Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Directed by	Hamilton MacFadden
Written by	Earl Derr Biggers (novel); Lester Cole; Marion Orth
Starring	Warner Oland; Heather Angel
Production; company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	September 15, 1933;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933) is an American pre-Code murder mystery film starring Warner Oland as the Oriental detective Charlie Chan. It was based on the Earl Derr Biggers novel The House Without a Key (1925).

Oland made a series of Charlie Chan films; along with three others, this one is considered to be a lost film.^{[citation needed]}

Reception[]

The New York Times reviewer wrote, "As far as the mystery of these particular murders is concerned it is not difficult for the audience to decide on the identity of the slayer, but the manner in which Chan makes his deductions is always interesting."^[1]

Cast[]

Warner Oland as Charlie Chan
Heather Angel as Carlotta Eagan
Roger Imhof as The Beachcomber
John Warburton as John Quincy Winterslip
Walter Byron as Henry Jennison
Ivan F. Simpson as Brade
Virginia Cherrill as Barbara Winterslip
Francis Ford as Captain Hallett
Robert Warwick as Dan Winterslip
Frank McGlynn Sr. as Amos Winterslip
Clara Blandick as Minerva Winterslip
Claude King as Capt. Arthur Cope
William Stack as James Eagan
Gloria Roy as Arlene Compton
Cornelius Keefe as Steve Letherbee
Frances Chan as Youngest Chan Daughter

References[]

^ "Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933)". The New York Times. October 7, 1933.

External links[]

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[1] "Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933)". The New York Times. October 7, 1933.

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Creator	Earl Derr Biggers
Inspiration	Chang Apana
Novels	The House Without a Key (1925) The Chinese Parrot (1926) Behind That Curtain (1928) The Black Camel (1929) Charlie Chan Carries On (1930) Keeper of the Keys (1932)
English language films	The House Without a Key (1926) The Chinese Parrot (1927) Behind That Curtain (1929) Charlie Chan Carries On (1931) The Black Camel (1931) Charlie Chan's Chance (1932) Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933) Charlie Chan's Courage (1934) Charlie Chan in London (1934) Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935) Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936) Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937) Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) Charlie Chan in Reno (1939) Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) City in Darkness (1939) Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) Murder Over New York (1940) Dead Men Tell (1941) Charlie Chan in Rio (1941) Castle in the Desert (1942) Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944) The Chinese Cat (1944) Black Magic (1944) The Shanghai Cobra (1945) The Red Dragon (1945) The Scarlet Clue (1945) The Jade Mask (1945) Dangerous Money (1946) Dark Alibi (1946) Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) The Trap (1946) The Chinese Ring (1947) Docks of New Orleans (1948) Shanghai Chest (1948) The Golden Eye (1948) The Feathered Serpent (1948) Sky Dragon (1949) The Return of Charlie Chan (1973) Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
Mandarin Chinese language films	(1937) (1938) (1939) (1941) (1948)
Spanish language films	There Were Thirteen (1931) (1937) (1955)
Television	The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1956-57) The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972)