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Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
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21 April 1937 (Denmark) moreTagline:
A fiendish killer lurks at the opera! Weird! Thrilling! The Master Minds of Crime Match Wits Against Each Other!Plot:
A dangerous amnesiac escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the opera house to wreak revenge on those who tried to murder him seven years earlier. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
My First Look At Charlie Chan moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Warner Oland | ... | Charlie Chan | |
| Boris Karloff | ... | Gravelle | |
| Keye Luke | ... | Lee Chan | |
| William Demarest | ... | Sergeant Kelly | |
| Guy Usher | ... | Inspector Regan | |
| Margaret Irving | ... | Mme. Lilli Rochelle | |
| Gregory Gaye | ... | Enrico Borelli | |
| Nedda Harrigan | ... | Mme. Lucretia Borelli | |
| Frank Conroy | ... | Mr. Whitely | |
| Charlotte Henry | ... | Kitty Rochelle | |
| Thomas Beck | ... | Phil Childers | |
| Maurice Cass | ... | Mr. Arnold | |
| Tom McGuire | ... | Pop Morris - Stage Doorman |
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)Fun Stuff
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Benson Fong, who appears as an extra during the opera scenes, later returned to the series to play Tommy Chan, Charlie's #3 Son. moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When they characters are all gathered in the dressing room after the murders and they are questioning Childers, he says he knew Madame Barelli well. What he actually meant to say Madame Rochelle (or Madame Lilli as she was being referred to). moreSoundtrack:
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This was my first-ever look at Charlie Chan. It wasn't one of his better adventures but I've seen worse, too. It sports a famous guest actor, Boris Karloff, and a semi-famous, if you will, actor in William Demarest.
Demarest plays a cop and his lingo and his prejudices are very early '30s. He couldn't say those lines (cracks about Asians) on film in this day-and-age.
The usual witty and profound Chan proverbs are in here and the usual loyal son (Keye Luke, number one son) is there to help. The ending left me a bit confused. Granted, I was tired when I watched this but Charlie's last-minute explanation and conclusions came so fast they confused me. I'd have to see this at least one more time to understand it. I think this is coming out on DVD soon and I'll get that and watch it again.
I'll always have a fond memory for this since it introduced me to this extremely entertaining film series. I've seen around 20 of them since this one and enjoyed them all.