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Charlie Chan Collection: Volume 3

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Special Features

Charlie Chan At Monte Carlo: Includes a Chan Is Missing: The Last Days Of Warner Oland featurette, as well as a restoration comparison, original theatrical trailers, still gallery and "Warner Oland is Charlie Chan" poster gallery. Side two features the 1929 film Behind That Curtain featuring the earliest surviving onscreen appearance of the Charlie Chan character.
Charlie Chan On Broadway: Includes featurettes The World Of Charlie Chan and Chanograms: The Aphorisms Of Charlie Chan, as well as a restoration comparison, original theatrical trailer and still gallery.
Charlie Chan's Secret: Includes a commentary by film critic Ken Hanke, featurettes Charlie Chan and The Rise of The Modern Detective and Dr. Henry Lee: The Modern Day Charlie Chan, as well as a restoration comparison, the original theatrical trailer and still gallery.
The Black Camel: Includes commentary by film critic Ken Hanke, as well as a restoration comparison, the original theatrical trailers and still gallery. Side two includes Charlie Chan's Chance: A Recreation, a dramatized recreation of the lost film, Charlie Chan's Chance with an optional introduction by film historian John Cork.

Review

A staple of 30s and 40s Hollywood, Charlie Chan's profound wit and lighthearted counsel in the face of the criminal element has made him a cinematic icon, transcending generations and stereotypes to become one of film's most beloved crime-solvers. Four of Charlie Chan's most-ingenious cases make their DVD debut in this third volume starring the original Warner Oland as the sage detective.

Set Comprises:

Charlie Chan's Secret: (1936)
Charlie Chan On Broadway: (1937)
Charlie Chan At Monte Carlo: (1937)
Behind That Curtain: (1929)
Charlie Chan: The Black Camel : (1931)

Technical Details

Actors	Warner Oland ; Bela Lugosi ; Robert Young ; Boris Karloff ; Warner Baxter ; Lois Moran ; Keye Luke ; Virginia Field ; Sidney Blackmer ; Joan Marsh ; J. Edward Bromberg ; Douglas Fowley ; Rosina Lawrence ; Charles Quigley
Director	Hamilton MacFadden ; Irving Cummings ; Eugene Forde ; Gordon Wiles
Year	1929 ; 1931; 1936 ; 1937
Screen	Fullscreen 4:3
Languages	English - Dolby Digital (2.0) Mono
Subtitles	Spanish ; French
Duration	283 minutes (approx)