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Lost film, no
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Lost film, no print known to exist. |
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This film was E.
L. Parks only acting credit. Also, Boris Karloff plays 'Karlov'! |
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This film marked the first of many appearances that C. Henry Gordon
would make in Charlie Chan films! |
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Warner Oland was
born in Nyby, Sweden on October 3, 1880. He died on August 6, 1938 of pneumonia
and is buried in Southborough, Massachusetts. |
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The director of this film, John Blystone, and Warner Oland both died
on August 6th, 1938. |
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Francis Ford,
who appeared in this film as Captian Hallett, starred in many great movies
including "The Grapes of Wrath" and also appeared as the boat captian in
Charlie Chan's Secret. |
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Francis Ford was in this film, Charlie Chan's Greatest Case and
Charlie Chan's Secret as the boat captian. |
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Drue Layton was
in only 10 films during her short career and 3 of them were Charlie Chan films;
Charlie Chan's Courage (her first), this one (her second) and Charlie Chan at
the Circus. |
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Dorothy Appleby, the actress who played Nardi, appeared numerous
times with the 3 Stooges. She was one of Nell's Bells in "Rockin' Through the
Rockies" and as one of the Mexican chorus girls who had her hair ruined in
"Cookoo Cavaliers!" |
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A very young
Rita Hayworth appears credited under the name Rita Cansino. |
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Keye Luke's greatest fame comes from his role as Charlie Chan's
number 1 son, but he is also known for his portrayal of Kato in the Green
Hornet serial. He also appeared in the TV series "Kung Fu." |
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This was Arthur
Edmund Carewe's last film.
Jonathan Hale was best known as Dagwood
Bumstead's boss Mr. Dithers in the "Blondie" series of films. He comitted
suicide 1966. |
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George Brasno, who played the midget Tim, starred as General Tom
Thumb in "The Mighty Barnum." |
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Frank Coghlan
Jr, who played jockey Eddie Brill would play the part of an exhausted solider
in Gone With the Wind. Which solider you ask? I don't know! But if you spot
him, me because I'd like to know too!! |
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Benson Fong appeared in this Chan film as an un-credited extra. Years
later he would play the part of Tommy Chan opposite Sidney Toler in the
Monogram series. |
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It is
interesting to note that the swastika on the tail of the Zeppelin Hindenburg
was inked over in this film.
Also, Allan Lane
(who plays Richard Masters) was the voice of "Mr. Ed"! |
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Harold Huber appeared in 4 Chan films; Broadway (his first), Monte
Carlo, City in Darkness and Rio. |
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Louis Mercier,
who played the much harried taxi driver in this film, also played the part of a
Paris taxi driver in his last film, The Other Side of Midnight in
1977. |
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This was the first Chan film with Sidney Toler as the replacement for
Warner Oland. It is said that Fox was unsure if the public would accept the new
Chan, so to guard against a large flop, they set the entire film on only 2
sets; the Chan home and aboard ship. This made for a less expensive shoot. As
it turned out though, the precaution wasn't necessary! |
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Eddie Collins,
Pauline Moore, Robert Lowery and Kay Linaker also appeared together in "Young
Mr. Lincoln" in 1939. |
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Pauline Moore, who played the spooky mind reader Eve Cairo, is best
known for her portrayal of Ann Rutledge in "Young Mr. Lincoln." |
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Lynn Bari also
had an uncredited bit part in Charlie Chan in Paris. |
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Kay Linaker was in 3 Chan films; Monte Carlo (her first), Reno and
Murder Cruise. |
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Sidney Toler was
born on April 28, 1874 inWarrensburg, Missouri. He died on February 12, 1947,
and is buried in Highland Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas. |
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Jean Rogers, who plays the much troubled Kathi Lenesch, is best
remembered as Flash Gordon's girlfriend, Dale Arden! |
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Shemp Howard
makes an appearence in this Chan film. |
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Look, up in the sky: It's a bird, It's a plane... Yes, before he was
Superman he was mild mannered Bill Lydig! |
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The director of
The Black Camel, Hamilton MacFadden, plays the part of Bill Kellogg in this
Chan film! And, in The Black Camel, he played the part of the
director! |
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Later in his career Victor Sen Yung went on to cook for the
Cartwrights at the Pondersoa Ranch! Yes, he played Hop Sing! |
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This was the
first of Monogram's Charlie Chan films and the only one to have Charlie
assisted by both a son (Tommie) and a daughter (Iris)! |
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Joan Woodbury is best known for her portrayl of Brenda Starr in the
1945 film "Brenda Starr, Reporter." |
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In this film,
the actress Frances Chan plays the part of "Frances Chan"! |
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Benson Fong was the owner of "Ah Fong's Restaurants." |
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Edwin Luke was
the brother of Keye Luke. |
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Willie Best was
born on May 27, 1913. His career began in 1930 and included some 100+ films. He
died in February 27, 1962. One of his best roles was opposite Bob Hope in "The
Ghost Breakers." |
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The bit that Mantan Moreland and Ben Carter do in this film where
they finish each other's sentences is an old vaudeville skit. |
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This was Sidney
Toler's last film. At this point he was very ill and could hardly walk. During
one scene he sat down on a bed and delivered his lines. |
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Sen Yung was billed in the Fox features as "Sen Yung" but in the
Monogram pictures was credited as "Victor Sen Young", a more 'American'
version, so to speak. |
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This is the only Chan film where the 2 original 'sons' appear
together: Keye Luke and Sen Yung. |
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Keye Luke, who
was the first 'son' brought the series to an end in the last Charlie Chan
film. |
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