71 min | Stars: 50%. Stars: Myra uses the "sphinx"an upright metal pseudo-Egyptian coffin with a hidden elevator in its floorto go from the stage to the below-stage area, where her husband's dressing room is located. Crime, Mystery, Thriller. The budget for these films was reduced from Fox's average of $200,000 to $75,000. 71 min [37] Ed Begley, Sr. had the title role in N.B.C. Settings include London, Nice, San Remo, Honolulu, and Hong Kong. While there, she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). Chan's character "embodies the stereotypes of Chinese Americans, particularly of males: smart, subservient, effeminate. "[51] S. T. Karnick writes in the National Review that Chan is "a brilliant detective with understandably limited facility in the English language [whose] powers of observation, logic, and personal rectitude and humility made him an exemplary, entirely honorable character. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Crime, Mystery, Thriller. | Louise Currie. Director: Director: Not in the eyes of Ah Sing. James Tinling New York State Archives Movie Script Collection (dialogue continuity in English). 4 (Charlie Chan in Honolulu / Charlie Chan in Reno / Charlie Chan at Treasure Island / City in Darkness) Sidney Toler 4.7 out of 5 stars 379 When a strategically important new aerial guidance system is stolen, Charlie traces it to the Berlin Olympics, where he has to battle spies and enemy agents to retrieve it. When Zodiac's Turkish houseman, Abdul, arrives, Charlie searches him and finds the holster that fits the knife. Director: Ma (2000), 13 gives the dates as 1935 to 1938; however, Young's obituary in. 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. 64 min Stars: Stars: Benson Fong, This very good Charlie Chan mystery was made at 20th Century Fox. Charlie encourages Eve to try to tap into the mind of the killer. Stars: Paul Harvey, Open Robert Emmett Keane, Approved See production, box office & company info, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA. | Phil Karlson The Biggers novels did not introduce the "Confucius say" proverbs, which were added in the films, but one novel features Chan remarking: "As all those who know me have learned to their distress, Chinese have proverbs to fit every possible situation. | Comedy, Crime, Mystery. Lois Moran, John Garrick, A group calling itself C.A.N. I was ambitious. Charlie then assembles all the murder suspects and announces that Jeanne had been paying Ainsley to keep silent about the fact that she murdered Russell. [15] Oland, a Swedish actor, had also played Fu Manchu in an earlier film. Mantan Moreland, Charlie also meets noted local magician Fred Rhadini, and discusses Essex's death with the three men. Charlie visits a wealthy country home in England. Mantan Moreland, Abdul escapes, and the burglars discover Zodiac's vast files which he uses to frighten and blackmail others. | 's The Adventures of Charlie Chan (194445), followed by Santos Ortega (194748). 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." Sidney Toler, Plot[ edit] Mary Whitman has arrived in Reno to obtain a divorce. Harry Lachman It was based on the original screen story "Death Makes a Decree" by Philip Wylie and the character Charlie Chan created by Earl Derr Biggers and Robert E. Kent. Katherine DeMille, | When Jeanne taunts the defenseless Mary and insults Wally Burke, her former suitor, Mrs. Russell, the owner of the hotel, orders her to leave. | 72 min 210 min | | Director: 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. Marguerite Churchill, Alexander Kirkland, Charlie pulls the needle from his hand and discovers poison in the syringe. Charlie discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders. | | Stars: Warner Oland, Earl Derr Biggers, quoted in "Creating Charlie Chan" (1931). But when I look into his eyes I discover that a gulf like the heaving Pacific lies between us. In the Call Bureau Cast Service lists, Sheriff Fletcher's name was originally Foster, Mrs. Russell was named Alice Williamson and Choy Wong was named Sung Li. Regardez le Salaire Mensuel de Kqrs Morning Show Cast Changes en temps rel. Like the "signifying monkey" of African-American folklore, Huang continues, Chan "imparts as much insult as wisdom."[66]. Victor Sen Yung, Ted North. Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936) Approved | 72 min | Mystery 6.8 Rate While visiting the circus with his family, Charlie is recruited by the big top's co-owner to investigate threatening letters that he's received. Based on the character "Charlie Chan" created by Earl Derr Biggers. Sidney Toler, Phyllis Brooks, Charlie Chan in Reno. [44] Andriola was chosen by Biggers to draw the character. While all eyes were on Eve, he sneaked into the wings, ran below the stage, and used the elevator in the sphinx to re-emerg on stage and attempt to kill Eve. Based on the character "Charlie Chan" created by Earl Derr Biggers. Dell Comics did the title for two issues in 1965. Director: | Helen Wood, Pat Paterson, | 76 min H. Bruce Humberstone Stars: Mystery. J. Edward Bromberg, Passed Suspects in the murder range from a housekeeper, to a stableman, to a lawyer. Gregory gives Rhadini an alibi after discovering Rhadini's wand in the aisle by his seat. were of good quality. Keye Luke, Crime, Music, Mystery. 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 (Mary Whitman)Eddie Collins (Cab Driver)Kay Linaker (Mrs. Russell)Louise Henry (Jeanne Bently)Robert Lowery (Wally Burke)Charles D. Brown (Chief of Police King)Iris Wong (Choy Wong)Morgan Conway (George Bently)Hamilton MacFadden (Night Clerk)Jimmy Aubrey (Man in Line-Up)Brooks Benedict (Man in Line-Up)Stanley Blystone (Lineup Officer). 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. Sidney Toler, Mary Whitman has arrived in Reno to obtain a divorce. Charles Quigley, On a plane trip, Charlie Chan and the passengers are drugged, and when they wake up a quarter million dollars is missing. Stars: | Essex's manuscript is a fictional account of Dr. Zodiac's blackmail scheme, and the next morning Charlie finds that the last page revealing who the murder was committed is missing. Biggers wrote six novels in which Charlie Chan appears: The first film featuring Charlie Chan, as a supporting character, was The House Without a Key (1926), a ten-chapter serial produced by Path Studios, starring George Kuwa, a Japanese actor, as Chan. 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. | His briefcase mysteriously disappears. Dorothy Revier, 73 min Director: Robert Lowery, Keye Luke, | "[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. There are no TV airings over the next 14 days. On radio, Charlie Chan was heard in several different series on three networks (the NBC Blue Network, Mutual, and ABC) between 1932 and 1948 for the 20th Century Fox Radio Service. Hardie Albright, Approved C. Henry Gordon, Herbert I. Leeds Stars: Add to Playlist. In, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 20:13. | Charlie accompanies Curtis to Reno, where he meets Sheriff Fletcher, the bumbling law man investigating the case. Marjorie Weaver, Dr. Zodiac appears during the show, and is invited on stage. Before she can finish packing her bags, however, Jeanne is murdered and Mary, arrested for the crime. 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. Director: The plot has Charlie and son Victor Sen Yung in Rio DeJaneiro on an extradition charge to arrest and bring Jacqueline Dalya back to Honolulu to face a murder rap. | [34] The film was in preproduction since 2000. There are many others at the hotel who wanted the victim out of the way. | Mantan Moreland, Stars: When a good-for-nothing man named Dan is stabbed to death and his arm broken, Charlie Chan is on the case. Boris Karloff, In addition, a board game, The Great Charlie Chan Detective Mystery Game (1937),[48] and a Charlie Chan Card Game (1939), have been released. Directed by Norman Foster. Roland Winters, Phil Karlson Stars: 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. Benson Fong, Heather Angel, Vivian: Phyllis Brooks. 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 . Harold Huber, Approved Stars: associate producer Music by Samuel Kaylin . 66 min Ben Carter, Norman Foster [31] The film was released the following year as Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen and was an "abysmal failure. 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. Others protested that the film script contained a number of stereotypes; Sherlock responded that the film was not a documentary. Audience Score 50+ Ratings. Clive Donner 69 min | | James Cardwell. Carlos Dantas. (Coalition of Asians to Nix) was formed, protesting the fact that non-Chinese actors, Peter Ustinov and Angie Dickinson, had been cast in the primary roles. Thomas Beck, Passed Stars: Director: Charlie continues that he found the missing money in Ainsley's room, but before he finishes his explanation, Vivian Wells, the hotel's social director who is in love with Ainsley, protests his innocence. Crime, Mystery. Crime, Mystery. Charlie takes on the case assisted by Number Two Son Jimmy and faithful chauffeur Birmingham Brown. [30], During the 1930s and 1940s, five Chan films were produced in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Charlie Chan is a fictional Honolulu police detective created by author Earl Derr Biggers for a series of mystery novels. | Director: Frances Chan, Victor Sen Yung, 60 min An escaped convicted murderer hides out at a New York wax museum where he hopes to get plastic surgery, which will help him revenge himself on Charlie Chan. Director: 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. Terry O. Morse Mystery. Stars: 72 min Victor Sen Yung, | In 1919,[1] while visiting Hawaii, Biggers planned a detective novel to be called The House Without a Key. On May 21, 2020 game developers Play'n GO released Charlie Chance in Hell to Pay[49] for desktop and mobile browsers. Charlie realizes Bessie Sibley is providing information on others to protect herself, and that Zodiac was blackmailing Essex. associate producer Music by Samuel Kaylin . (7 reels), 6,379ft Biggers's sympathetic treatment of the Chinese reflected and contributed to the greater acceptance of Chinese-Americans in the first third of [the twentieth] century. [30] In 1955, Producciones Cub-Mex produced a Mexican version of Charlie Chan called El Monstruo en la Sombra (Monster in the Shadow), starring Orlando Rodriguez as "Chan Li Po" (Charlie Chan in the original script). Victor Sen Yung, Approved Sidney Toler, [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. United States. Lee Grant, (7 reels). 66 min Biggers loosely based Chan on Hawaiian detective Chang Apana. 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. Victor Sen-Yung, as number two son, helps out when it counts while enduring the usual number of affectionate insults from his detective father. Roland Winters, Leon Janney and Rodney Jacobs were heard as Lee Chan, Number One Son, and Dorian St. George was the announcer. Ray Milland, 6,379ft John Gallaudet. Pauline Moore, It was based on the novel of the same name by the detective's creator, John P. Marquand. Stars: Lewis' fiance, Eve Cairo, has been meeting with Dr. Zodiac, angering Lewis. [30] The film was inspired by La Serpiente Roja as well as the American Warner Oland films. Charlie tries to discover the identity of a strangler who strikes multiple times on a cruise ship bound from Honolulu to California. . . Detective Charlie Chan investigates a pearl necklace, which has caused misery for all of its owners. [5] Collections such as Frank Chin's Aiiieeee! Oland, a Swedish . H. Bruce Humberstone Sally Eilers, Mona Barrie, Approved Tomatometer 1 Reviews. | Tim Ryan, Sidney Toler made his second appearance as oriental sleuth Charlie Chan in the above-average Charlie Chan in Reno. Director: Crime, Mystery. Director: Wanda McKay, Pauline Moore, Hired to investigate forged bonds, Charlie is thwarted by the murder of his undercover agent, but the arrival of son Lee helps him uncover the true culprits. 70 min 1939 70 min NR (Not Rated) Mystery/Crime Feature Film SD. Mystery. [5], Chinese audiences also saw the original American Charlie Chan films. "[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. Sidney Toler, 2023 Turner Classic Movies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. [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). Ted North, Approved Charlie is hired to deliver a pearl necklace to a millionaire at his ranch. A search of the room by Charlie and his son Jimmy reveals Jeanne's scrapbook with the pages from the years 1935 and 1936 cut out, and Charlie to surmises that a pair of scissors was the murder weapon. | (7 reels). | Charlie reveals that Rhadini used a wand with a spring trigger to fire the arrow that killed Abdul. Tanis Chandler, Approved Edwin Luke, Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. | | A Charlie Chan comic strip, drawn by Alfred Andriola, was distributed by the McNaught Syndicate beginning October 24, 1938. Sidney Toler, Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. Sheila Ryan, | "[8] Dave Kehr of The New York Times said Chan "might have been a stereotype, but he was a stereotype on the side of the angels. Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. Director: Mary's arrest prompts her husband Curtis, a resident of Honolulu, to ask his old friend, Charlie Chan, for help. Crime, Mystery. 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. Zodiac must have been stabbed with the arrow. Phil Rosen John G. Blystone Ricardo Cortez Dr. Ainsley. Warner, | Charlie burns Zodiac's office to protect the innocent. | Inspector Chan investigates a group of travelers, one of whom is a saboteur. Young (2007), 128. Warren Hymer, Passed Mystery. Keye Luke, Charlie investigates murders connected with insurance fraud. Charlie Chan investigates apparent poisonings at a mystery mansion in the Mojave Desert. There, he finds an engineering kit and bank book belonging to George Bently, the dead woman's husband. | "[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. Mary: Pauline Moore. Directed by Norman Foster. Dr. Zodiac is revealed to be Fred Rhadini. 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. 1939; 1 hr 10 mins NR Watchlist. Director: (uncredited) Cinematography by Virgil Miller . Thomas Beck, Although Charlie and Lee are in Monaco for an art exhibit, they become caught up in a feud between rival financiers which involves the Chans in a web of blackmail and murder. Directors: Benson Fong, 64 min Charlie Chan in Reno is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Norman Foster, starring Sidney Toler as the fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan, based on an original story "Death Makes a Decree" by Philip Wylie . 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. Hawley says Apana directly inspired Biggers (135); Herbert says Apana. Allene Ray, Eve reads Zodiac's mind, and discovers that the real Dr. Zodiac killed Abdul because only Abdul knew Dr. Zodiac's real identity. [45] Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the strip was dropped; the last strip ran on May 30, 1942. Before long, Jeanne Bentley. [12] A year later Universal Pictures followed with The Chinese Parrot, starring Japanese actor Kamiyama Sojin as Chan, again as a supporting character. Phil Rosen Warner Baxter, Sidney Toler, Cast of Charlie Chan in Reno ST Sidney Toler Charlie Chan RC Ricardo Cortez Dr. Ainsley PB Phyllis Brooks Vivian Wells SS Slim Summerville Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher KR Kane Richmond Curtis Whitman VY Victor Sen Yung Jimmy Chan PM Pauline Moore Mary Whitman EC Eddie Collins Cab Driver KL Kay Linaker Mrs. Wayne Russell LH Louise Henry Jeanne Bentley I sought success. See Full Cast When Harper seems to See full summary, Director: After winning Mary's release on the grounds of lack of evidence, Charlie visits the murder room, where he finds Dr. Ainsley. 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 | | The working title of this picture was Death Makes a Decree. A treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a hanged pirate, a talking parrot, and a ship full of red herrings complicate Charlie's search for a murderer on board a docked ship. "[32][33] An updated film version of the character was planned in the 1990s by Miramax. You've got a Chinese hero! Vivian: Phyllis Brooks. Derwin Abrahams Cobina Wright, Jimmy spends the afternoon following Thomas Gregory, whom he believes stole Essex's briefcase when leaving the plane. Warner Oland, The manuscript mentions a pygmy arrow; a similar arrow from a display in the foyer of the Temple of Magic is missing. Action, Adventure, Crime, A Pathe serial in ten chapters of two-reels each: Dan Winterslip, a wealthy man in Honolulu, has not spoken to his brother, who owns a hotel next to Winterslip's estate, in over twenty See full summary, Director: 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. | Director: Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. To view this content, please use one of the following compatible browsers: Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. Stars: Jun That night, Charlie attends Rhadini's magic show at the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island. Charlie is the intended murder victim here, and he avoids death only by chance. Early on when Mrs. Whitman first arrives and is talking to Miss Wells in the bar they are approached by Mrs. Bentley. Mystery. Stars: H. Bruce Humberstone | Next, Charlie finds dirt particles on the dead woman's boots, which leads him to an abandoned mine shaft in a nearby ghost town. Crime, Drama, Mystery. 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. Drue Leyton, Charlie then traps Vivian into exposing a burn on her arm, proving that she murdered Jeanne during a struggle for the acid bottle. Hobart Bosworth, Charlie and Jimmy Chan are traveling by plane to San Francisco. "[24] African-American comedic actor Mantan Moreland played chauffeur Birmingham Brown in 13 films (19441949) which led to criticism of the Monogram films in the forties and since;[24][25] some call his performances "brilliant comic turns",[26] while others describe Moreland's roles as an offensive and embarrassing stereotype. Combien gagne t il d argent ? Stars: | Jon Hall, Irving Cummings [25] Toler died in 1947 and was succeeded by Roland Winters for six films. Henrietta Crosman, Approved The first, Eran Trece (There Were Thirteen, 1931), is a multiple-language version of Charlie Chan Carries On (1931). Hamilton MacFadden Sidney Toler, Despite his good qualities, Chan was also perceived as reinforcing condescending Asian stereotypes such as an alleged incapacity to speak idiomatic English and a tradition-bound and subservient nature. Mystery. Sign Up now to stay up to date with all of the latest news from TCM. Angie Dickinson, Mystery. Hanke states that Chan was played by "Juan Torenas"; however, the more recent. By using this site, you agree to our updated. | Movie ends in a carnival funhouse with police arresting the diamond-smuggling ring for three murders. In 1931, for the first film centering on Chan, Charlie Chan Carries On, the Fox Film Corporation cast Swedish actor Warner Oland; the film became popular, and Fox went on to produce 15 more Chan films with Oland in the title role. At Kilvaine's suggestion, the murder is re-enacted with Lewis standing in for Zodiac. For the Australian pianist and composer, see, Film, radio, stage and television adaptations, This point is debated. Harry Lachman Charlie then assembles all the murder suspects and announces that Jeanne had been paying Ainsley to keep silent about the fact that she murdered Russell. Stars: The heir to a huge fortune is presumed drowned, then shows up, is then murdered. Charlie Chan in Reno: Norman Foster: Charlie Chan at Treasure Island . Stars: Warner Oland, Death by cobra venom connects a number of murders. why was emilio estevez uncredited in mission: impossibleshane richmond cause of death santa barbara The Chinese detective (Sidney Toler) solves the slayings of divorce-seekers at a Nevada hotel. Joseph Crehan, Approved Peter Ustinov, Charlie steps in to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel. Stars: Rhadini's clumsy, comic acquaintance, Elmer Kelner, is helping to serve food and drink at the club. Curtis: Kane Richmond. Director: Director: Stars: 79 min Director: The "amiable Chinese" made his first appearance in The House Without a Key (1925). There, he finds an engineering kit and bank book belonging to George Bently, the dead woman's husband. "[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. 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