Charlie Chan's Chance is a 1932 American pre-Code murder mystery film, the third to star Warner Oland as detective Charlie Chan. It is based on the 1928 novel Behind That Curtain by Earl Derr Biggers, who also contributed to the film. The film is considered to be lost.[1]
| Charlie Chan's Chance | |
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| Directed by | John G. Blystone |
| Written by | Earl Derr Biggers (novel and suggestions) Barry Conners Philip Klein |
| Produced by | Joseph H. August |
| Starring | Warner Oland Alexander Kirkland H. B. Warner |
| Cinematography | Joseph H. August |
| Edited by | Alex Troffey |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release dates |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editCharlie Chan is attending a police convention in New York City; he is an intended murder victim here, but avoids death by chance. To find his would-be-killer(s), Charlie must outguess police reps from both Scotland Yard and New York City Police.
Cast
edit- Warner Oland as Charlie Chan
- Alexander Kirkland as John R. Douglas
- H.B. Warner as Inspector Fife
- Marian Nixon as Shirley Marlowe
- Linda Watkins as Gloria Garland
- James Kirkwood as Inspector Flannery
- Ralph Morgan as Barry Kirk
- James Todd as Kenneth Dunwood
- Herbert Bunston as Garrick Enderly
- James Wang as Kee-Lin
- Joe Brown as Doctor
- Charles McNaughton as Paradise
- Edward Peil Sr. as Li Gung
Cast notes:
- Thomas A. Curran the early American silent film star plays an uncredited bit part.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hanke, Ken (2004). Charlie Chan at the Movies: History, Filmography, and Criticism. McFarland. p. 21. ISBN 0786486619. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
Another of the infuriatingly 'lost' Chan films, Charlie Chan's Chance nonetheless qualifies as the best title in the series if nothing else.
External links
edit- Charlie Chan's Chance at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Charlie Chan's Chance at IMDb
- Charlie Chan's Chance at the TCM Movie Database
- Charlie Chan's Chance at AllMovie
- Illustrated Script
- Charlie Chan’s Chance film details at The Charlie Chan Family Home
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