police force. Adventure, Crime, Mystery. Mystery. Victor Sen-Yung, as number two son, helps out when it counts while enduring the usual number of affectionate insults from his detective father. See Full Cast In 1980, Jerry Sherlock began production on a comedy film to be called Charlie Chan and the Dragon Lady. Sidney Toler, 74 min Paul Harvey, Open | Crime, Drama, Mystery. Some find the character to be a positive role model, while others argue that Chan is an offensive stereotype. John Warburton, Passed The secret of Rhadini's levitation trick is revealed, and Rhadini is stabbed in the aisle during the act. | That night, Charlie, Jimmy, Bessie Sibley, Myra Rhadini, and Peter Lewis attend Rhadini's magic show, where he is assisted by Eve Cairo and Elmer Kelner. [28] The film followed essentially the same script as the Anglophonic version, with minor additions such as brief songs and skits and some changes to characters' names (for example, the character Elmer Benbow was renamed Frank Benbow). | Stars: Arthur Loft, According to materials contained in the Twentieth Century-Fox Produced Scripts Collection at the UCLA Theater Arts Library, Paul Perez wrote a version of the screenplay in December 1938, but his name does not appear in the final credits. Director: | Director: | Someone is attempting to steal radium stored in a bank. . [38] Radio Life magazine described Begley's Chan as "a good radio match for Sidney Toler's beloved film enactment. Crime, Mystery. Dr. Zodiac is revealed to be Fred Rhadini. Louis King Next, Charlie finds dirt particles on the dead woman's boots, which leads him to an abandoned mine shaft in a nearby ghost town. 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The films, when broadcast on the Fox Movie Channel, were followed by round-table discussions by prominent East Asians in the American entertainment industry, led by George Takei, most of whom were against the films. Marjorie Weaver, [10] According to critic Sandra Hawley, this description of Chan allows Biggers to portray the character as nonthreatening, the opposite of evil Chinese characters, such as Fu Manchu, while simultaneously emphasizing supposedly Chinese characteristics such as impassivity and stoicism.[11]. Lee Grant, Stars: | Why? Frances Chan, Sign Up now to stay up to date with all of the latest news from TCM. Mantan Moreland, | Charlie reveals that Rhadini used a wand with a spring trigger to fire the arrow that killed Abdul. 1939 70 minutes. Henrietta Crosman, Approved According to reviews in Hollywood Reporter and Motion Picture Herald, at the time that this picture was produced, this was the most expensive production in the Chan series. Ben Carter, Marian Nixon. Director: Lionel Atwill, When a good-for-nothing man named Dan is stabbed to death and his arm broken, Charlie Chan is on the case. No. Stars: In addition, a board game, The Great Charlie Chan Detective Mystery Game (1937),[48] and a Charlie Chan Card Game (1939), have been released. Vivian: Phyllis Brooks. | [45] Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the strip was dropped; the last strip ran on May 30, 1942. Phil Rosen [8] In the novel, Chan is described as "very fat indeed, yet he walked with the light dainty step of a woman"[9] and in The Chinese Parrot as being " an undistinguished figure in his Western clothes. United States. Carlos Dantas. "[50], Critic Michael Brodhead argues that "Biggers's sympathetic treatment of the Charlie Chan novels convinces the reader that the author consciously and forthrightly spoke out for the Chinese a people to be not only accepted but admired. Leon Janney and Rodney Jacobs were heard as Lee Chan, Number One Son, and Dorian St. George was the announcer. Sidney Toler (Charlie Chan)Ricardo Cortez (Dr. Ainsley)Phyllis Brooks (Vivian Wells)Slim Summerville (Sheriff Fletcher)Kane Richmond (Curtis Whitman)Victor Sen Yung (James Chan) Pauline Moore. | By using this site, you agree to our updated. Stars: Gordon Wiles Eve Mannering realizes too late that her abusive husband is a philanderer and murderer and seeks protection with her true love, explorer John Beetham. [12] In both productions, Charlie Chan's role was minimized. When Charlie's old friend from Scotland Yard is murdered when they attend a police convention in New York, Chan picks up the case he was working on. Phil Rosen [15] Oland, a Swedish actor, had also played Fu Manchu in an earlier film. This 1930s crime film-related article is a stub. Mantan Moreland, Sidney Toler, Ainsley claims that he is looking for the money that Jeanne won on the night of her murder, suggesting that Burke killed her for her winnings. Joan Reynolds. Sidney Toler, | This one is set in San Francisco's Chinatown. On the trail of a singer who killed the man she loved in Honolulu, Charlie finds her stabbed to death when he ultimately catches up to her in Rio. The case against the doctor intensifies when Police Chief King discovers that Jeanne had written checks to Ainsley and reveals that the missing pages in the scrapbook related to Jeanne's previous marriage to Mrs. Russell's late husband, whose death had been attended by Dr. Ainsley. | Mary Beth Hughes. When a prominent official is murdered at a banquet honoring Charle Chan, the detective and son Lee team up to expose an opium-smuggling ring. After Toler's death, six films were made, starring Roland Winters. Betty Caldwell, 70 min Stars: Later Chan entries would go overboard with comedy with Mantan Moreland and company trying to avert the viewers from realizing what lame plots and bad acting they were watching. Charlie accompanies Curtis to Reno, where he meets Sheriff Fletcher, the bumbling law man investigating the case. (photography) Film Editing by Fred Allen . Harry Lachman | There are no TV airings over the next 14 days. | They were by far the most popular American films in 1930s China and among Chinese expatriates; "one of the reasons for this acceptance was that this was the first time Chinese audiences saw a positive Chinese character in an American film, a departure from the sinister East Asian stereotypes in earlier movies like Thief of Baghdad (1924) and Harold Lloyd's Welcome Danger (1929), which incited riots that shut down the Shanghai theater showing it." When Zodiac's Turkish houseman, Abdul, arrives, Charlie searches him and finds the holster that fits the knife. Warner Oland, Warner Oland, Victor Sen Yung, 60 min About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . Spencer Gordon Bennet William Beaudine associate producer Music by Samuel Kaylin . Sidney Toler, | "[18] Yunte Huang manifests an ambivalent attitude, stating that in the US, Chan "epitomizes the racist heritage and the creative genius of this nation's culture. Phyllis Brooks Vivian Wells. 64 min Detective Charlie Chan investigates a pearl necklace, which has caused misery for all of its owners. 210 min Thomas Beck, Mystery. were of good quality. | Charlie pulls the needle from his hand and discovers poison in the syringe. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Virginia Dale, Charlie Chan is an agent of the U.S. government assigned to investigate the mysterious death of an inventor. | Director: Sidney Toler, Sidney Toler, Warner Oland, "Creating Charlie Chan" (22 March 1931). Add to Wishlist. Charlie Chan Mary Beth Hughes Joan Reynolds Cobina Wright Grace Ellis (as Cobina Wright Jr.) Ted North Carlos Dantas (as Michael North) Victor Jory Alfredo Cardozo Harold Huber Chief Souto Victor Sen Yung Jimmy Chan (as Sen Yung) Richard Derr Ken Reynolds Jacqueline Dalya Lola Dean Kay Linaker Helen Ashby Truman Bradley Paul Wagner Victor Sen Yung, 73 min Director: During their "discussion" Miss Wells's cigarette sometimes gets longer and the position of her arm jumps from shot to shot. The character, featured only as a supporting character, was first portrayed by East Asian actors, and the films met with little success. A treasury agent on the trail of counterfeit money confides to fellow ocean liner passenger Charlie Chan that there have been two attempts on his life. 68 min Phil Rosen Oland, who claimed some Mongolian ancestry,[16] played the character as more gentle and self-effacing than he had been in the books, perhaps in "a deliberate attempt by the studio to downplay an uppity attitude in a Chinese detective. Charlie Chan Ricardo Cortez Dr. Ainsley Phyllis Brooks Vivian Wells Slim Summerville Sheriff Fletcher Kane Richmond Curtis Whitman Photos & Videos View All Charlie Chan in Reno - Lobby Cards 2 Photos Film Details Also Known As Death Makes a Decree Release Date Jun 16, 1939 Premiere Information New York opening: week of 31 May 1939 Charlie tries to discover the identity of a strangler who strikes multiple times on a cruise ship bound from Honolulu to California. Stars: Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. Mary Whitman, an old friend of Charlie's in Reno for a divorce, finds herself accused of murdering the woman her husband planned to marry after the decree became final. Charlie Chan at Treasure Island is a 1939 American film directed by Norman Foster, starring Sidney Toler as the fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan, that takes place on Treasure Island during San Francisco's Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940). "[17] Oland starred in sixteen Chan films for Fox, often with Keye Luke, who played Chan's ".mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#b1d2ff}Number One Son", Lee Chan. Benson Fong, Of course, as in all Chan mysteries, there is no shortage of suspects in the case of a murder that is committed on a thoroughly unlikeable woman who seemed to go out of her way to alienate everyone. Hardy (1997), 76, suggests the date is 1932. Director: Mystery. Learn more about the full cast of Charlie Chan in Rio with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide. Roland Winters, Donald Woods, Oland's visit to China was reported extensively in Chinese newspapers, and the actor was respectfully called "Mr. Stars: Drue Leyton, The killer attempts to shoot Eve while she is on stage, but Jimmy spots the pistol and pushes the gun away just in time. [5] Collections such as Frank Chin's Aiiieeee! Victor Sen Yung, Approved Oland died in 1938, and the Chan film Charlie Chan at the Ringside was rewritten with additional footage as Mr.Moto's Gamble, an entry in the Mr. Moto series, another contemporary series featuring an East Asian protagonist; Luke appeared as Lee Chan, not only in already shot footage but also in scenes with Moto actor Peter Lorre. Director: Sa fortune s lve 2 216,00 euros mensuels | Stars: Adventure, Mystery. Stars: | Charlie then traps Vivian into exposing a burn on her arm, proving that she murdered Jeanne during a struggle for the acid bottle. Over four dozen films featuring Charlie Chan were made, beginning in 1926. (photography) Film Editing by Fred Allen . [30] The film was inspired by La Serpiente Roja as well as the American Warner Oland films. Toler's last film. [5], Chinese audiences also saw the original American Charlie Chan films. Director: The character of Charlie Chan was created by Earl Derr Biggers. | Curtis: Kane Richmond. Phil Rosen After winning Mary's release on the grounds of lack of evidence, Charlie visits the murder room, where he finds Dr. Ainsley. 61 min | Mystery. Like the "signifying monkey" of African-American folklore, Huang continues, Chan "imparts as much insult as wisdom."[66]. Returning from European exile where she avoided testifying against her criminal associates, a former singer with a tell-all diary is murdered to ensure her silence. Dorothy Revier, 73 min | Fox hired another white actor, Sidney Toler, to play Charlie Chan, and produced eleven Chan films through 1942. Synopsis: On the trail of a singer who killed the man she loved in Honolulu, Charlie finds her stabbed to death when he ultimat. | Charlie discovers evidence that Zodiac is a fraud. Stars: Crime, Drama, Mystery. Charlie Chan in Reno (1939) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Norman Foster Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) verified as complete Produced by John Stone . Ted North. | | Stars: | | A dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting revenge on those who tried to murder him 13 years ago. Eve reads Zodiac's mind, and discovers that the real Dr. Zodiac killed Abdul because only Abdul knew Dr. Zodiac's real identity. Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo is a 1937 American movie directed by Eugene Forde.The main character is Charlie Chan, a Chinese-Hawaiian detective.This was the sixteenth and final Charlie Chan film with Warner Oland portraying Chan. | "[14], For the first film to center mainly on the character of Chan, Warner Oland, a white actor, was cast in the title role in 1931's Charlie Chan Carries On, and it was this film that gained popular success. H. Bruce Humberstone Crime, Mystery. Soon after a Chinese princess comes to the US to buy planes for her people, she is murdered by a poison dart fired by an air rifle. Thomas Beck, Passed (7 reels). Stars: Charlie Chan in Reno. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. Sheriff: Slim Summerville. | | Keye Luke, Sidney Toler, But, this film had some very good actors, such as Ricardo Cortez, Robert Lowery, and the always funny Slim Summerville supporting Sidney Toler as Chan. | Early on when Mrs. Whitman first arrives and is talking to Miss Wells in the bar they are approached by Mrs. Bentley. Victor Sen Yung, Director: He argues, however, that these "colorful aphorisms" display "amazing linguistic acrobatic skills." Joseph Crehan, Approved Based on the character "Charlie Chan" created by Earl Derr Biggers. Jon Hall, Stars: Tanis Chandler, Approved | Eddie Collins, Approved The character of Charlie Chan has been the subject of controversy. Russell Hicks, Passed Charlie Chan is a fictional Honolulu police detective created by author Earl Derr Biggers for a series of mystery novels. H. Bruce Humberstone For additional information on the series, consult the Series Index and for Charlie Chan Carries On. Charlie Chan travels from his home in Honolulu to Reno to solve the murder at the request of Mary's soon-to-be ex-husband. [63], Chan's character has also come under fire for "nuggets of fortune cookie Confucius"[64] and the "counterfeit proverbs" which became so widespread in popular culture. [27] Keye Luke, missing from the series after 1938's Mr. Moto rework, returned as Charlie's son in the last two entries. [36] Walter Connolly initially portrayed Chan on Esso Oil's Five Star Theater, which serialized adaptations of Biggers novels. "[60] Fox has released all of its extant Charlie Chan features on DVD,[26] and Warner Bros. (the current proprietor of the Monogram library) has issued all of the Sidney Toler and Roland Winters Monogram features on DVD. Warner Oland, Rosina Lawrence, Add it to your Watchlist to receive updates and availability notifications. | | | Stars: Edwin Luke, Sidney Toler, | Sidney Toler, | Stars: Warner Oland, (photography) Film Editing by Fred Allen . 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