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Charlie Chan investigates the locked-room murder of a chess expert.Charlie Chan investigates the locked-room murder of a chess expert.Charlie Chan investigates the locked-room murder of a chess expert.
Anthony Warde
- Catlen
- (as Anthony Ward)
I. Stanford Jolley
- Gannet
- (as Stan Jolley)
Fred Aldrich
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Daisy Bufford
- Carolina
- (uncredited)
George Chandler
- Hotel Doorman
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThis is actually the 34th Charlie Chan film. Two were filmed in Spanish, and apparently not often counted in the English run of Charlie Chan films. They are: "Eran Trece or There were Thirteen" (1931) and "La Serpiente Roja or The Red Snake" (1937). The latter was filmed in Cuba.
- GoofsThe character played by Cy Kendall is identified as Webster Deacon in dialogue, but George Deacon in a newspaper insert.
- Quotes
Tommy Chan: Pop, I've got a case that will knock your hat off!
Charlie Chan: Can remove hat without assistance, thank you.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Black Magic (1944)
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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.
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.
- ccthemovieman-1
- Mar 30, 2006
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- Murder in the Fun House
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- $75,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Charlie Chan in the Chinese Cat (1944) officially released in Canada in English?
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