A guide to Charlie Chan films

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A guide to Charlie Chan films

Charles P. Mitchell

(Bibliographies and indexes in the performing arts, no. 23)

Greenwood Press, 1999

  • : alk. paper

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Description

There are over fifty Chan films and an additional three Spanish language Chan films. This guide reviews the forty-four extant Chan films. Entries, alphabetically arranged, include a unique annotated cast list, a comparative rating system, production information, analysis and plot synopsis, a performance critique, and a collection of Chan sayings, which vary from film to film. An introduction discusses the history and literary origins of the Chan films and the formulaic devices common to the films. Film scholars and fans of the Charlie Chan films will appreciate the extensive information each review provides. Each film is given a star rating, and several appendices provide additional information such as the lost films of Charlie Chan, actors who played Chan, and Chan on television.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction and Overview The Films of Charlie Chan Appendix A: Rogue's Gallery of Chan Film Criminals Appendix B: Chan Offspring on Film Appendix C: Lost Films of Charlie Chan Appendix D: 1935 Pennsylvania Referendum Appendix E: Chan in Mexico Appendix F: Charlie Chan on Television Appendix G: Actors Who Played Charlie Chan Index

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