But if you send charlie chan to nazi germany only bad things can happen. This film contained newsreel footage of the dirigible hindenburg, which exploded before the release of the film, and events in the olympic games of 1936, including a relay race showing american runner jesse owens. There is also a scene where charlie crosses the atlantic in the hindenburg. This time he is sent to the berlin olympics to solve a crime. Another welldirected warner oland chan filmmaking full use of stock footage from 1936 berlin olympics and the dirigible hindenburg. Get tickets to awardnominated movies in theaters, like 1917 and little women, and find out which movies are. Find films and movies featuring warner oland on allmovie. Ive put together this list for the sole sake of needing to find them. This is a playlist of all the full length charlie chan movies on youtube. John carradine is listed as a cast member in hollywood reporter production charts, but his participation in the. Keye luke is allowed to play his part without disguise and too much oriental racial humor. The repartee between chan warner oland and his two sons in here is terrific. Ironically, charlie travels from new york to berlin via the dirigible hindenburg which crashed into flames the same week that charlie chan at the olympics was released ps. His family emigrated to the united states when he was.
A detective in the honolulu police department, he and his wife have a very large family of children the oldest of whom is colloquially known as number one son. While investigating the theft of antiquities from an ancient tomb. Charlie chan and his two eldest sons, investigate a murderous gang who is forcing an archaeologist to search for a treasure in mexico. Warner oland and keye luke have seldom been better. The new adventures of charlie chancomplete tv series on 5 dvd boxed setin chronological order. Fortyseven films and six charlies later, the series still delights audiences. Charlie chan on film a list of 47 titles created 21 sep 2015. Charlie chan at the race track warner oland keye luke love charlie chan. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Chan is the hero of a number of books and dozens of movies. Read the full synopsis of charlie chan at the olympics, 1937, directed by h. This was the fourteenth charlie chan film so i guess the character was really popular for some reason.
The films are presented in chronological order, with full cast and credits, synopses and evaluations. Charlie chan is a fictional honolulu police detective created by author earl. Ive found that not all of the charlie chan films go by the name of charlie chan and therefore are actually hard to find. From his primitive nonseries beginnings through the well known fox series of 44 films 19311949, here is the complete history of famous film detective charlie chan. Charlie chan at the olympics warner oland keye luke. With warner oland, pat paterson, thomas beck, rita hayworth. The amazing chan and the chan clan charlie chan 7 episodes.
Charlie chan was a honolulu detective of chinese descent, created by author earl derr biggers. This is the 14th film starring warner oland as chan and produced by fox. Charlie traces it to the berlin olympics, where he. Biographical details on the three most famous screen chanswarner oland, sidney toler, and roland wintersand background. Volume 2 charlie chan at the circus charlie chan at the olympics charlie chan at the. Charlie chan is considered to be one of the most controversial characters of old racist films on his own. Volume 2 charlie chan at the circus charlie chan at the olympics charlie chan at the opera charlie chan at the race track 4. Chan is on trail of stolen aircraft autopilot and killers who will make an attempt on his life and again kidnap no.
To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Charlie chan at the race track first a movie trailer on film. Greene noted that as yet the charlie chan films had been always well made and well acted, and that the new picture is particularly agreeable due to the audiences introduction to chans complete family. Leni riefenstahl filmed the relay for the 1938 film. Charlie chan baffling murder mystery 3 of 4 361022 charlie chan baffling murder mystery 4 of 4 361029 charlie chan charlies daughter is kidnapped charlie chan in radio city charlie chan man who moved mountains charlie chan murder in cabin 15 charlie chan the curious ride of the sea witch charlie chan the escaped musician. The 1936 summer olympics torch relay was the first of its kind, following on from the reintroduction of the olympic flame at the 1928 games. The first film featuring charlie chan, the house without a key, appeared in 1925. It pioneered the modern convention of moving the flame via a relay system from greece to the olympic venue. Black magic, later retitled meeting at midnight for television, is a 1944 mystery film directed by phil rosen and starring sidney toler as charlie chan. Charlie chan at the olympics 1937 is possibly the most topical charlie chan film, as it features actual footage from the 1936 berlin olympics.
Charlie chan complete collection sherlock holmes collection mr moto collection. He originally conceived of the benevolent and heroic chan as an alternative to yellow peril stereotypes and villains like dr. Charlie chan at the olympics 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Charlie chan at the olympics warner oland keye luke public domain by amy jett jennings. 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 1937 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 in panama 1940. Gravelle appeared in the protocharlie chan film behind that curtain 1929. My father was a great fan of charlie chan movies, a series of detective movies from the 1930s featuring a fictional chineseamerican detective. Dangerous money, also known as hot money, is a 1946 american film directed by terry o. Out of the 44, there are of the 16 warner oland movies the other 3 have been reported to be irretrievably lost, 20 of the 22 sidney toler movies, and 2 of the 6 roland winters movies not such a.
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