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Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
ChaninHonolulu-1938
Directed By H. Bruce Humberstone
Written By Charles S. Belden
Cast Sidney Toler
Phyllis Brooks
Victor Sen Yung
Produced By John Stone
Cinematography By Charles G. Clarke
Film Editing By Nick DeMaggio
Music By Samuel Kaylin
Studio Twentieth Century-Fox
Distributed By Twentieth Century-Fox
Franchise Charlie Chan Franchise
Country United States
Language English
Release Date January 13, 1939
Runtime 67 Minutes

Overview[]

As Charlie Chan waits at the hospital for his daughter to give birth to his first grandchild, "number two" son Jimmy pretends to be his father in order to investigate a murder on board the freighter Susan B. Jennings.

Plot[]

Cast[]

  • Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
  • Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan
  • Phyllis Brooks as Judy Hayes
  • Eddie Collins as Al Hogan
  • John 'Dusty' King as Randolph
  • Claire Dodd as Mrs. Carol Wayne
  • George Zucco as Dr. Cardigan
  • Robert Barrat as Captain Johnson
  • Marc Lawrence as Johnny McCoy
  • Richard Lane as Joe Arnold
  • Layne Tom Jr. as Tommy Chan
  • Philip Ahn as Wing Foo
  • Paul Harvey as Inspector Rawlins

Production[]

Reception[]

Taglines[]

  • A New Charlie Chan in a New Adventure!

Trivia[]

  • Cy Kendall and Walter Connolly, who tested for the role of Charlie Chan, both played Chan on the radio.
  • Sidney Toler, at the age of 64, picks up the role of Charlie Chan.

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