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Upcoming Features
Articles and reviews about the CC films of the 1930's and 40's, a filmography,
a
recommended links list, and any good photos we find.
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FILMOGRAPHY
EARLY FILMS:
"House Without a Key"
(1926)
Starring George Kuwa
"The Chinese Parrot"
(1926)
Starring Kamiyama Sojin
"Behind That Curtain"
(1929)
Starring E.L. Park
Starring WARNER OLAND:
"Charlie Chan Carries On"
(1931)
"The Black Camel"
(1931)
"Charlie Chan's Chance"
(1932)
"Charlie Chan's Greatest Case"
(1933)
"Charlie Chan's Courage"
(1934)
"Charlie Chan in London"
(1934)
"Charlie Chan in Paris'
(1935)
"Charlie Chan in Egypt"
(1935)
"Charlie Chan in Shanghai"
(1935)
"Charlie Chan's Secret"
(1936)
"Charlie Chan at the Circus"
(1936)
"Charlie Chan at the Race Track"
(1936)
"Charlie Chan at the Opera"
(1936)
"Charlie Chan at the Olympics"
(1937)
"Charlie Chan on Broadway"
(1937)
"Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo"
(1938)
Starring SIDNEY TOLER:
"Charlie Chan in Honolulu"
(1938)
"Charlie Chan in Reno"
(1939)
"Charlie Chan at Treasure Island"
(1939)
"Charlie Chan in City in Darkness"
(1939)
"Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise"
(1940)
"Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum"
(1940)
"Charlie Chan in Panama"
(1940)
"Murder over New York"
(1940)
"Dead Men Tell"
(1941)
"Charlie Chan in Rio"
(1941)
"Castle in the Desert"
(1942)
"Charlie Chan in the Secret Service"
(1944)
"The Chinese Cat"
(1944)
"Meeting at Midnight"
(1944)
"The Jade Mask"
(1945)
"The Scarlet Clue"
(1945)
"The Shanghai Cobra"
(1945)
"The Red Dragon"
(1945)
"Dark Alibi"
(1946)
"Shadows Over Chinatown"
(1946)
"Dangerous Money"
(1946)
"The Trap"
(1947)
Starring ROLAND WINTERS:
"The Chinese Ring"
(1947)
"Docks of New Orleans"
(1948)
"The Shanghai Chest"
(1948)
"The Golden Eye"
(1948)
"The Feathered Serpent"
(1948)
"The Sky Dragon"
(1949)
In addition to these there was a television series (39 episodes) starring
J. Carrol Naish entitled "The New Adventures of Charlie Chan, a tv movie,
"The Return of Charlie Chan," starring Ross Martin, and a film starring Peter
Ustinov, "Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen" (1981).
There were also some Chan imatations with the Mr. Moto character from the John P. Marquand's series -- later to become several films starring Peter Lorre as the Japanese detective-spy, and the Mr. Wong detective films starring Boris Karloff.
THE ORIGIN OF CHAN:
In 1919, Earl Derr Biggers read about a Chinese detective, Chang Apana.
Mr. Biggers was fascinated by it and decided to create his own Chinese detective
series. In 1925, the first novel in the series was published, House
Without A Key, starring Charlie Chan of the Honolulu Police Department.
Five more books of his adventures followed: The Chinese Parrot (1926), Behind The Curtain (1928), The Black Camel (1929), Charlie Chan Carries On (1930), and Keeper Of The Keys (1932). The series was very successful.
The novels were adapted to film, and a Broadway play was produced from Keeper Of The Keys in 1933. Biggers passed away the same year.
BOOKS ON CHAN:
Berlin, Howard M.
The Charlie Chan Film Encyclopedia
McFarland & Company, NY
1999
Hardcover
(also by same author)
Charlie Chan's Words of Wisdom
Wildside Press, NY
2001
Hardcover
Hanke, Ken
Charlie Chan at the Movies : History, Filmography, and Criticism
McFarland & Company, NY
1989
Hardcover
Mitchell, Charles P.
A Guide to Charlie Chan Films
Greenwood Publishing Group, NY
1999
Hardcover
Refer to our SLEUTH JOURNAL section for an article
on "The Oriental Sleuth."
MORE TO COME!
