Charlie Chan collection, volume 2
11 March 2006Second volume of Charlie Chan movies released by Fox studios starring Warner Oland as Charlie Chan and Keye Luke as “number one son”.
- Charlie Chan at the circus
- Charlie Chan at the opera
- Charlie Chan at the race track
- Charlie Chan at the olympics
While ostensibly on vacation with his wife and twelve children, famed detective Charlie Chan visits a circus at just the right time to become involved in the murder of one of the circus owners. Chan is prevailed upon to travel with the circus in hopes of discovering the killer before he, she – or it – strikes again.
Screen legend Boris Karloff co-stars as former opera star Gravelle, now confined to an insane asylum. Seeking spousal revenge, Gravelle escapes with plans of a murderous rampage at the opera house. Detective Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) and Sgt. Kelly (William Demarest) are at odds with each other about Gravelle’s guilt and alleged insanity. Charlotte Henry appears as Gravelle’s daughter, and Keye Luke portrays Chan’s son Lee.
While steaming from Honolulu to Los Angeles the owner of a prize racehorse headed for the Santa Anita Handicap is killed, apparently kicked to death by his stallion. Not so, deduces Charlie. Leter he exposes efforts to fix a race at the famous track.
Detective Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) travels to the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where he’s on the case to track down a team of international spies and recover their secret weapon capable of controlling flying aircraft. Villains are everywhere and lead Chan, local cops and Chan’s son Lee (Keye Luke) on a chase through the streets of Berlin. Actual footage of the Olympic games and the doomed dirigible Hindenburg were woven into the story line.
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