Charlie Chan's Chance (1932)

Charlie is the intended murder victim here, and he avoids death only by chance. To find the murderer (since, of course, murder does occur), Charlie must outguess Scotland Yard and New York City police.

Director:

John G. Blystone

Writers:

Earl Derr Biggers (novel), Barry Conners,

Stars:

Warner Oland, Alexander Kirkland, H.B. Warner

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Warner Oland	...	Charlie Chan
Alexander Kirkland	...	John R. Douglas
H.B. Warner	...	Inspector Fife
Marian Nixon	...	Shirley Marlowe
Linda Watkins	...	Gloria Garland
James Kirkwood	...	Inspector Flannery
Ralph Morgan	...	Barry Kirk
James Todd	...	Kenneth Dunwood
Herbert Bunston	...	Garrick Enderly
James Wang	...	Kee-Lin
Joe Brown	...	Doctor
Charles McNaughton	...	Paradise
Edward Peil Sr.	...	Li Gung

Storyline

Charlie is the intended murder victim here, and he avoids death only by chance. To find the murderer (since, of course, murder does occur), Charlie must outguess Scotland Yard and New York City police.

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Plot Keywords:

lost film | sequel | based on novel | character name in title

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Taglines:

With eyes that see all, lips that tell nothing, Charlie Chan unmasks the most sinister crime of his career.

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Genres:

Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 January 1932 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Vez de Chan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The only film in the series that boasts the involvement of the creator of Charlie Chan, Earl Derr Biggers, who is credited with "added suggestions" to the screenplay.

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Quotes

Charlie Chan: Some heads like hard nuts - much better if well cracked.

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Connections

Followed by The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1957)

User Reviews

I would love to see this.

However, time has taken it from us. All prints of this film are currently believed to be lost. The reason I want to see this is because it is the only entry in the series that has the involvement of it's creator. I can only hope that a print still exists.