| Charlie Chan's Courage | |
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| Directed by | Eugene Forde George Hadden |
| Written by | Earl Derr Biggers (novel) Seton I. Miller |
| Produced by | John Stone |
| Starring | Warner Oland |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Charlie Chan's Courage (1934) is the fifth film in which Warner Oland played detective Charlie Chan. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film The Chinese Parrot, based upon the novel by Earl Derr Biggers. Both are considered lost films.[1][2]
An audio recreation accompanied by still photographs from the original film is included as a special feature on some DVD collections.[3]
Plot
Chan is hired to transport a pearl necklace. When his employer is murdered, he sets out to unmask the killer.
Cast
- Warner Oland as Charlie Chan
- Drue Leyton as Paula Graham
- Donald Woods as Bob Crawford
- Paul Harvey as J.P. Madden / Jerry Delaney
- Murray Kinnell as Martin Thorne
- Reginald Mason as Alexander Crawford
- Virginia Hammond as Mrs. Sally Jordan
- Si Jenks as Will Holley
- Harvey Clark as Professor Gamble
- Jerry Jerome as Maydorf
- Jack Carter as Victor Jordan
- James Wang as Wong
- DeWitt Jennings as Constable Brackett (as DeWitt C. Jennings)
- Francis Ford as Hewitt
References
- ↑ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Chinese Parrot
- ↑ Miller, Seton I. (2010). Charlie Chan's Courage: The Screenplay for the Lost Charlie Chan Film. Wildside Press. ISBN 978-1-5574-2706-9.
- ↑ Tooze, Gary. "Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 4". DVDBeaver.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
External links
- Charlie Chan's Courage at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Charlie Chan's Courage at IMDb
- Charlie Chan's Courage at the TCM Movie Database
- Charlie Chan's Courage at AllMovie
- Charlie Chan's Courage Recreation from Script and Stills on YouTube
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