Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937 1h 8m EN

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★7.1TMDB · 24

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Synopsis

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Returning from European exile where she avoided testifying against her criminal associates, a former singer with a tell-all diary is murdered to insure her silence.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Warner Oland
Charlie Chan
Keye Luke
Lee Chan
Joan Marsh
Joan Wendall, Photographer
J. Edward Bromberg
Murdock, Editor New York Bulletin
Douglas Fowley
Johnny Burke
Harold Huber
Chief Inspector James Nelson NYPD
Donald Woods
Speed Patten, Reporter New York Bulletin
Louise Henry
Billie Bronson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eugene Forde
Writers: Art Arthur, Robert Ellis
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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89 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eugene Forde, shot by Harry Jackson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Samuel Kaylin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Alfred DeGaetano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Warner Oland and Keye Luke and Joan Marsh carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eugene Forde directs. Harry Jackson behind the camera. Samuel Kaylin scores. Alfred DeGaetano cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
289 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Eugene Forde, shot by Harry Jackson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Samuel Kaylin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Alfred DeGaetano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Warner Oland and Keye Luke and Joan Marsh carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0028709 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Harry Jackson
Original score: Samuel Kaylin
Editing: Alfred DeGaetano
Runtime: 68 min · 1h 8m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)

Part of

Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) Collection

Charlie Chan Chanthology

Also by

Eugene Forde

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2022-06-20
★ 7/10
Our eponymous sleuth and No.1 son "Lee" (Keye Luke) are returning to the United States when a fellow passenger on their liner plants something in his luggage. Safely home, she tries to retrieve it from his hotel but is soon herself the subject of a police murder investigation. What was she trying to smuggle in, and why did someone kill her for it? Oland and Luke are on fine form in this light-hearted, well paced, mystery with loads of red herrings and strong supporting efforts from J Edward Bromberg as newspaper editor "Murdock"; Harold Huber ("Nelson") the policeman leading the hunt as well as the engaging double act of newspaper folks "Patten" (Donald Woods) and snapper "Joan" (Joan Marsh) and gangster-type "Burke" (Douglas Fowley) all keeping guessing for an hour. Nothing to do with musical theatre....

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