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Director:
Harry Lachman
Writers:
Earl Derr Biggers (character)
Robert Ellis (writer)
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Release Date:
27 March 1936 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Thriller more
Plot:
While visiting the circus with his family, Charlie is recruited by the big top's co-owner to investigate threatening letters that he's received. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
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Cast

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Warner Oland ... Charlie Chan
Keye Luke ... Lee Chan
George Brasno ... Colonel Tim
Olive Brasno ... Lady Tiny
Francis Ford ... John Gaines
Maxine Reiner ... Marie Norman
John McGuire ... Hal Blake
Shirley Deane ... Louise Norman
Paul Stanton ... Joe Kinney
J. Carrol Naish ... Tom Holt
Boothe Howard ... Dan Farrell
Drue Leyton ... Nellie Farrell
Wade Boteler ... Lt. Macy
Shia Jung ... Su Toy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Han Hsiang Li ... Chan Son
Lily Mui ... Second Youngest Daughter
Stanton Mui ... Chan Son
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
72 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (DVD rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #1978) | USA:Unrated (video & dvd release)
Filming Locations:
El Monte, California, USA
Company:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Actor Keye Luke reportedly conflicted with director Harry Lachman over the latter's treatment of the circus midgets in the movie. more
Quotes:
Charlie Chan: Mind like parachute - only function when open. more
Movie Connections:
Follows Charlie Chan's Chance (1932) more

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Great Charlie Chan Film, 11 June 2008
Author: whpratt1 from United States

Enjoyed this film mostly because it finally showed the large family that Charlie Chan, ( Warner Oland) had with fourteen children all attending a circus which he was invited to along with even his wife and oldest son Keye Luke, (Lee Chan). Charlie gets involved with a murder case as usual and it seems that the two owners of this circus, John Gaines, (Francis Ford) and Joe Kinney, (Paul Stanton) are not getting along because the circus is losing money and Joe Kinney wants to take over the show. There is a wild ape who roams all over the place when someone releases him from his cage. Lee Chan has a hot romance going on with a female contortionist and always manages to put his foot into his mouth when trying to out smart his father Charlie. There is a great male and female team of midgets who give great dance performances and seem to appear in many of the scenes. In my opinion, this is one of Charlie Chan's great series. Enjoy.

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