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Charlie Chan's Greatest Case 
Directed by Hamilton MacFadden Written by Earl Derr Biggers (novel)
Lester Cole
Marion OrthStarring Warner Oland
Heather AngelStudio Fox Film Corporation Distributed by Fox Film Corporation Release date(s) September 15, 1933 Running time 70 minutes Country United States Language English Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933) is a murder mystery film starring Warner Oland as the Oriental detective Charlie Chan. It was based on the Earl Derr Biggers novel The House Without a Key.
Oland made a series of Charlie Chan films; along with three others, this one is considered to be a lost film.
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Reception
The New York Times reviewer wrote, "As far as the mystery of these particular murders is concerned it is not difficult for the audience to decide on the identity of the slayer, but the manner in which Chan makes his deductions is always interesting."[1]
Cast
- Warner Oland as Charlie Chan
- Heather Angel as Carlotta Eagan
- Roger Imhof as The Beachcomber
- John Warburton as John Quincy Winterslip
- Walter Byron as Henry Jennison
- Ivan F. Simpson as Brade
- Virginia Cherrill as Barbara Winterslip
- Francis Ford as Captain Hallett
- Robert Warwick as Dan Winterslip
- Frank McGlynn Sr. as Amos Winterslip
- Clara Blandick as Minerva Winterslip
- Claude King as Capt. Arthur Cope
- William Stack as James Eagan
- Gloria Roy as Arlene Compton
- Cornelius Keefe as Steve Letherbee
References
- ^ "Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933)". The New York Times. October 7, 1933. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9403EFDA1530EF3ABC4F53DFB6678388629EDE.[dead link]
External links
- Charlie Chan's Greatest Case at the Internet Movie Database
- Charlie Chan's Greatest Case at the TCM Movie Database
- Charlie Chan's Greatest Case at AllRovi
Charlie Chan Creator Novels The House Without a Key (1925) · The Chinese Parrot (1926) · Behind That Curtain (1928) · The Black Camel (1929) · Charlie Chan Carries On (1930) · Keeper of the Keys (1932)English-language Films The House Without a Key (1926) • The Chinese Parrot (1927) • Behind That Curtain (1929) • Charlie Chan Carries On (1931) • The Black Camel (1931) • Charlie Chan's Chance (1932) • Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933) • Charlie Chan's Courage (1934) • Charlie Chan in London (1934) • Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) • Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) • Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935) • Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) • Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936) • Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) • Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) • Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) • Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) • Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937) • Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) • Charlie Chan in Reno (1938) • Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) • City in Darkness (1939) • Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) • Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) • Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) • Murder Over New York (1940) • Dead Men Tell (1941) • Charlie Chan in Rio (1941) • Castle in the Desert (1942) • Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944) • The Chinese Cat (1944) • Black Magic (1944) • The Shanghai Cobra (1945) • The Red Dragon (1945) • The Scarlet Clue (1945) • The Jade Mask (1945) • Dangerous Money (1946) • Dark Alibi (1946) • Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) • The Trap (1946) • The Chinese Ring (1947) • Docks of New Orleans (1948) • Shanghai Chest (1948) • The Golden Eye (1948) • The Feathered Serpent (1948) • Sky Dragon (1949) • The Return of Charlie Chan (aka Happiness is a Warm Clue) (1973) • Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)Mandarin Chinese-language Films The Disappearing Corpse (1937) · The Pearl Tunic (1938) · The Radio Station Murder (1939) · Charlie Chan Smashes an Evil Plot (1941) · Charlie Chan Matches Wits with the Prince of Darkness (1948)Spanish-language Films Eran Trece (1931) · La Serpiente Roja (1937) · El Monstruo en la Sombra (1955)Television Other Categories:- American films
- English-language films
- 1933 films
- Black-and-white films
- Films set in Hawaii
- Lost films
- Mystery film stubs
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