Charlie Chan Collections

[ByMarkClark.com]

I may be biased, since Ken is a friend of mine, but I think his commentaries are excellent. He's also featured (among the talking Chanheads) in most of the documentaries and does a nice job there, too. He literally wrote the book on these films, with his highly recommended CHARLIE CHAN AT THE MOVIES.

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More details on vol. 4 from the Fox website:

Disc 1: CHARLIE CHAN IN HONOLULU
Reinventing Chan
"Sidney Toler: The Man Who Became Chan"
"Charlie Chan's Courage: A Re-creation of a Lost Chan Film"
Restoration Comparison
Still Gallery
Disc 2: CHARLIE CHAN IN RENO
"Welcome to Reno: America's Divorce Resort"
"Reno Memories"
"Chan's Killer Actress: Kay Linaker"
Restoration Comparison
Trailer
Still Gallery
Disc 3: CHARLIE CHAN AT TREASURE ISLAND
Commentary by Film Critic Ken Hanke & Film Historian John Cork
"The Real Treasure Island"
"Charlie Chan & the Zodiac"
Restoration Comparison
Still Gallery
Disc 4: CHARLIE CHAN IN CITY IN DARKNESS
"The Making of Charlie Chan in City in Darkness"
"Writing Chan: Robert Ellis & Helen Logan"
Restoration Comparison
Trailer
Still Gallery

[domino harvey]

I'd never seen a Charlie Chan film before but I watched Charlie Chan in Paris tonite, mainly for the dance sequence. I can see why they outlawed the Apache Dance, I was for the entire routine.

[starmanof51]

I'd never seen a Charlie Chan film before but I watched Charlie Chan in Paris tonite, mainly for the dance sequence. I can see why they outlawed the Apache Dance, I was for the entire routine.

I've only seen two Chans thus far, this one and "At the Opera", which I thought was much much better. The Apache Dance is a stunner, but about the only five minutes worth watching. I love how the dance/choreographed roughhousing ends as planned (!) with

Spoiler

the girl getting thrown out a window.

As if it hadn't been abusive enough up til then.

[Lino]

DVDBeaver

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A poster over at HTF announced that DVD Empire is listing the last installment of the Charlie Chan series for 9/16.

The contents will include:

Charlie Chan At The Wax Museum
Murder Over New York
Dead Men Tell
Charlie Chan In Rio
Charlie Chan In Panama
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Castle In The Desert
Charlie Chan: The Fox Years

[Lino]

Artwork and details.

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