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Charlie Chan and the Mystery of the Mansion Hideout
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| Lee Cary
Posted on 05/07/2011 5:58:11 AM PDT by Not gonna take it anymore
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To: Forward the Light Brigade
Charlie Chan was based on a real Chinese detective in Hawaii. Sadly, his exploits are not well known. The franchise should be re-started using Chinese actors and set in Hawaii. Cut the corny sayings and any hint of racism and it could be a hit today. My mother used to find charlie Chan movies on tv, and we'd watch them.
I'd like to see a new series.
To: navymom1
“Where is he buried?”
The great state of Kansas. (never been there but I have heard it is very pretty)
To: navymom1
To: DWC
Lee is number one son. I have the charlie chan dvds with warner oland. Key luke was lee. Which of the three was your favorite Chan.....Oland, Toler or Winters? I own the entire collection of Chan DVDs. BTW.
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posted on
05/07/2011 8:13:20 AM PDT
by
Donald Rumsfeld Fan
("Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts." Richard Feynman father of Quantum Physics)
To: Donald Rumsfeld Fan
Warner Oland but mainly because of the writing and the casting of co-stars in the earlier series.
It's like Abbott & Costello or the Marx Brothers...they all ran out of steam after a really great early period.
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posted on
05/07/2011 8:18:54 AM PDT
by
wtc911
("How you gonna get down that hill?")
To: LRS
Must correct failing mind Must correct A failing mind. A failing mind. Why is it you have such difficulty using articles?!
;)
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posted on
05/07/2011 8:28:54 AM PDT
by
FourPeas
("Maladjusted and wigging out is no way to go through life, son." -hg)
To: Forward the Light Brigade
Charlie Chan was based on a real Chinese detective in Hawaii. Sadly, his exploits are not well known. The franchise should be re-started using Chinese actors and set in Hawaii. Cut the corny sayings and any hint of racism and it could be a hit today. Warner Oland, the original Chan, was born in Sweden IIRC, He said he was decended from the Mongolian race.
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posted on
05/07/2011 8:29:16 AM PDT
by
Donald Rumsfeld Fan
("Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts." Richard Feynman father of Quantum Physics)
To: wtc911
Oland was more humble and self effacing but Toler had a slight edginess to him. I liked them both. Winters played the character more like Toler.....but without the wry smile.
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posted on
05/07/2011 8:35:31 AM PDT
by
Donald Rumsfeld Fan
("Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts." Richard Feynman father of Quantum Physics)
To: wtc911
Warner Oland but mainly because of the writing and the casting of co-stars in the earlier series. Those early years were Twentieth Century Fox productions and hence higher quality and cost.
When TCF dropped the series Toler bought the rights and low cost and budget conscious Monogram Pictures stepped in and produced what remained of the series until Toler's untimely death, at which point Winters stepped in to complete the series.
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posted on
05/07/2011 9:01:33 AM PDT
by
Donald Rumsfeld Fan
("Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts." Richard Feynman father of Quantum Physics)
To: FourPeas
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posted on
05/07/2011 9:17:30 AM PDT
by
LRS
("This is silly! It can't be! It can't be!!" "Oh yes it is! I said you wouldn't know the joint.")
To: navymom1
I remember who the actor was who played number one son! Any takers? (no fair Googling this)
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posted on
05/07/2011 9:21:52 AM PDT
by
Havisham
To: Havisham
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posted on
05/07/2011 9:26:43 AM PDT
by
Donald Rumsfeld Fan
("Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts." Richard Feynman father of Quantum Physics)
To: DWC
Yes, it was Key Luke! He actually did a cameo on the Golden Girls as a neighbor. He looked exactly the same! I shouted at the TV,”Key Luke!” These actors are like old friends.
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posted on
05/07/2011 9:26:53 AM PDT
by
Havisham
To: DWC
Yes, it was Key Luke! He actually did a cameo on the Golden Girls as a neighbor. He looked exactly the same! I shouted at the TV,”Key Luke!” These actors are like old friends.
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posted on
05/07/2011 9:28:22 AM PDT
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Havisham
To: Havisham
That would be Keye Luke, who also played Kato to two Green Hornets.
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posted on
05/07/2011 9:29:19 AM PDT
by
william clark
(Ecclesiastes 10:2)
To: Jack Hydrazine
Haha. If he didn’t say it it is still perfect Chan!
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posted on
05/07/2011 9:32:49 AM PDT
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Havisham
To: Donald Rumsfeld Fan
Actually, Oland was the fourth actor to play the role, but the first to make it successful enough to launch a series. George Kuwa played Chan first, in Pathe’s serial adaptation (now lost) of “The House Without a Key”, the first Chan novel.
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posted on
05/07/2011 9:35:54 AM PDT
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william clark
(Ecclesiastes 10:2)
To: william clark
Actually, Oland was the fourth actor to play the role, but the first to make it successful enough to launch a series. George Kuwa played Chan first, in Pathes serial adaptation (now lost) of The House Without a Key, the first Chan novel. You're right ...Oland popularized the role.
One of the very earliest productions, circa 1930, which is in my collection, had a different actor playing Chan in a minor role who came in at the very end to solve the mystery.
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posted on
05/07/2011 10:03:23 AM PDT
by
Donald Rumsfeld Fan
("Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts." Richard Feynman father of Quantum Physics)
To: frankenMonkey
To: Havisham
Just watched charlie chan in monte carlo last night.
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posted on
05/07/2011 10:49:24 AM PDT
by
DWC
(historian)
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