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Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat (1944)

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Overview

Director:
Phil Rosen
Writers:
Earl Derr Biggers (characters)
George Callahan (story)
Release Date:
20 May 1944 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery more
Tagline:
"MUST CONFESS. HONORABLE SON...This Is My Most Baffling Case!"
Plot:
Charlie Chan investigates the locked-room murder of a chess expert. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Hey, Charlie, Lighten Up On The Kid more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)
Sidney Toler ... Charlie Chan
Joan Woodbury ... Leah Manning
Mantan Moreland ... Birmingham Brown, Taxi Driver
Benson Fong ... Tommy Chan, #3 Son
Ian Keith ... Dr. Paul Recknik
Sam Flint ... Thomas P. Manning
Cy Kendall ... George Webster Deacon
Weldon Heyburn ... Detective Lt. Harvey Dennis

Anthony Warde ... Catlen
John Davidson ... Carl Karzoff / Kurt Karzoff
Dewey Robinson ... Salos

I. Stanford Jolley ... Gannet (as Stan Jolley)
Betty Blythe ... Mrs. Manning
Jack Norton ... Hotel Desk Clerk
Luke Chan ... Wu Song
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Murder in the Fun House (USA) (working title)
The Chinese Cat (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
USA:66 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved
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Goofs:
Continuity: The character played by Cy Kendall is identified as Webster Deacon in dialogue, but George Deacon in a newspaper insert. more
Quotes:
Charlie Chan: You are smart enough to keep eyes open?
Tommy Chan: You bet!
Charlie Chan: Do likewise - keep mouth shut!
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Movie Connections:
Follows The Chinese Parrot (1927) more

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11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Hey, Charlie, Lighten Up On The Kid, 31 March 2006
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

These Sidney Toler "Monogram" Chan films, the last in the series, don't measure up to Warner Oland's earlier efforts but they are still very entertaining to me. Even with Mantan Moreland, who probably offends the sensibilities of a lot of people with his scared black-man routine. I can see where that's offensive, but if you just take him as a comedian and let it go, you can enjoy and even laugh with him.

The only thing I did NOT find funny in here, but I normally do, is Charlie's insults to his kid. In this film, Tolder insults "Number Three Son" (Benson Fong) so many times that it borders on downright mean-spiritedness.

Anyway, it was still a "decent" combination of mystery and comedy and the ending was cool, with Chan and his assistants chasing the bad guys around a "fun house." All the Charlie Chan movies are entertaining.

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