By movieMoll on April 24, 2009
One of the later entries in the Charlie Chan series, “The Scarlet Clue” isn’t as good as some of the earlier films, but still makes for good late-night viewing, especially for Sidney Toler fans. These later Chan films churned out by Monogram Pictures are as much comedy as mystery, although “The Scarlett Clue” scores on [...]
Posted in Comedy, Crime, Index, Mystery | Tagged Charlie Chan, Comedy, Crime, detective, Mystery, Sidney Toler |
By movieMoll on March 8, 2009
Considered lesser work than earlier 20th Century Fox films in the series, this second Charlie Chan outing under low-budget Monogram Pictures is still enjoyable for Sidney Toler fans. The adage-spouting detective exercises his usual charm and brilliant deductive ability, this time with Number Three Son, Tommy (Benson Fong), in tow. Father, son and their reluctant [...]
Posted in Classic, Crime, Index, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged Charlie Chan, Classic, Crime, detective, Mystery, Sidney Toler, Thriller |
By GroovyMovieGuy on March 1, 2009
A classic from the famous “Chinese” detective, “Charlie Chan at the Opera” is one of the best of the series. Boris Karloff’s character is an excellent foil to Chan played by Warner Oland.
If you watch it late at night, you’ll want to stay awake to the end. That won’t take too long. The bad guy [...]
Posted in Index, Mystery | Tagged black and white, Boris Karloff, Charlie Chan, detective, Mystery, Warner Oland |
By movieMoll on February 26, 2009
The Charlie Chan series is the A-list of B movies and “Charlie Chan at the Opera” is arguably the best of the series. Gravelle (Boris Karloff) escapes from an insane asylum to seek revenge on those who tried to kill him seven years earlier. Newspaper reports of his escape sensitively refer to the mental patient [...]
Posted in Classic, Index, Mystery | Tagged Charlie Chan, Mystery |
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