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Charlie Chan, Vol. 1 [DVD] DVD Hollywood's favorite Asian sleuth (Warner Oland) is on hand for this collection of perplexing mysteries. "Charlie Chan in London" (1934) finds Chan teaming up with a Scotland Yard detective (who insists on calling him "Mr. Chang") in order to solve a murder at an English estate. E.E. Clive, Ray Milland co-star. Chan tracks down a gang of counterfeiters operating in the maze of sewers beneath the City of Lights, in "Charlie Chan in Paris" (1935). With Keye Luke as #1 son, Lee. "Charlie Chan in Egypt" (1935) chronicles a case involving the murders of the supposedly cursed members of an archeological expedition. Rita Hayworth and Stepin Fetchit also star. While working for the Chinese government, Charlie is abducted by the opium ring he's inve Charlie Chan, Vol. 2 [DVD] DVD Warner Oland returns as Charlie Chan for another round of whodunits. Considered by many to be the best of the Chan films, "Charlie Chan at the Opera" (1936) has Charlie and Lee Chan (Keye Luke) looking into the murder of a diva and finding the prime suspect is her ex-asylum inmate husband (Boris Karloff). Charlotte Henry co-stars. Then, the death of a prominent horse breeder looks like a work-related accident, but Chan's investigation leads to a connection to a gambling ring, in "Charlie Chan at the Race Track" (1936). Luke also stars. The Asian gumshoe must sift through a wild list of suspects when a murder occurs under the big top, in "Charlie Chan at the Circus" (1936). And, working for the U.S. Navy, Chan heads to Berlin, where he clas Charlie Chan, Vol. 3 [DVD] DVD Five Charlie Chan classics are included in this collection. First, in "Behind That Curtain" (1929), Chan's investigation of a private dick's murder gets him involved in a romantic mystery that spans from India to San Francisco. E.L. Park, Warner Baxter, Lois Moran star. Next, "The Black Camel" (1931) has Chan trying to find out who killed a beautiful starlet and uncover if the crime is related to another slaying three years earlier. Warner Oland, Bela Lugosi and Robert Young star. Then, "Charlie Chan's Secret" (1936) concerns the killing of a young heir, and his attempts to prevent any additional deaths from happening. With Oland, Rosina Lawrence, Charles Quigley. In "Charlie Chan on Broadway" (1937), our hero races to locate the gangsters Charlie Chan, Vol. 4 [DVD] DVD Four Charlie Chan classics are included in this collection. First, in "Charlie Chan in Honolulu" (1938), the dynamite detective must deal with a variety of shady characters when a murder occurs aboard a freighter on its way to Hawaii. Sidney Toler, Phyllis Brooks, Victor Sen Young star. Next, a divorcee in Nevada is accused of killing a hotel guest, in "Charlie Chan in Reno" (1939), with Toler, Ricardo Cortez, Phyllis Brooks. Then, in "Charlie Chan at Treasure Island" (1939), the gumshoe heads to San Francisco to investigate what role a phony mystic played in the death of his friend. Toler, Victor Sen Young, Cesar Romero star. Lastly, in "Charlie Chan in City in Darkness" (1939), our hero travels to Paris to reunite with some WWI buddies The Charlie Chan Chanthology [DVD] DVD Six-disc boxed set includes "Charlie Chan in the Secret Service," "The Chinese Cat," "The Jade Mask," "Meeting at Midnight," "The Scarlet Clue," and "The Shanghai Cobra." Stars Sidney Toler. Charlie Chan In The Secret Service [DVD](1944) DVD Sidney Toler stars as the Asian super-sleuth, called on by the Secret Service to investigate the death of a scientist who was working on special explosive devices. Mantan Moreland and Arthur Loft also star in the first Chan thriller from Monogram Pictures. 65 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French. The Chinese Cat [DVD](1944) DVD The ever-inscrutable Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) attempts to crack a case involving nasty jewel thieves who use an abandoned funhouse as a hideout. With Benson Fong, Mantan Moreland. 65 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French. The Jade Mask [DVD](1945) DVD A scientist who discovered a way to turn wood into a material as strong as steel is murdered, and Charlie Chan is called on to find out who is responsible for the deed. Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland and Edwin Luke star. 66 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French. Meeting At Midnight [DVD](1944) DVD A fortune-telling racket that leads to murder brings Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) and #1 daughter Frances Chan into the world of the occult. With Mantan Moreland as Birmingham. AKA: "Black Magic." 65 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French. The Scarlet Clue [DVD](1945) DVD After a suspect in a plot to steal top secret radar plans is killed, Charlie Chan and son Tommie find that they have their work cut out for them in solving the case. Sidney Toler, Benson Fong and Mantan Moreland star. 65 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French. The Shanghai Cobra [DVD](1945) DVD Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) uses his detective skills to stop a devious plot to steal a supply of deadly radium from a bank vault. Mantan Moreland and Benson Fong also star. 64 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French. |