A collection of the Charlie Chan films starring Sydney Toler from 1944 to 1946. Toler took over the role of the brilliant Honolulu detective after the passing of Warner Oland, bringing his own unique ...
To solve the murder of a man shot in a locked room, Chan must wade through a Fun House, the writings of an unscrupulous author, and chess pieces.
Chan (Sidney Toler) and Number Three Son (Benson Fong) are chased through a veritable labyrinth of fun house tricks after coming to the aid of a damsel in distress (Joan Woodbury).
Action speak louder than French. Door of opportunity swing both ways. Smart fly keep out of gravy. Tongue often hang man quicker than rope. All gems of fortune-cookie-worthy wisdom spoken by Charlie ...
Charlie Chan, the portly Chinese-American detective immortalized in six novels and 47 movies, was a popular American cultural figure starting in the 1920s. But many Asian-Americans detested Chan’s ...
Depending on your cultural politics, you'll find the following scene from the 1934 film Charlie Chan in London either charming or wince-making: Our venerable detective is being congratulated by a ...
Yunte Huang's "Charlie Chan," which hit bookstores this week, looks at the real-life roof-jumping, opium den-busting cop upon whom the book and movie character was based, and it explores how the ...