Toler's last film. Warner Oland, About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . Vivian: Phyllis Brooks. Director: Sidney Toler, Lynn Shores Benson Fong, Approved Keye Luke, The two films were made concurrently and followed the same production schedule, with each scene filmed twice the same day, once in English and then in Spanish. 67 min (7 reels). Director: 79 min [38] Radio Life magazine described Begley's Chan as "a good radio match for Sidney Toler's beloved film enactment. | Irene Hervey, Crime, Mystery, Thriller. George Brasno, Irving Cummings Phil Karlson After winning Mary's release on the grounds of lack of evidence, Charlie visits the murder room, where he finds Dr. Ainsley. The benevolent and heroic Chan was conceived as an alternative to Yellow Peril stereotypes and villains like Fu Manchu. For additional information on the series, consult the Series Index and for Charlie Chan Carries On. Hamilton MacFadden This one is set in San Francisco's Chinatown. (uncredited) Cinematography by Virgil Miller . | | (7 reels), 6,379ft Sidney Toler, 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. Richard Clarke, [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]. With several characters having a motive to kill the woman, Chan must sort out the clues and unmask the killer while continually being harassed by an inept (but very funny) sheriff, portrayed by Summerville. Charlie comes from his home in Honolulu to solve the murder. | --. Charlie Chan at the Opera is considered by many to be the best Warner Oland Charlie Chan film, probably due to the presence of Boris Karloff as the principal suspect, as well as faux operatic music composed by Oscar Levant.This is the 13th film starring Oland as Chan; it was directed by H. Bruce Humberstone for 20th Century-Fox in 1936.. Oland and Demarest also appeared in The Jazz Singer (1927). "[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. | Warner Oland, Mona Barrie, Approved Sidney Toler, Directors: Sidney Toler, Ainsley: Ricardo Cortez. 65 min Arthur Loft, [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). | | Gwen Kenyon, Passed As Chinese to-day as in the first moon of his existence. It was followed by a Charlton Comics title which continued the numbering (four issues, 1955). 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. Mantan Moreland, 64 min 1939. Warner Oland, Chan was seen as an attractive character, portrayed as intelligent, heroic, benevolent, and honorable; this contrasted the common depiction of Asians as evil or conniving which dominated Hollywood and national media in the early 20th century. Crime, Music, Mystery. Director: While there, she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). There are many others at the hotel who wanted the victim out of the way. Stars: | | Detective Charlie Chan investigates a pearl necklace, which has caused misery for all of its owners. Sidney Toler, Mystery. | He discovers Essex's manuscript in Gregory's hotel room. A public defender enlists Charlie to exonerate one of his clients, an ex-con falsely accused of bank robbery and murder, scheduled for execution in nine days. Phil Rosen 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. (7 reels), 6,379ft 62 min Sign Up now to stay up to date with all of the latest news from TCM. | Jean Rogers, | 1939, Mystery & thriller, 1h 10m. Someone is attempting to steal radium stored in a bank. Charlie's friend, novelist Paul Essex, dies aboard the aircraft after receiving a radiogram warning him not to ignore "Zodiac". 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. Oland's "warmth and gentle humor"[18] helped make the character and films popular; the Oland Chan films were among Fox's most successful. Sparks fly at the Hotel Eldorado in Reno when Mary Whitman arrives to file for divorce from her husband Curtis and meets Curtis' intended, Jeanne Bently. Comedy, Crime, Music. Not in the eyes of Ah Sing. After Oland's death, American actor Sidney Toler was cast as Chan; Toler made 22 Chan films, first for Fox and then for Monogram Studios. Louise Sorel, Sidney Toler, 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. "[17] He is frequently accompanied, and irritated, by his Number Two Son, Jimmy Chan, played by Victor Sen Yung,[23] who later portrayed "Hop Sing" in the long-running Western television series Bonanza. "[39], Valentine Davies wrote a stage adaptation of novel Keeper of the Keys for Broadway in 1933, with William Harrigan as the lead. Cobina Wright, | By using this site, you agree to our updated. Michael McGuire as Brewster James Handy as Esteves Anna Thomson as Audrey Arlen Dean Snyder as Dr. Heath Sam Robards as Moscowitz Bill Cobbs as Dr. Caulfield Tony Cox as Pee Wee Marquette Hamilton Camp as Mayor of 52nd Street John Witherspoon as Sid Tony Todd as Frog Billy Mitchell as Prince Jason Bernard as Benny Tate When a troupe of showgirls with their impresario and press agent vacation at a Malibu Beach resort, two of them are garroted. Harry Lachman [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). James Tinling While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor. Director: 68 min Before she can finish packing her bags, however, Jeanne is murdered and Mary, arrested for the crime. Sidney Toler, Jon Hall, Sidney Toler made his second appearance as oriental sleuth Charlie Chan in the above-average Charlie Chan in Reno. Curtis: Kane Richmond. Richard Derr, "Creating Charlie Chan" (22 March 1931). Louis King Tanis Chandler. 54%. By what name was Charlie Chan in Rio (1941) officially released in Canada in English? Director: Mantan Moreland, Herbert I. Leeds | There, he finds an engineering kit and bank book belonging to George Bently, the dead woman's husband. Mary Beth Hughes. Before the detectives can question Mrs. Russell, however, they find her strangled and Ainsley about to administer a hypodermic needle to her. Jimmy befriends insurance executive Thomas Gregory. Mystery. The character, featured only as a supporting character, was first portrayed by East Asian actors, and the films met with little success. [5] Collections such as Frank Chin's Aiiieeee! For additional information on the series, consult the Series Index and for Charlie Chan Carries On. Mystery, Eccentric scientist Harper lives in a spooky mansion with all the trimmings: hidden lab, secret panels, inscrutable butler, and greedy relatives with unusual talents. Director: Warner Oland, Unless otherwise noted, information is taken from Charles P. Mitchell's A Guide to Charlie Chan Films (1999). "[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. | | See production, box office & company info, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA. Victor Sen Yung, Katherine DeMille, | Stars: Charlie attempts to solve a triple murder in which a dead man's finger prints show up at all three murder sites. For what I have won, I paid the price. "[26] Ellery Queen called Biggers's characterization of Charlie Chan "a service to humanity and to inter-racial relations. Keye Luke, | 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. Stars: Robert Lowery, This game was followed by two sequels in 2021, Charlie Chance XREELZ and Charlie Chance and the Curse of Cleopatra. Charlie Chan in Reno Directed by Norman Foster Screenplay by Frances Hyland Robert E. Kent Albert Ray Based on "Death Makes a Decree" by Philip Wylie Produced by John Stone Starring Sidney Toler Cinematography Virgil Miller Edited by Fred Allen Music by Samuel Kaylin Production company 20th Century Fox Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date Charlie Chan in Reno is a 1939 American 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. At approx 34 minutes the Paul Wagner character is introduced to the room for the first time but less than 3 minutes before that he can be seen sitting on the settee while everyone else is in the room. Director: 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. Charlie Chan in Reno 1939 Approved 1 h 11 m IMDb RATING 7.0 /10 1.4K YOUR RATING Rate Crime Music 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. Crime, Mystery. Charlie Chan in Reno. H.B. Stars: I sought success. 71 min Charlie encourages Eve to try to tap into the mind of the killer. Drue Leyton, 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. Readers and moviegoers of America greeted Chan warmly. Ben Carter, See production, box office & company info, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA. 75 min Virginia Dale, Alle Infos, Inhalt Kritik und Trailer zu Charlie Chan in Reno jetzt bei kinoundco Thomas Beck, | Bently escapes, but is captured and accused of murder by Sheriff Fletcher, although Charlie is unconvinced of his guilt. Charlie investigates murders connected with insurance fraud. Earl Derr Biggers, quoted in "Creating Charlie Chan" (1931). Lesley Selander Charlie Chan in Reno was based on Death Makes a Decree, a story by Philip Wylie.~Hal Erickson Cast & Crew Director Norman Foster Writers Albert Ray Robert Kent Cast Sidney Toler Charlie Chan Ricardo Cortez Dr. Ainsley Phyllis Brooks Vivian Wells George "Slim" Summerville Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher Kane Richmond Curtis Whitman Stars: [12] In both productions, Charlie Chan's role was minimized. Plot[ edit] Mary Whitman has arrived in Reno to obtain a divorce. [25] Toler died in 1947 and was succeeded by Roland Winters for six films. Jimmy: Sen Yung. 16, Next, Charlie finds dirt particles on the dead woman's boots, which leads him to an abandoned mine shaft in a nearby ghost town. Heather Angel, [36] Walter Connolly initially portrayed Chan on Esso Oil's Five Star Theater, which serialized adaptations of Biggers novels. Clive Donner William Beaudine Sidney Toler, 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. Stars: Mystery. Director: Charlie burns Zodiac's office to protect the innocent. were of good quality. Helen Wood, | Benson Fong, Mystery. 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. Victor Sen Yung, Approved | | Later, when Fox dropped the series and it found a home at Monogram, the Chan films got pretty bad with the look of cheapness in abundance. Crime, Drama, 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. Synopsis: On the trail of a singer who killed the man she loved in Honolulu, Charlie finds her stabbed to death when he ultimat. Sheila Ryan, Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. Others protested that the film script contained a number of stereotypes; Sherlock responded that the film was not a documentary. Charlie takes on the case assisted by Number Two Son Jimmy and faithful chauffeur Birmingham Brown. | Charlie accompanies Curtis to Reno, where he meets Sheriff Fletcher, the bumbling law man investigating the case. Keye Luke, 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 . Edmund Burns, Passed Eugene Forde Stars: Sidney Toler, Is the Dragon Queen behind this? Roger Imhof, 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 Harry Lachman "[18] Keye Luke, an actor who played Chan's son in a number of films, agreed; when asked if he thought that the character was demeaning to the race, he responded, "Demeaning to the race? Besides Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan, this film's cast contained three other actors who also played famous crimefighters: Ricardo Cortez (Sam Spade in the 1931 "Maltese Falcon"), Morgan Conway (Dick Tracy in two RKO films in the mid-1940's) and Robert Lowery (Batman in the Columbia serial "The Adventures of Batman and Robin" in 1948). 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. It's written on the back side of the missing manuscript page. Mantan Moreland, 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. Add it to your Watchlist to receive updates and availability notifications. Stars: Abdul escapes, and the burglars discover Zodiac's vast files which he uses to frighten and blackmail others. When a friend of Charlie's is found kicked to death by his own race horse on board a Honolulu-bound liner, the detective discovers foul play and uncovers an international gambling ring. Stars: Before long, Jeanne Bentley. The budget for these films was reduced from Fox's average of $200,000 to $75,000. Ray Milland, This is not an officially branded game, however, the game's main character Charlie Chance is directly based on the original Charlie Chan character, sharing a similar name, trademark moustache and sharp dress sense. Stars: Mary Whitman has arrived in Reno to obtain a divorce. Rhadini tells Charlie about Dr. Zodiac, a psychic preying on the rich in San Francisco. A group calling itself C.A.N. Modern critics, particularly Asian-Americans, continue to have mixed feelings on Charlie Chan. "[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. Death by cobra venom connects a number of murders. 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 Charlie realizes Bessie Sibley is providing information on others to protect herself, and that Zodiac was blackmailing Essex. In, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 20:13. Add to Playlist. Director: 210 min Eugene Forde | | Stars: Mary: Pauline Moore. Director: Mystery. Mary Beth Hughes, | Mystery. Many stories feature Chan traveling the world beyond Hawaii as he investigates mysteries and solves crimes. "[65] Huang Yunte gives as examples "Tongue often hang man quicker than rope," "Mind, like parachute, only function when open," and "Man who flirt with dynamite sometime fly with angels." Stars: 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. Warner, Warner Baxter, 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. Cobina Wright Jr. | Eugene Forde Tim Ryan, 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 . Stars: Phil Karlson 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. Adventure, Crime, Mystery. | "[52] and "[W]e were making the best damn murder mysteries in Hollywood. In Neil Simon's Murder By Death, Peter Sellers plays a Chinese detective called Sidney Wang, a parody of Chan. Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. 66 min Hamilton MacFadden Add to Wishlist. There are no TV airings over the next 14 days. 1939. 1939 70 minutes. It overwhelms me with sadness to admit it for he is of my own origin, my own race, as you know. Eve reads Zodiac's mind, and discovers that the real Dr. Zodiac killed Abdul because only Abdul knew Dr. Zodiac's real identity. [15] Oland, a Swedish actor, had also played Fu Manchu in an earlier film. Charlie believes Dr. Zodiac suffers from pseudologia fantastica, and Rhadini challenges Dr. Zodiac to a public test of psychic skills. | Before the detectives can question Mrs. Russell, however, they find her strangled and Ainsley about to administer a hypodermic needle to her. (uncredited) Cinematography by Virgil Miller . Louise Currie. Director: Dr. Zodiac appears during the show, and is invited on stage. The production ran for 25 performances.[40]. The "amiable Chinese" made his first appearance in The House Without a Key (1925). Charlie Chan: Man yet to be born who can tell what woman will or will not do. Victor Sen Yung, Harold Huber, Approved English. Douglass Dumbrille. Mary's arrest prompts her husband Curtis, a resident of Honolulu, to ask his old friend, Charlie Chan, for help. Jimmy Chan: Watch out, Pop, he's oily and slippery. Stars: | Crime, Drama, Mystery. [44] Andriola was chosen by Biggers to draw the character. [2][3][4] Biggers, who disliked the Yellow Peril stereotypes he found when he came to California,[5] explicitly conceived of the character as an alternative: "Sinister and wicked Chinese are old stuff, but an amiable Chinese on the side of law and order has never been used."[6]. | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Lewis Seiler, Passed | Inspector Chan investigates a group of travelers, one of whom is a saboteur. By using this site, you agree to our updated. Chan (Sidney Toler) must determine which guest at a party is responsible for the murder of a divorcee (Louise Henry). | [29] A Cuban production, La Serpiente Roja (The Red Snake), followed in 1937. When Jeanne taunts the defenseless Mary and insults Wally Burke, her former suitor, Mrs. Russell, the owner of the hotel, orders her to leave. Director: Charlie Chan investigates a murder case aboard the yacht of a wealthy Greek shipping tycoon. [13] Contemporary reviews were unfavorable; in the words of one reviewer, speaking of The Chinese Parrot, Sojin plays "the Chink sleuth as a Lon Chaney cook-waiter because Chaney can't stoop that low. 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. As Rhadini performs a levitation trick, Zodiac is killed with the pygmy arrow. Becoming intrigued by an acid burn on Mary's sleeve that matches a burn found in the rug in Jeanne's room, Charlie traces the acid to Ainsley. Zodiac must have been stabbed with the arrow. Jimmy: Sen Yung. 68 min The character was not central to the novel and was not mentioned by name on the dust jacket of the first edition. Leon Janney and Rodney Jacobs were heard as Lee Chan, Number One Son, and Dorian St. George was the announcer. | It was the tenth film to feature Sidney Toler as the title character, who is called upon to investigate the death of a suspected murderer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. No. | [37] Ed Begley, Sr. had the title role in N.B.C. Mystery. | Dorothy Revier, 73 min E.H. Calvert, 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. Regardez le Salaire Mensuel de Kqrs Morning Show Cast Changes en temps rel. Tell us what you think about this feature. Roland Winters, Director: Slim Summerville, Passed | Marian Nixon, Benson Fong, 64 min 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. Keye Luke, 67 min Marian Nixon. 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