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Director:
James Tinling
Writers:
Earl Derr Biggers (character)
Gerard Fairlie (screenplay)
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Release Date:
14 October 1935 (USA) more
Tagline:
AND NOW YOU SEE HIM IN CHINA! (original print ad - all caps)
Plot:
When a prominent official is murdered at a banquet honoring Charle Chan, the detective and son Lee team up to expose an opium-smuggling ring. full summary | add synopsis
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Charlie Chan in the land of his ancestors. more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Warner Oland ... Charlie Chan
Irene Hervey ... Diana Woodland
Jon Hall ... Philip Nash (as Charles Locher)
Russell Hicks ... James Andrews
Keye Luke ... Lee Chan
Halliwell Hobbes ... Colonel Watkins, police commissioner
Frederick Vogeding ... Ivan Marloff (mistakenly listed as 'Burke' in on-screen credits) (as Frederik Vogeding)
Neil Fitzgerald ... Dakin - Colonel Watkins' Aide
Max Wagner ... Taxi Driver Henchman
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Additional Details

Runtime:
71 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #1255)

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: Frederick Vogeding's character is called Ivan Marloff in the actual movie, but is listed as 'Burke' in the credits for some reason. more
Quotes:
Charlie Chan: Only foolish dog pursues flying bird. more
Movie Connections:
References Oil for the Lamps of China (1935) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Charlie Chan in the land of his ancestors., 16 April 2000
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Author: admjtk1701 from New York, NY

Another good, atmospheric, Warner Oland Chan film in which the honorable detective visits the land of his ancestors. Keye Luke is great as Lee who shows his bravery. There is an amusing scene at a banquet early on in the film. And how can a Chan film not be good when Oland gets to sing the story of Ming Lo Fu? An inside joke in the song is a line about "Fu Manchu"--the role Oland was famous for playing before he became Chan. The film gives you a good sense of Shanghai of the 30's from a Hollywood perspective, of course. It also features a shady waterfront bar called the Versailles Cafe. Another winner!

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