| Mary Nash, Passed Ted North. Victor Sen Yung, [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. In 1980, Jerry Sherlock began production on a comedy film to be called Charlie Chan and the Dragon Lady. That night, Charlie attends Rhadini's magic show at the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island. | Director: . Add it to your Watchlist to receive updates and availability notifications. | To view this content, please use one of the following compatible browsers: Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. | No. Crime, Music, Mystery. Sign Up now to stay up to date with all of the latest news from TCM. "[21][53], Other critics, such as sociologist Yen Le Espiritu and Huang Guiyou, argue that while Chan is portrayed positively in some ways, is not on a par with white characters, but a "benevolent Other"[54] who is "one-dimensional. Inspector Chan investigates a group of travelers, one of whom is a saboteur. Paul Harvey, Open Stars: During her telepathy act with Fred Rhadini, Eve comes into contact with someone thinking about murder and Charlie is almost killed when a knife is thrown at him. Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Warner Oland, Keye Luke, George Brasno, Olive Brasno Votes: 1,724 15. [22] For the first time, Chan was portrayed on occasion as "openly contemptuous of suspects and superiors. Stars: 79 min Marian Nixon. In addition, a board game, The Great Charlie Chan Detective Mystery Game (1937),[48] and a Charlie Chan Card Game (1939), have been released. Mantan Moreland, The character of Charlie Chan was created by Earl Derr Biggers. Before she can finish packing her bags, however, Jeanne is murdered and Mary, arrested for the crime. "[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. 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. Fortunio Bonanova, Angie Dickinson, (photography) Film Editing by Fred Allen . Cesar Romero, Mary Brian, Stars: Director: 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. Combien gagne t il d argent ? Crime, Drama, Mystery. Mystery. Crime, Mystery. When Zodiac's Turkish houseman, Abdul, arrives, Charlie searches him and finds the holster that fits the knife. 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). Stars: Mantan Moreland, The killer attempts to shoot Eve while she is on stage, but Jimmy spots the pistol and pushes the gun away just in time. To find the murderer (since, of course, murder does occur), Charlie must outguess Scotland Yard and New York City police. Charlie visits a wealthy country home in England. Director: Mantan Moreland, E.H. Calvert, After the partners in the LaFontaine Chemical Co. sign a legal agreement leaving their share to the surviving partner(s), two of them are murdered. Richard Hatch, See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc, Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen. Harry Lachman William Beaudine | Director: Director: 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 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. Release date. | 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. Charlie and Jimmy Chan are traveling by plane to San Francisco. Donald Woods, 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. Marjorie Weaver, Next, Charlie finds dirt particles on the dead woman's boots, which leads him to an abandoned mine shaft in a nearby ghost town. Stars: 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. Warner Oland, Virginia Field, (7 reels). Stars: 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. Warner Oland, Alle Infos, Inhalt Kritik und Trailer zu Charlie Chan in Reno jetzt bei kinoundco Crime, Drama, Music. Harry Lachman | Charlie meets Eve Cairo and socialite Bessie Sibley, as well as Rhadini's jealous wife, Myra. Sign Up now to stay up to date with all of the latest news from TCM. | Victor Sen Yung, Approved Norman Foster Biggers loosely based Chan on Hawaiian detective Chang Apana. associate producer Music by Samuel Kaylin . Keye Luke, Stars: Phyllis Brooks, As Chinese to-day as in the first moon of his existence. Eve reads Charlie's thoughts, which describe the motivations of Stella Essex, Bessie Sibley, Thomas Gregory, Peter Lewis, Fred Rhadini, and Myra Rhadinia (although without mentioning their names). William Beaudine Rosina Lawrence, Marc Lawrence, Passed Hanke states that Chan was played by "Juan Torenas"; however, the more recent. Clive Donner Charlotte Henry, Approved Fox reversed its decision two months later, and on 13 September 2003, the first film in the festival was aired on Fox. | 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. Mantan Moreland, Keye Luke, This one is set in San Francisco's Chinatown. In Neil Simon's Murder By Death, Peter Sellers plays a Chinese detective called Sidney Wang, a parody of Chan. In, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 20:13. Erik Rhodes, Approved Roland Winters, Abdul escapes, and the burglars discover Zodiac's vast files which he uses to frighten and blackmail others. Charlie Chan is a fictional Honolulu police detective created by author Earl Derr Biggers for a series of mystery novels. An Anthology of Asian-American Writers and Jessica Hagedorn's Charlie Chan is Dead are put forth as alternatives to the Charlie Chan stereotype and "[articulate] cultural anger and exclusion as their animating force. Filmed in 1971; aired on British television in 1973; aired on. Adventure, Mystery. Stars: For additional information on the series, consult the Series Index and for Charlie Chan Carries On. Stars: Some find the character to be a positive role model, while others argue that Chan is an offensive stereotype. Sidney Toler, Crime, Drama, Mystery. Eugene Forde J. Edward Bromberg, Passed [31] The film was released the following year as Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen and was an "abysmal failure. | Fletcher Chan, a defender of the works, argues that the Chan of Biggers's novels is not subservient to white characters, citing The Chinese Parrot as an example; in this novel, Chan's eyes blaze with anger at racist remarks and in the end, after exposing the murderer, Chan remarks "Perhaps listening to a 'Chinaman' is no disgrace. | | Before the detectives can question Mrs. Russell, however, they find her strangled and Ainsley about to administer a hypodermic needle to her. 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. It is the second in a series of eight films starring Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto. Victor Sen Yung, There, he finds an engineering kit and bank book belonging to George Bently, the dead woman's husband. 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. | Tim Ryan, Benson Fong, Approved | Stars: The production ran for 25 performances.[40]. 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. Gregory gives Rhadini an alibi after discovering Rhadini's wand in the aisle by his seat. Crime, Mystery. H.B. Charlie Chan in Reno. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Charlie Chan Movie Home on "Charlie Chan in Reno", Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen, Charlie Chan Matches Wits with the Prince of Darkness, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlie_Chan_in_Reno&oldid=1106019934, Articles needing additional references from April 2019, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 22 August 2022, at 21:22. Bela Lugosi, 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. 1939. | Sidney Blackmer, Passed H. Bruce Humberstone On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. | Richard Derr, 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. The heir to a huge fortune is presumed drowned, then shows up, is then murdered. As of 2009 it is slated to be produced,[35] but as of 2020 it has not been made. Director: The manuscript mentions a pygmy arrow; a similar arrow from a display in the foyer of the Temple of Magic is missing. Joseph Crehan, Approved There are many others at the hotel who wanted the victim out of the way. | Crime, Mystery. Zodiac must have been stabbed with the arrow. 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. Lee Grant, Thriller. When a troupe of showgirls with their impresario and press agent vacation at a Malibu Beach resort, two of them are garroted. Mystery. Charlie tries to discover the identity of a strangler who strikes multiple times on a cruise ship bound from Honolulu to California. It overwhelms me with sadness to admit it for he is of my own origin, my own race, as you know. Charlie Chan, Volume Two (20th Century Fox, 2006), Charlie Chan, Volume Four (20th Century Fox, 2008), Charlie Chan, Volume Five (20th Century Fox, 2008), Charlie Chan 3-Film Collection (Warner Archive, 2016), TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection (Turner Classic Movies, 2010), Charlie Chan Collection (Warner Home Video, 2013). Charles Quigley, Charlie Chan in Reno - Full Cast & Crew 1939 1 hr 10 mins NR Watchlist Where to Watch Chan (Sidney Toler) must determine which guest at a party is responsible for the murder of a divorcee. [12] In both productions, Charlie Chan's role was minimized. Chan is faced with suspects in a stolen atomic bomb formula case, that are being killed with bullets that are not fired from a gun. Pauline Moore, Add to Playlist. Charlie Chan in Rio is a 1941 film featuring the Asian detective Charlie Chan. Earl Derr Biggers, quoted in "Creating Charlie Chan" (1931). 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Plot [ edit] Charlie and Jimmy Chan are traveling by plane to San Francisco. | Ben Carter, Rick Vallin. Charlie accompanies Curtis to Reno, where he meets Sheriff Fletcher, the bumbling law man investigating the case. | 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. American opinion of China and Chinese-Americans grew more positive in the 1920s and '30s in contrast to the Japanese, who were increasingly viewed with suspicion. "[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. Allan Lane, Approved | Joan Reynolds. 95 min Comedy, Mystery. Director: Stars: 73 min Watch the full movie online. Sidney Toler Charlie Chan. 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 . Phil Rosen In these films, Chan, played by Xu Xinyuan (), owns his detective agency and is aided not by a son but by a daughter, Manna, played first by Gu Meijun () in the Shanghai productions and then by Bai Yan () in postwar Hong Kong. Stars: For what I have won, I paid the price. Dell Comics did the title for two issues in 1965. Stars: While there, she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). Victor Sen Yung, See production, box office & company info, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA. --. Stars: Harry Lachman | By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. | | 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. John G. Blystone Vivian: Phyllis Brooks. Mantan Moreland, Chan first appeared in Biggers' novels and then was featured in a number of media. Jimmy spends the afternoon following Thomas Gregory, whom he believes stole Essex's briefcase when leaving the plane. Charlie Chan investigates apparent poisonings at a mystery mansion in the Mojave Desert. Benson Fong, Jimmy: Sen Yung. Arthur Loft, | While there she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). Where to Watch. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. | | Crime, Drama, Mystery. Phil Rosen Hobart Bosworth, When a good-for-nothing man named Dan is stabbed to death and his arm broken, Charlie Chan is on the case. Florence Turner, Joan Woodbury, See Full Cast William Beaudine Robert Emmett Keane, Approved Director: (7 reels), 6,379ft Charlie attempts to solve a triple murder in which a dead man's finger prints show up at all three murder sites. Sidney Toler, 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: James Cardwell. Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. Douglass Dumbrille. | English. 68 min Bently escapes, but is captured and accused of murder by Sheriff Fletcher, although Charlie is unconvinced of his guilt. Stars: Charlie then traps Vivian into exposing a burn on her arm, proving that she murdered Jeanne during a struggle for the acid bottle. Ricardo Cortez, Approved Crime, Drama, Mystery. 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. Stars: Add to Wishlist. "Creating Charlie Chan" (22 March 1931). | 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. [30], During the 1930s and 1940s, five Chan films were produced in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Comedy, Crime, Mystery. Jean Rogers, While investigating the theft of antiquities from an ancient tomb excavation, Charlie discovers the body of the expedition's leader concealed inside the mummy's wrappings. Director: Norman Foster Director: Comedy, Crime, Music. 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Henry Gordon, Tomatometer 1 Reviews. Eve reads Zodiac's mind, and discovers that the real Dr. Zodiac killed Abdul because only Abdul knew Dr. Zodiac's real identity. 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. (7 reels), 6,379ft Mystery. | | Although 20th Century Fox even gave Harry Warren and Mack Gordon an opportunity for an original song in Charlie Chan In Reno, the plot is recycled from The Black Camel the second film of the Charlie Chan series that starred Warner Oland ten years earlier. [15] Oland, a Swedish actor, had also played Fu Manchu in an earlier film. Warner Oland, (photography) Film Editing by Fred Allen . | Adventure, Crime, Mystery. Mary's arrest prompts her husband Curtis, a resident of Honolulu, to ask his old friend, Charlie Chan, for help. By using this site, you agree to our updated. Phyllis Brooks Vivian Wells. Marjorie Weaver, When murder intervenes he disguises himself as a Chinese servant and begins sleuthing. (7 reels). Movie ends in a carnival funhouse with police arresting the diamond-smuggling ring for three murders. After the show, Charlie, followed by Rhadini and Lewis, break into Dr. Zodiac's home. | Phil Rosen | Gwen Kenyon, Passed Director: Olive Brasno, Approved (photography) Film Editing by Fred Allen . Stars: | | 76 min Warner Baxter, Alexander Kirkland, Drue Leyton, Director: "[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. Russell Hicks, Passed 1939; 1 hr 10 mins NR Watchlist. Sidney Toler, | Mystery. 67 min Thomas Beck, Passed Critic John Soister argues that Charlie Chan is both; when Biggers created the character, he offered a unique alternative to stereotypical evil Chinamen, a man who was at the same time "sufficiently accommodating in personality unthreatening in demeanor and removed from his Asian homeland to quell any underlying xenophobia. Stars: Keye Luke, Charlie Chan in Reno: Norman Foster: Charlie Chan at Treasure Island . Oland's visit to China was reported extensively in Chinese newspapers, and the actor was respectfully called "Mr. Stars: 2023 Turner Classic Movies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. "Charlie Chan in Rio" (1941). 91 min Tanis Chandler, Approved 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. 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. Charlie discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders. 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. "[61] In the films, both Charlie Chan in London (1934) and Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) "contain scenes in which Chan coolly and wittily dispatches other characters' racist remarks. why was emilio estevez uncredited in mission: impossibleshane richmond cause of death santa barbara | Stars: Charlie meets with Gregory, who says he is an insurance company detective investigating mysterious suicides. He argues, however, that these "colorful aphorisms" display "amazing linguistic acrobatic skills." 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