Charlie Chan Carries On (film)

Charlie Chan Carries On
Lobby card
Directed byHamilton MacFadden
Written by
Based onCharlie Chan Carries On by Earl Derr Biggers
Produced bySol M. Wurtzel
Starring
CinematographyGeorge Schneiderman
Edited byAlfred DeGaetano
Music bySamuel Kaylin
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • April 12, 1931 (1931-04-12)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Charlie Chan Carries On is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and starring Warner Oland, John Garrick and Marguerite Churchill. It is the first appearance of Warner Oland as Charlie Chan. Part of the long-running Charlie Chan series, it was based on the 1930 novel of the same title by Earl Derr Biggers. It is now considered a lost film;[1] however, Fox simultaneously filmed a Spanish-language version which was released under the title Eran Trece—There Were Thirteen—and this version survives.

Plot

Charlie Chan tries to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel room. Settings include London, Nice, France, San Remo, Honolulu and Hong Kong.

Cast

Critical reception

Writing in The New York Times, critic Mordaunt Hall described the film as "amusing and suspenseful," reported that Oland "serves [Chan] exceedingly well [and his] conception of Chan's manner of speaking is quite acceptable, and he relies on very little change in his appearance to play the part," and noted that Chan's dialog "told upon the audience yesterday afternoon so well that one could have listened to Charlie Chan for an hour longer."[2] Variety reported that the film was "well directed and aptly photographed," that "the mystery angle is kept paramount," and that "between Hymer and Oland in their contrasting roles, the customers can be assured of enjoyable laughter."[3]

References

  1. ^ Hanke, p. 6
  2. ^ Hall, Mordaunt (March 21, 1931). "THE SCREEN; An Oriental Sleuth. Blackmailers in Paris. Chicago Crimes. A Noble Stenographer". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "Charlie Chan Carries On". Internet Archive. Variety Publishing Company. March 25, 1931. Retrieved November 4, 2025.

Bibliography

  • Hanke, Ken. Charlie Chan at the Movies: History, Filmography, and Criticism. McFarland, 1990.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.