Help! I'm addicted to the Orland/Toler Chan films! I can't stop watching them over and over again along with the Karloff Mr. Wong films, although Keye Luke did his best as Wong in one film. I may have to start a Charlie Chan addiction support group lol.
Thanks for posting! I deeply enjoy the Chan films w/Orland & Luke although Toler & Moreland are great too. Have watched same so often find humble self using Chan-isms in daily speech: "Thank you so much", "Contradiction, Please", "Wise fly stay out of gravy", et al. Great films! Strangely soothing.
Also let's not forget the famous fictional Japanese secret agent ( Mr.Moto ) created by the American author John P. Marquand portrayed by Peter Lorre between 1937 and 1939. Really worth a look see.
@@mizpahboy7513 It occurred to me only yesterday when I read your comment that there are TWO of him, the other one being Mr. Wong (probably Chinese?) played by Boris Karloff and created by an American writer. Don't get uptight at my ignorance! People just come away sometimes with impressions alone, very often incorrect impressions. I didn't even know a thing about Charlie Chan until late 2019, except vague impressions: that he was a private detective, had a good-looking nephew or son or something, who, interacting with a hilarious black chauffeur, many years ago made my daughter, 9 or 11 or so, nearly choke herself laughing whenever she was able to catch a Charlie Chan flick on TV late at night. She is a great laugher, like some people just are, and Charlie Chan movies used to send her over the edge. I'm going to search and watch Moto and Wong very soon. Thank you for pointing them out, I can't wait.
@@mizpahboy7513 try the actual Mr Moto novels excellent. i had five in one volume .. lost w my library and home gentrification in miami ruthless the marlow / "operative" novels also Excellent ! one Operative (name Never used!) became kurosawa's Yojimbo which became For a few dollars more... if i remember correctly Yojimbo was Three Channel audio. ! the War "killed" Mr Moto...
Great classic clean movie... 85 years old and still entertaining! You don’t need a lot of flash and special effects when you have a great story. Well done 👍
I remember watching CC alternating with Sherlock Holmes movies on Sundays WGN, channel 9 from 12 noon to 1:30 PM. Really enjoyed them. Thank you for such excellent films. Appreciate their great quality.
Toshia Mori, credited as Shia Jung, plays the contortionist who was the love interest of Charlie Chan’s son. Her career was not too long but she was always memorable in her roles.
I remember watching these on Saturday afternoons on our local TV station with my mom. They always made her feel nostalgic for the days she had originally watched them in theaters. Now they make me feel nostalgic for the times I sat there and watched with my mom and she reminisced about her childhood.
The Writers of these Charlie Chan Movie, Did not get the Credit that they deserved etc.Some of the best Stories etc. Nothing on today except Columbo can match it etc.
Watched all the Charlie Chan movies when much younger and they are even better now! Thank you for these special gems. They don’t make movies this marvelous anymore!
Yes indeed it does bring back memories some good some bad I rather deal with the year 1970 what's is wrong with people 2022 people been different since than I stay to myself God Bless
What's always stands out with this Chan flick, is that it's the longest duration, for one to see the whole family. And as such, especially with the Brasno's appearing, the genuine looks of amazement by the smaller Chan children, when looking at them- (Brasno's) priceless!
My thoughts exactly. Usually, all we get is a picture of them. In this wonderful movie, we not only see them, but they are all part of the show with lines! Fantastic!
As time goes by and getting older by the minute, I find myself watching films from a bygone era. It's great to find all the old gem's.i do like to watch charle Chan movies a specially the ones with Warner Orland and Sydney toller in. Brilliant y👍😁😊🤩
Poirot and Chan would have gotten along beautifully. :) really a good film. (some of them are so full of holes and just plain silly stuff.). Key Luke is my favorite son. he had a great sense of timing and humor. :)
Thank you so much for bringing these Charlie Chan movies to YT. As a teenager & then young lady, I was able to watch a couple of the Oland/Toler "Charlie Chan" movies on "The Late Show" TV program in the mid to late 1960's. Unfortunately, I was only able to watch 3 "Charlie Chan" movies back then; I really appreciate being able to watch the others here in YT. Thank you.
The only times I know are in "The Black Camel" (1932,) this film "Charlie Chan the the Circus" (1936,) and "Charlie Chan in Honolulu" (1938.) I don't suppose they used the same actors from the 1932 movie for this one, however.
Charlie Chan never gets old IMHO. Once I watch them all. I take a bit of a break, than start enjoying them all over again. TY for sharing. Much Appreciated Many Blessings 🙏🇺🇸
You mean the two little people who did that dance at the beginning? I thought they were just children, maybe about 12 or 13, who were trained dancers. Their voices sounded different though. They could not have been dwarves. They might have been midgets. But I think they were children playing a role. Very very good dancers.
The early on dancing from the dwarfs was sensational. They ended right on the final beat. Whoever cast for this film was spot on brilliant [except for the gorilla!].
The gorilla is, of course, an actor in a suit. His name was Charlie Gemora and, like most gorilla men, he built his own suits (he was a sculptor, painter and designer). He performed in movies with Laurel & Hardy, the Marx Bros., Abbott & Costello... He was the Martian in the 1953 movie "War of the worlds" and made the Martian "suit" as well... He had a very long and amazing career. His daughter made a documentary about him, which I highly recommend, "Charlie Gemora: uncredited".
They just don't make great scenes like: No. 1 Son disguised as a governess, complete with cigar-smoking little person in pram - trying to hit on a beautiful contortionist.
I agree. A classic, expertly-produced gem. Contradiction, please. Apparently you don't screen that many movies and series because there are some amazing recent productions you've clearly missed. I recommend reviewing web pages specializing in the best of a given genre, like mysteries, and pages listing Oscar nominees/winners. In the past decade alone there have been at least 30 expertly-produced, directed, written, acted, shot, and edited films well worth your while.
I loved when Charlie's family was featured. I always enjoyed Sidney Toler as the famous detective. Warner Oland was very good in the role but Mr. Toler was better.
Good movie. Number #? son didn't annoy as much as usual. Bring Charlie back. Better than the crap on TV now. Thank you UA-cam and Netflix. I'm seriously thinking of ditching my TV connection.
I haven't had cable in 4 years. As a huge sports fan, it's the only time I miss it. But it was either nearly a three hundred dollar a month cable bill or my sports. Fuck you, Comcast!
toroon01 001 got rid of cable about 5 years ago & I haven't missed it for a second since I have internet svc & can watch much more interesting stuff whether on You Tube, Netflix (for which I do have a subscription) and a few other places. Who needs TV...cable, broadcast or otherwise?? PS: not crazy about all these TV-type series that have been showing up on Netflix like weeds lately, but they still have some good movies (along w/many duds) which is why I end up watching UA-cam more (best thing for here is to avoid the comments as much as possible; at least on about 99% of the videos!)
@Larry Carmody CMD about 415 years ago robert cawdrey compiled a book called a dictionary which defines words for people. Open it uo. It doesn t give you cancer
These movies have a special charm, no doubt, and I adore them for the unique gems they are. However, there have been many 100's or more wonderful films made since which are neither tawdry as one poster stated nor otherwise unfit for viewing. In fact, they're great & a few even feature brilliant detectives and other characters of a unique, memorable nature. A few of 100's of examples include Murder on the Orient Express (both the 2017 & 1974 versions), Clue, Knives Out, Murder Mystery, Gosford Park, and that's just a few recent mystery films of note. Check an Oscar nominees/winners page or a review site for additional gems waiting to be discovered.:)
alexa penn Seems like they made (pretty much) the entire movie such a wonderful family ideal environment --- aside from the murder stuff however even Son #2 is "helpful" in hlping "POPS"! Such a fun movie though.....lol cheers alexa From Gordon and Leona PS Have you watched any ther Charlie Chan
alexa penn : I agree 100% . Warner Oland was the serious , quite polite Detective. I prefer Oland to Toler but love them both ! Toler movies with Birmingham Brown and Brother or Carter were great but totally different styles. This episode in particular is notable for many reasons . Not only do we see Chan's wife , she also speaks . Many Circus characters are in the movie " Freaks " . A movie that terrorized many and stopped being shown . To me , all Chan movies are classics .
@@filmactorgordwelke This is #1 son Lee, played by Keye Luke. #2 son, Jimmy, played by Victor Sen Yung, became Charlie's clumsy-but-keen assistant after Warner Oland's death and Sidney Toler took over as the titular Chan. In the films they explained that Lee went off to art college. Jimmy fancied himself a detective but could never live up to Lee's abilities, which never fully matched but were much closer to Charlie's.
Not sure why they say comedy, this is a tough mystery to solve !! Charlie Chan.."You mean the guy with his own sideshow"?...ticket taker says to Mr Kinney at 4:51.....
It's got to be better than my "Thank you veddy much," adopted by my OCD from that TAXI show on television that I almost never even watched. I say we ALL do what Jerry Kokich does, OMG I would so love to see it, and get tickled over the reactions he gets. Imagine if hundreds of us did it.
Same here along with several other Chan-isms including "Contradiction please", "So sorry", "Sponge have holes but it holds water", "Wise fly avoid gravy" & wat too many others lol.
maybe the best one to actually see all the children. There was the meal scene in "Charlie Chan In Honolulu', which showed a full table, with the eldest daughter at the hospital, and of course no.2 son Jimmy, while no.1 son Lee was off at college. I love the emphasis by Charlie, on college for his older children. The best I can deduce, is that Jmmy and Lee attended USC, while the eldest daughter has no mention in any of the movies, of attending college. Actually, she's giving birth in Honolulu- so who knows about her college situation. Fun though, to try and connect dots, even if they're not meant to be.
Would be interesting to see a cross-over movie between this (with circus theme) and the movie that is so hard to find - Freaks. Perhaps could have been done in a more empathetic manner than 'Freaks' was, although that movie certainly made it's place in cinematographic history.
One of the top ten episodes I think. Like a circus dream. All gone, ghosts on digital engrams. Confirmation that the past isn't just an echo but real. Valid, wonderful!
In my opinion, it might be more accurate to state that Toler is just as good as Orland since Toler, who played Chan after Orland, emulated Orland's style quite well. However, I feel that Orland's Chan as well as Luke as #1 son are both superior to Toler & sons 2 & 3 not to mention the Nipponese nephew lol.
@Donna Hanson Thank you. It is beyond tiresome, it is EXHAUSTING, how so many UA-cam "ex-perts" know everything about famous people, certainly more than their mothers knew. What else do we want to know? Let's ask Donald.
@@Carly8Corday So, it's bad to learn new information? Others sharing trivia or facts related to a post is exhausting? How? And if so, what compels you to read on?
*I have checked the IMDb, and there is no mention in his biography of any problem with the director and the midgets. That was a good try on your part, though, bless your little knee-jerk Liberal heart.
@@leelarson6534 - In re to many of the Charlie Chan movies, the supposition of the day was that outside Chan's character, all other minorities were presented as less than equal or trivialized. More than a few C.C. movies included the black chauffeur, required to provide wide-eyed rolling of eyes and subjecative (sic) role as less than intellectually equal. The placing white actors as Chinese substantiates the racial discrimination of the time period - Tofer was a Caucasian actor playing a Chinese character through many of the movies made throughout the exchange of the series. The movies are fun to watch, as long as one realizes the manipulation of Hollywood in their presentation.
@@leelarson6534 you sound rather like a fool, someone, perhaps who must've voted for trump. wonder if you've told your little old conservative heart , if you have one, to shift gears and let that inform your words, and thinking, in the future. if there is any hope for you, good luck.
@@lisagerman2111 ...Moreland had natural WIDE, BUG eyes, no matter the movie or character. What about EYEGORE in Young Frankenstein. Did they disdain him because he was Jewish? Ohhh....they were all Jewish ...except Teri Garr.
I've been watching ( charlie chan) ever since i was a little girl with my family when i was growing up Most my are gone but I still watch the movies i'm soon to be 69 and I still enjoy watching all the black and white movies Thank you for sharing your videos with all of us
Only for the last four years, have I discovered these movies. (I'm 67) Maybe a zillion years ago, on an afternoon Saturday movie, if so I don't recall. The recitation by both Charlie's (Warner/Toller) of Chinese proverbs (Confucius) are priceless- especially the movie "Charlie Chan/Desert Castle", where Toller has some great exchanges with the 'star gazer' Saturina. A great respite from today's highly polarized country.
Good fun! Francis Ford, who played Mr. Gaines, was the brother of famed director John Ford. Francis Ford may be best known to American audiences as the “dying” man in The Quiet Man. Ford appeared in almost 5OO movies going back to 1909!
Everything they write these days, authors' first task is, "How do we deal with cell phones this time?" You'll notice a major setback scene has to occur early on, like cell phones dropping into toilets. The "excuses" for "Why doesn't he just use his cell phone?"are becoming deft and confident. Audiences just want it dealt with, and quickly, so they can heat the popcorn and relax. Writers might start to feel good about fishing old manuscripts out of the discard bin in the garage.
The snake charming scene was funny. Snakes are not charmed by the noise, but by the thump of the foot which keeps the beat and the movement of the flute. Vibration and movement. The sound is for the public.
johnny peace. Yes, you're right, it's not the sound of the music the snake is interested in but rather the thump of the charmer's foot & the charmer's swaying movement. Snakes don't hear sounds as we do but they have sensory organs we don't have. As a child I was taught how to walk in the woods in ways that would let snakes know I was coming, giving them time to hide or to leave & thus avoid a confrontation with a human who might well hurt or kill them. There were lots of snakes in the forest surrounding our house, including several kinds of rattlesnakes as well as copperheads & (in boggy areas & around ponds) lots of water moccasins. In fact, occasionally a rattlesnake would come into our yard, which wasn't fenced & was more like a natural clearing than a typical yard with a lawn & a few trees, the snake not realizing it was near a human dwelling till it ran into a human. But rattlesnakes are not aggressive toward humans, preferring to avoid a confrontation which often ends with the snake being killed. I often played in the woods alone or with my dog, but my parents never worried because there was no real danger (no other humans to harm me), as I'd been taught how to avoid surprising or disturbing the snakes by walking in a way to let them know I was coming. In fact, I never ran into a rattlesnake in the woods, although there were plenty. One year we had pygmy rattlesnakes nesting & breeding in the shed behind our house, along with nesting black widow spiders, which I had fun watching until my parents realised & smoked them all out. But the cobra generally used by traditional snake charmers is not so shy & non-aggressive as the rattlesnake, with cobras being responsible for human deaths in India in numbers that shock us to learn of. And unlike the rattlesnake, whose bite is very rarely fatal to humans even if untreated, a cobra's bite can kill a human. Still, I think deaths due to cobra bites in India & elsewhere are usually connected with the expansion of human habitation into the snake's natural habitat.
according to imbd Tim and Ms Tiny were actually brother and sister. They had a brother who was also a midget. Olive was offered a role in The Wizard of Oz but she and her brother were stars on vaudeville so she turned them down.
Since I'm a huge fan of Bruce Lee and I've seen all his movies, yes all his movies even the ones when he was a very young boy. I just now discovered Charlie Chan movies for the first time and been watching about 5 of his movies, a few with Warner Oland and a few with Sidney Toler. I think I like Sidney Toler better as Charlie Chan than Warner Oland, even though the very first movie I seen of Charlie Chan was with Warner. I know there are more than 5 movies of Charlie Chan and I'm going to try and watch them all.
Apparently, the writers were unaware that snakes are deaf. They can't hear the music the snake charmer is playing. They follow the motion of the flute.
@@Anti-Fake-ul9oe That's not really hearing, per se. Sound is just vibrations. You don't need ears to feel low frequencies. They can be felt right through the skin. But flutes produce high frequencies, and you need ears to hear those.
Always loved Keye Luke whether as Charlie Chan's son, or as Master Po in Kung Fu or as a defendant on Night Court as an elderly man charged with disturbing the peace for several hours straight by having sex to loud which impresses the hell out of all the shows male characters, and tons of other roles. He and Mako now both sadly gone were the best Asian actors both excellent at comedy and drama. He would have been a great Charlie Chan. It is strange how in those days only non Asian actors played Asian characters, be it Charlie Chan or Mr. Motto both master detectives or the villian Fu Manchu. Love the Chan Movies, also the Motto wons. I never saw Fu Manchu in the movies only on TV. Rest well Mr. Luke sorry I never wrote and told how much I loved your work.
Jacob Franz: I'd have to mention "Victor" Sen Yung as well. He played #2 son Jimmy and played Hop Sing on "Bonanza" decades later. He was a great actor and very believable as a recent immigrant even though he was born here in the US.
Indeed he did. He and Mantan Moreland made a find comedic pare, but he was a fine dramatic actor in other roles as well. He was also an excellent chef in real life. Pernell Roberts gave his eulogy and paid for his burial.I was focusing only on that movie w. Mr. Luke, as he has always one of great favorites.Another is the late Mako who never played in a Charlie Chan pic. Sorry I didn't to leave him out. Thanks for mentioning this fine actor, now all but go
Keye Luke voiced Charlie Chan in the Hana-Barbera cartoon The Amazing Chan And The Chan Clan. I'm glad to see you mention Mako, he was a terrific actor, yet so few people seem to know of him. He was so expressive in his face with those powerful eyes.
The original C. Chan silent serials featured a Chan portrayed by a Nipponese actor. Luke did play the lead in a Mr. Wong film when Karloff wasn't available. I originally encountered Luke on the 1st Kung Fu TV series as Master Po. So cool to discover him years later as Chan's #1 son. As another poster here noted, Luke did do the voice work in the Hana-Barbera cartoon The Amazing Chan And The Chan Clan aka The Amazing Chan Clan which I vaguely recall from back in 1972 I think. Funny you mentioned Mako, Iwamatsu Makoto, whom I recall fondly from so many movies and series from the Conan Films to Avatar The Last Airbender as Iroh (there was even one episode that featured an entire segment about Iroh) & I'm certain I recall him from at least a cpl epis of M.A.S.H
@@jacobfranz1204 I can't recall a Chan film in which Luke and Moreland appeared together although I agree both were amazingly funny. Moreland's comedy LPs are great, one bit was sampled in a Beastie Boys song. And he recorded a single, "That Ain't My Finger" lol. Classic stuff!
The scene promoted the belief that 'little people' were both child-like and adult at the same time...many little people of the time, within film and Hollywood, were forced to accept the dual role despite their being fully functioning mentally / physically people no different than the full-sized peers they worked with. They portrayed an inaccurate presentation of little people as one who's mental development stopped with the physical development, while living as fully matured adults.
Thanks Fran Cardenes I could watch this Charlie Chan movie I'm so happy I'm so happy there's five that I can't hear those five I could not watch thanks Fran so much this is fantastic I'm so happy I'm gonna watch it right away❣💓🤗💛💕🙋🏼🇨🇦
Anyone still watching this in 2023 or just me?
2024
@@joyceyagoda4207 me too
2024. 😁👍
2024...better than all the crap on cable TV
I am, in 2024. Love Warner Oland as Chan.
2024 and I am watching.
There's something...comforting in watching these B&W movies.
Help! I'm addicted to the Orland/Toler Chan films! I can't stop watching them over and over again along with the Karloff Mr. Wong films, although Keye Luke did his best as Wong in one film. I may have to start a Charlie Chan addiction support group lol.
Same goes for me
Sign me up!!! Lmfao!! Can we play a movie while we have the groups
ME TOO!!!
What are your favorite Chan lines? This film had "fake real gorilla, not same as real fake gorilla".
We're do I sign up? 📲🤔😕
Thanks for posting! I deeply enjoy the Chan films w/Orland & Luke although Toler & Moreland are great too. Have watched same so often find humble self using Chan-isms in daily speech: "Thank you so much", "Contradiction, Please", "Wise fly stay out of gravy", et al. Great films! Strangely soothing.
As an old gal who has seen much in her years, it’s wonderful going back in time for the smiles brought on by these old movies. Thank you so very much!
Also let's not forget the famous fictional Japanese secret agent ( Mr.Moto ) created by the American author John P. Marquand portrayed by Peter Lorre between 1937 and 1939. Really worth a look see.
@@mizpahboy7513 It occurred to me only yesterday when I read your comment that there are TWO of him, the other one being Mr. Wong (probably Chinese?) played by Boris Karloff and created by an American writer. Don't get uptight at my ignorance! People just come away sometimes with impressions alone, very often incorrect impressions. I didn't even know a thing about Charlie Chan until late 2019, except vague impressions: that he was a private detective, had a good-looking nephew or son or something, who, interacting with a hilarious black chauffeur, many years ago made my daughter, 9 or 11 or so, nearly choke herself laughing whenever she was able to catch a Charlie Chan flick on TV late at night. She is a great laugher, like some people just are, and Charlie Chan movies used to send her over the edge. I'm going to search and watch Moto and Wong very soon. Thank you for pointing them out, I can't wait.
@@mizpahboy7513 try the actual Mr Moto novels excellent. i had five in one volume .. lost w my library and home gentrification in miami
ruthless the marlow / "operative" novels also Excellent !
one Operative (name Never used!) became kurosawa's Yojimbo which became For a few dollars more...
if i remember correctly Yojimbo was Three Channel audio. !
the War "killed" Mr Moto...
@@mizpahboy7513 ..For some reason, Peter Lorre/ Mr. Moto suddenly halted making any more Flix.
I thoroughly agree with you. The newer movies do not draw me in. BUT Charlie Chan still has "it"
Great classic clean movie... 85 years old and still entertaining! You don’t need a lot of flash and special effects when you have a great story. Well done 👍
I remember watching CC alternating with Sherlock Holmes movies on Sundays WGN, channel 9 from 12 noon to 1:30 PM. Really enjoyed them. Thank you for such excellent films. Appreciate their great quality.
I'm hooked on the Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto movies.
Toshia Mori, credited as Shia Jung, plays the contortionist who was the love interest of Charlie Chan’s son. Her career was not too long but she was always memorable in her roles.
Great trivia. Thanks for the information.
Love Charlie Chan movies . Have for years.Thank you for showing them
I remember watching these on Saturday afternoons on our local TV station with my mom. They always made her feel nostalgic for the days she had originally watched them in theaters. Now they make me feel nostalgic for the times I sat there and watched with my mom and she reminisced about her childhood.
One of Charlie Chan's great lines in the movie: "Mind, like parachute, only function when open".
The Writers of these Charlie Chan Movie, Did not get the Credit that they deserved etc.Some of the best Stories etc. Nothing on today except Columbo can match it etc.
Robert Swanson. I. Enjoyed. All. Of. Charlie. Chan. Movies. Makes. Me. Feel. Young. Again. Loved. All. Movies..
I am hooked on Charlie Chan movies “ one grain of luck have more wisdom than whole rice field “
Thanks is like a day full of sunshine
I just love the wisdom of Chinese philosophy.
Watched all the Charlie Chan movies when much younger and they are even better now! Thank you for these special gems. They don’t make movies this marvelous anymore!
These played on Sunday morning on WGN channel 9 in Chicago. And the Sherlock Homes movies.
Brings back childhood memories!
Yes indeed it does bring back memories some good some bad I rather deal with the year 1970 what's is wrong with people 2022 people been different since than I stay to myself God Bless
Love all the Charlie Chan movies! Thank you for sharing these.
Charlie Chan brings his big family to the circus, ........and maybe solve a murder or two.😊
Love circus movies. Add Charlie Chan. Who could ask for anything more?
Love Charlie's family in this film.
What's always stands out with this Chan flick, is that it's the longest duration, for one to see the whole family. And as such, especially with the Brasno's appearing, the genuine looks of amazement by the smaller Chan children, when looking at them- (Brasno's) priceless!
My thoughts exactly. Usually, all we get is a picture of them. In this wonderful movie, we not only see them, but they are all part of the show with lines! Fantastic!
No apostrophe needed
As time goes by and getting older by the minute, I find myself watching films from a bygone era. It's great to find all the old gem's.i do like to watch charle Chan movies a specially the ones with Warner Orland and Sydney toller in. Brilliant y👍😁😊🤩
Don't forget Peter Sellers' spoof of Chan in "Murder by Death". (1975)
Very entertaining movie. I love the humor, Charlie Chan is a amazing detective.
Charlie was a real family man LOL
Poirot and Chan would have gotten along beautifully. :)
really a good film. (some of them are so full of holes and just plain silly stuff.). Key Luke is my favorite son. he had a great sense of timing and humor. :)
Agree re: Luke.
Mayhap you have seen Peter Sellers & James Coco spoof them in "Murder by Death". (1975)
One of Charlie Chan's best movies. I also liked THE TRAP and AT THE OPERA WITH Boris Karloff. Both Charlie Chan movies.
Surprised these have never been remade. They are such classic hits and give us an early intro to Chinese American Culture.
Thank you so much for bringing these Charlie Chan movies to YT. As a teenager & then young lady, I was able to watch a couple of the Oland/Toler "Charlie Chan" movies on "The Late Show" TV program in the mid to late 1960's. Unfortunately, I was only able to watch 3 "Charlie Chan" movies back then; I really appreciate being able to watch the others here in YT. Thank you.
I love these old Charli Chan movies. So much fun. Thanks so much. I'm trying to watch them all.
какой хороший фильм. жаль. что нет перевода на русский язык. но так интереснее учить английский язык- через фильмы
You might end up with a Chinese accent. 😂👌🏯
Been watching these wonderful b&w and they always put me in a good space. Thanks for sharing!
Inquisitive person like a bear after honey sometimes finds a hornest's nest...wow how true
His 13 children are finally in the movie with him!! Thank you
Such a charming movie. Thank you for sharing it.
“Trained mind of a policeman; work like lightning.”
-Detective Charlie Chan
I love Charlie Chan!
One of the rare times when you saw the entire Chan family live - there were a few photos, but seldom saw the entire group
I was thinking the same thing Jonathan.
Probably too hard to round them up at one time.
The only times I know are in "The Black Camel" (1932,) this film "Charlie Chan the the Circus" (1936,) and "Charlie Chan in Honolulu" (1938.) I don't suppose they used the same actors from the 1932 movie for this one, however.
J Carroll Nash playing Holt. I wonder if that's the same guy to later have his own run as CC in the TV series, "The New Adventures of Charlie Chan"?
Yes.
my goodness - those two are amazing dancers!!! like Fred and his sister :}
George and Olive are good actors and great dancers.
they were really not good actors. they were interesting characters, there is at least that
@@danielstanwyck2812 What were you expecting, Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolff?
"Mind, like parachute, only function when open" 59:16
love love love Charlie Chan
good for all ages watch all the charlie chan movies classic you may get hooked on some good films
Just cannot get enough of Charlie and the family.... 5 stars indeed...... brings back my youth......
His wife is SO beautiful.
Going by your avatar that would be the Hitler Youth ; ).
Charlie Chan never gets old IMHO. Once I watch them all. I take a bit of a break, than start enjoying them all over again. TY for sharing.
Much Appreciated
Many Blessings 🙏🇺🇸
The dwarfs were portrayed by the brother and sister team of George and Olive Brasno.
Robert Hill girl was banging.
They were midgets--perfectly formed but very small.
@@davidhynes9683 I was wondering why did they let a little boy smoke a cigar, good to know that he was an adult.
You mean the two little people who did that dance at the beginning? I thought they were just children, maybe about 12 or 13, who were trained dancers. Their voices sounded different though. They could not have been dwarves. They might have been midgets. But I think they were children playing a role. Very very good dancers.
There is a biological difference between dwarfs and midgets, they are midgets.
The early on dancing from the dwarfs was sensational. They ended right on the final beat. Whoever cast for this film was spot on brilliant [except for the gorilla!].
The gorilla is, of course, an actor in a suit. His name was Charlie Gemora and, like most gorilla men, he built his own suits (he was a sculptor, painter and designer). He performed in movies with Laurel & Hardy, the Marx Bros., Abbott & Costello... He was the Martian in the 1953 movie "War of the worlds" and made the Martian "suit" as well... He had a very long and amazing career. His daughter made a documentary about him, which I highly recommend, "Charlie Gemora: uncredited".
A film called "The Monster and the Girl" may be Gemora's best work. Check it out!
I think they were midgets.......
@@HowRJ Are you sure? They look like children to me.
@@sherrellbennett1333 Olive Brasno was in her 20’s when this was made. Her partner is her brother George.
They just don't make great scenes like: No. 1 Son disguised as a governess, complete with cigar-smoking little person in pram - trying to hit on a beautiful contortionist.
...more professionally done than most of the movies and tv shows of today !
I agree. A classic, expertly-produced gem. Contradiction, please. Apparently you don't screen that many movies and series because there are some amazing recent productions you've clearly missed. I recommend reviewing web pages specializing in the best of a given genre, like mysteries, and pages listing Oscar nominees/winners. In the past decade alone there have been at least 30 expertly-produced, directed, written, acted, shot, and edited films well worth your while.
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@@michaelkottler I respectfully agree with what you claim but for worth my while whatever.
I grew up on all Charlie Chan movies...love the part where only 3 men overpower the Gorilla.
Thank you for the wonderful movie
I loved when Charlie's family was featured. I always enjoyed Sidney Toler as the famous detective. Warner Oland was very good in the role but Mr. Toler was better.
why so many thumbs down ,come on guys,these are good stories ,and free of xtra charge.
I'm an actual circus roustabout, and this has got to be my favorite Charlie Chan movie.
Hey what show u work for?
@@michealridenoour5320 Garden Brothers.
Are you in canada
Im retired from the circus
One of my favorite movies of all time: )
When strange people worked in circuses and not Parliaments.
You are insulting circus people who did a honest and difficult job for a living, unlike politicians.
There's some very good acting in this one. I noticed how good Francis Ford was. Very believable.
Family classics on Sundays as a kid. Love Charlie Chan..
Good movie. Number #? son didn't annoy as much as usual. Bring Charlie back.
Better than the crap on TV now. Thank you UA-cam and Netflix. I'm seriously thinking
of ditching my TV connection.
+toroon01 Davis , , I did several years ago. Who need the garbage on TV when there's UA-cam?
Your preaching to the pew brother. Live sports and news is just about all I watch. The rest is drivel
I haven't had cable in 4 years. As a huge sports fan, it's the only time I miss it. But it was either nearly a three hundred dollar a month cable bill or my sports. Fuck you, Comcast!
Had mine disconnected over a year ago. Don’t even miss it. Saving money too.
toroon01 001 got rid of cable about 5 years ago & I haven't missed it for a second since I have internet svc & can watch much more interesting stuff whether on You Tube, Netflix (for which I do have a subscription) and a few other places. Who needs TV...cable, broadcast or otherwise?? PS: not crazy about all these TV-type series that have been showing up on Netflix like weeds lately, but they still have some good movies (along w/many duds) which is why I end up watching UA-cam more (best thing for here is to avoid the comments as much as possible; at least on about 99% of the videos!)
there's a lot of wisdom in these things
Keye Luke(R.I.P)b-4 his, Shaolin Monk Priest, Kung Fu(tv series)daz, Young Grasshoppers...
They never make movies like these anymore.... kudos to yesteryears ..... god bless to you dude... Fran Cardenas,,, Amen...
They can't make pictures like this or like this because hollywood is too interested in T And A instead of FACES. Eyes, cheekbones......
@Larry Carmody CMD about 415 years ago robert cawdrey compiled a book called a dictionary which defines words for people. Open it uo. It doesn t give you cancer
These movies have a special charm, no doubt, and I adore them for the unique gems they are. However, there have been many 100's or more wonderful films made since which are neither tawdry as one poster stated nor otherwise unfit for viewing. In fact, they're great & a few even feature brilliant detectives and other characters of a unique, memorable nature. A few of 100's of examples include Murder on the Orient Express (both the 2017 & 1974 versions), Clue, Knives Out, Murder Mystery, Gosford Park, and that's just a few recent mystery films of note. Check an Oscar nominees/winners page or a review site for additional gems waiting to be discovered.:)
The humble wife :} only time we see the whole family probably. . . love the way they make him such a wonderful family man. . .
When did he get time to have such a big Family, Being on Cases most of the time.?
alexa penn Seems like they made (pretty much) the entire movie such a wonderful family ideal environment --- aside from the murder stuff however even Son #2 is "helpful" in hlping "POPS"! Such a fun movie though.....lol cheers alexa
From Gordon and Leona
PS Have you watched any ther Charlie Chan
alexa penn : I agree 100% . Warner Oland was the serious , quite polite Detective. I prefer Oland to Toler but love them both ! Toler movies with Birmingham Brown and Brother or Carter were great but totally different styles. This episode in particular is notable for many reasons . Not only do we see Chan's wife , she also speaks . Many Circus characters are in the movie " Freaks " . A movie that terrorized many and stopped being shown . To me , all Chan movies are classics .
@@filmactorgordwelke This is #1 son Lee, played by Keye Luke. #2 son, Jimmy, played by Victor Sen Yung, became Charlie's clumsy-but-keen assistant after Warner Oland's death and Sidney Toler took over as the titular Chan. In the films they explained that Lee went off to art college. Jimmy fancied himself a detective but could never live up to Lee's abilities, which never fully matched but were much closer to Charlie's.
The whole family also appears in Charlie Chan In Honolulu.
Not sure why they say comedy, this is a tough mystery to solve !! Charlie Chan.."You mean the guy with his own sideshow"?...ticket taker says to Mr Kinney at 4:51.....
I’ve taken to saying, “Thank you, so much”, with a little Chan bow.
It's got to be better than my "Thank you veddy much," adopted by my OCD from that TAXI show on television that I almost never even watched. I say we ALL do what Jerry Kokich does, OMG I would so love to see it, and get tickled over the reactions he gets. Imagine if hundreds of us did it.
Same here along with several other Chan-isms including "Contradiction please", "So sorry", "Sponge have holes but it holds water", "Wise fly avoid gravy" & wat too many others lol.
Love watching Charlie Chan movies Thank You so much
Olive Brasno (the little lady person) is a beautiful woman. George Brasno was her brother, playing her husband.
I love seeing the children. I remember seeing a Punch & Judy puppet show in San Francisco near Chinatown as a child myself.
One of the best CC movies ever made. Warner Orland was my favorite CC.
maybe the best one to actually see all the children. There was the meal scene in "Charlie Chan In Honolulu', which showed a full table, with the eldest daughter at the hospital, and of course no.2 son Jimmy, while no.1 son Lee was off at college. I love the emphasis by Charlie, on college for his older children. The best I can deduce, is that Jmmy and Lee attended USC, while the eldest daughter has no mention in any of the movies, of attending college. Actually, she's giving birth in Honolulu- so who knows about her college situation. Fun though, to try and connect dots, even if they're not meant to be.
J, Carrol Naish would eventually go on and play Charlie Chan, too...
Third rate, at best
Would be interesting to see a cross-over movie between this (with circus theme) and the movie that is so hard to find - Freaks. Perhaps could have been done in a more empathetic manner than 'Freaks' was, although that movie certainly made it's place in cinematographic history.
Wasn't Freaks about a murder also? Saw it so long ago, all I remember it was an amazing film.
This must be one of the finest Charlie Chan's ever made. I did say "one of the best!"
No you said one of the finest. It s in your previous sentence
One of the top ten episodes I think. Like a circus dream. All gone, ghosts on digital engrams. Confirmation that the past isn't just an echo but real. Valid, wonderful!
Remember double features? - this is almost as fun :}
George and Olive dance like Little Agels.....five stars indeed.......
Pray tell .....what is an AGEL ?
"Angel"...its a typo...😁
they did dance so well!!!
Oland is just as good as Tolan. both great in their own way.
In my opinion, it might be more accurate to state that Toler is just as good as Orland since Toler, who played Chan after Orland, emulated Orland's style quite well. However, I feel that Orland's Chan as well as Luke as #1 son are both superior to Toler & sons 2 & 3 not to mention the Nipponese nephew lol.
Toler had a more natural sense of humor and the occasional twinkle of the eye
6: 47 thats Keye Luke grasshoppers teacher/master Po in kungfu.
Thanks for posting...these are terrific entertainment.
Charlie Chan, the circus, a crazed gorilla and good bread, wine and cheese. Does life get better?
Nope
Love this Charlie Chan !!
Warner Oland only made a few Charlie Chan Movies before he passed away, then Sidney Toler took over the Role with great success etc.
Warner Oland died from alcohol, unfortunately.
@Donna Hanson Thank you. It is beyond tiresome, it is EXHAUSTING, how so many UA-cam "ex-perts" know everything about famous people, certainly more than their mothers knew. What else do we want to know? Let's ask Donald.
@@Carly8Corday So, it's bad to learn new information? Others sharing trivia or facts related to a post is exhausting? How? And if so, what compels you to read on?
16 movies -Oland...22 movies -Toler...Winters-6 (I think)
Thank You Charlie Chan For your continued help......................
how many of those kids are still alive? (83-87).
Some of the later kids would be in their ,80s &,90s
First rate Charlie Chan
part 2. again according to imbd, Keye Luke had a problem with the way the director handled the midgets, he thought the script was demeaning to them.
*I have checked the IMDb, and there is no mention in his biography of any problem with the director and the midgets. That was a good try on your part, though, bless your little knee-jerk Liberal heart.
@@leelarson6534 - In re to many of the Charlie Chan movies, the supposition of the day was that outside Chan's character, all other minorities were presented as less than equal or trivialized. More than a few C.C. movies included the black chauffeur, required to provide wide-eyed rolling of eyes and subjecative (sic) role as less than intellectually equal. The placing white actors as Chinese substantiates the racial discrimination of the time period - Tofer was a Caucasian actor playing a Chinese character through many of the movies made throughout the exchange of the series.
The movies are fun to watch, as long as one realizes the manipulation of Hollywood in their presentation.
@@leelarson6534 you sound rather like a fool, someone, perhaps who must've voted for trump. wonder if you've told your little old conservative heart , if you have one, to shift gears and let that inform your words, and thinking, in the future. if there is any hope for you, good luck.
@@lisagerman2111 ...Moreland had natural WIDE, BUG eyes, no matter the movie or character.
What about EYEGORE in Young Frankenstein.
Did they disdain him because he was Jewish?
Ohhh....they were all Jewish ...except Teri Garr.
I've been watching ( charlie chan) ever since i was a little girl with my family when i was growing up Most my are gone but I still watch the movies i'm soon to be 69 and I still enjoy watching all the black and white movies Thank you for sharing your videos with all of us
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I’ve been watching charley since my early teens now at 74 they still bring a excitement to there content ,!
Greetings, you darling! Hugs and praise.
Only for the last four years, have I discovered these movies. (I'm 67) Maybe a zillion years ago, on an afternoon Saturday movie, if so I don't recall. The recitation by both Charlie's (Warner/Toller) of Chinese proverbs (Confucius) are priceless- especially the movie "Charlie Chan/Desert Castle", where Toller has some great exchanges with the 'star gazer' Saturina. A great respite from today's highly polarized country.
ty, my fav chan movie of all haven't seen any in years. as a kid on late weekend nights a channel always ran these movies so brings back memories
Good fun! Francis Ford, who played Mr. Gaines, was the brother of famed director John Ford. Francis Ford may be best known to American audiences as the “dying” man in The Quiet Man. Ford appeared in almost 5OO movies going back to 1909!
Ah, the good old days before cell phones. When one had to go across the street to make a call.😁
Everything they write these days, authors' first task is, "How do we deal with cell phones this time?" You'll notice a major setback scene has to occur early on, like cell phones dropping into toilets. The "excuses" for "Why doesn't he just use his cell phone?"are becoming deft and confident. Audiences just want it dealt with, and quickly, so they can heat the popcorn and relax. Writers might start to feel good about fishing old manuscripts out of the discard bin in the garage.
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The snake charming scene was funny. Snakes are not charmed by the noise, but by the thump of the foot which keeps the beat and the movement of the flute. Vibration and movement. The sound is for the public.
I hate snakes. They all work for the IRS.
Lee Larson lol
Lee Larson and/or they're fucking Republicans!
johnny peace. Yes, you're right, it's not the sound of the music the snake is interested in but rather the thump of the charmer's foot & the charmer's swaying movement. Snakes don't hear sounds as we do but they have sensory organs we don't have. As a child I was taught how to walk in the woods in ways that would let snakes know I was coming, giving them time to hide or to leave & thus avoid a confrontation with a human who might well hurt or kill them. There were lots of snakes in the forest surrounding our house, including several kinds of rattlesnakes as well as copperheads & (in boggy areas & around ponds) lots of water moccasins. In fact, occasionally a rattlesnake would come into our yard, which wasn't fenced & was more like a natural clearing than a typical yard with a lawn & a few trees, the snake not realizing it was near a human dwelling till it ran into a human. But rattlesnakes are not aggressive toward humans, preferring to avoid a confrontation which often ends with the snake being killed.
I often played in the woods alone or with my dog, but my parents never worried because there was no real danger (no other humans to harm me), as I'd been taught how to avoid surprising or disturbing the snakes by walking in a way to let them know I was coming. In fact, I never ran into a rattlesnake in the woods, although there were plenty. One year we had pygmy rattlesnakes nesting & breeding in the shed behind our house, along with nesting black widow spiders, which I had fun watching until my parents realised & smoked them all out.
But the cobra generally used by traditional snake charmers is not so shy & non-aggressive as the rattlesnake, with cobras being responsible for human deaths in India in numbers that shock us to learn of. And unlike the rattlesnake, whose bite is very rarely fatal to humans even if untreated, a cobra's bite can kill a human. Still, I think deaths due to cobra bites in India & elsewhere are usually connected with the expansion of human habitation into the snake's natural habitat.
@@leelarson6534 ...and most other gummint agencies.
according to imbd Tim and Ms Tiny were actually brother and sister. They had a brother who was also a midget. Olive was offered a role in The Wizard of Oz but she and her brother were stars on vaudeville so she turned them down.
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I think they're VERY gracious! Have any links to more detailed biography? (Tank you!)
Probably best! I’ve read that the midgets in the Wizard of Oz were treated very poorly.
I don't read much good for the Munchkins on W. of Oz. Crooked and disgraceful. So I READ.
I didn't realize there was still a Vaudeville in 1938.??
Since I'm a huge fan of Bruce Lee and I've seen all his movies, yes all his movies even the ones when he was a very young boy. I just now discovered Charlie Chan movies for the first time and been watching about 5 of his movies, a few with Warner Oland and a few with Sidney Toler. I think I like Sidney Toler better as Charlie Chan than Warner Oland, even though the very first movie I seen of Charlie Chan was with Warner. I know there are more than 5 movies of Charlie Chan and I'm going to try and watch them all.
Apparently, the writers were unaware that snakes are deaf. They can't hear the music the snake charmer is playing. They follow the motion of the flute.
They can hear very low frequencies, not music.
@@Anti-Fake-ul9oe That's not really hearing, per se. Sound is just vibrations. You don't need ears to feel low frequencies. They can be felt right through the skin. But flutes produce high frequencies, and you need ears to hear those.
Always loved Keye Luke whether as Charlie Chan's son, or as Master Po in Kung Fu or as a defendant on Night Court as an elderly man charged with disturbing the peace for several hours straight by having sex to loud which impresses the hell out of all the shows male characters, and tons of other roles. He and Mako now both sadly gone were the best Asian actors both excellent at comedy and drama. He would have been a great Charlie Chan. It is strange how in those days only non Asian actors played Asian characters, be it Charlie Chan or Mr. Motto both master detectives or the villian Fu Manchu. Love the Chan Movies, also the Motto wons. I never saw Fu Manchu in the movies only on TV. Rest well Mr. Luke sorry I never wrote and told how much I loved your work.
Jacob Franz: I'd have to mention "Victor" Sen Yung as well. He played #2 son Jimmy and played Hop Sing on "Bonanza" decades later. He was a great actor and very believable as a recent immigrant even though he was born here in the US.
Indeed he did. He and Mantan Moreland made a find comedic pare, but he was a fine dramatic actor in other roles as well. He was also an excellent chef in real life.
Pernell Roberts gave his eulogy and paid for his burial.I was focusing only on that movie w. Mr. Luke, as he has always one of great favorites.Another is the late Mako who never played in a Charlie Chan pic. Sorry I didn't to leave him out. Thanks for mentioning this fine actor, now all but go
Keye Luke voiced Charlie Chan in the Hana-Barbera cartoon The Amazing Chan And The Chan Clan. I'm glad to see you mention Mako, he was a terrific actor, yet so few people seem to know of him. He was so expressive in his face with those powerful eyes.
The original C. Chan silent serials featured a Chan portrayed by a Nipponese actor. Luke did play the lead in a Mr. Wong film when Karloff wasn't available. I originally encountered Luke on the 1st Kung Fu TV series as Master Po. So cool to discover him years later as Chan's #1 son. As another poster here noted, Luke did do the voice work in the Hana-Barbera cartoon The Amazing Chan And The Chan Clan aka The Amazing Chan Clan which I vaguely recall from back in 1972 I think. Funny you mentioned Mako, Iwamatsu Makoto, whom I recall fondly from so many movies and series from the Conan Films to Avatar The Last Airbender as Iroh (there was even one episode that featured an entire segment about Iroh) & I'm certain I recall him from at least a cpl epis of M.A.S.H
@@jacobfranz1204 I can't recall a Chan film in which Luke and Moreland appeared together although I agree both were amazingly funny. Moreland's comedy LPs are great, one bit was sampled in a Beastie Boys song. And he recorded a single, "That Ain't My Finger" lol. Classic stuff!
Keye Luke so very young.... known him in Kung Fu and by then he was old....
He was also in an old Star Trek episode and was Mr. Wing in both Gremlins movies.
it's a very amusing scene, in which the midget smokes inside the pram, pushed by number 1 son :))
not a midget.....but, a little person
The scene promoted the belief that 'little people' were both child-like and adult at the same time...many little people of the time, within film and Hollywood, were forced to accept the dual role despite their being fully functioning mentally / physically people no different than the full-sized peers they worked with. They portrayed an inaccurate presentation of little people as one who's mental development stopped with the physical development, while living as fully matured adults.
I'd really like to slow dance with that small lady !
been looking 4 this one...the chan clan...awesome!..
Google Drue Leyton when you get a chance. She was a member of the French resistance during WWII. Fascinating story of a true patriot.
First time to see Chan’s wife! Nice.
There are other great Charlies also but Warner Oland has this charm and charisma. 🎉
Thanks Fran Cardenes I could watch this Charlie Chan movie I'm so happy I'm so happy there's five that I can't hear those five I could not watch thanks Fran so much this is fantastic I'm so happy I'm gonna watch it right away❣💓🤗💛💕🙋🏼🇨🇦
This really brings out the child . I saw one about 1967. 4 years old . Miss you Mom.