The Chinese Parrot (film)

The Chinese Parrot
The Chinese Parrot
	German poster
Directed by	Paul Leni
Written by	J. Grubb Alexander (scenario); Walter Anthony (intertitles)
Based on	The Chinese Parrot; by Earl Derr Biggers
Starring	Marian Nixon; Florence Turner; Hobart Bosworth
Cinematography	Benjamin H. Kline
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	October 23, 1927;
Running time	7 reels; 7,304 feet
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film; English intertitles

The Chinese Parrot (1927) is a silent film, the second in the Charlie Chan series. It was directed by Paul Leni and starred Japanese actor Sōjin Kamiyama as Chan.^[1] The film is an adaptation of the 1926 Earl Derr Biggers novel The Chinese Parrot. It is considered a lost film.^[2]^[3] Another version of the story was filmed in 1934, entitled The Courage of Charlie Chan.

Cast[]

Marian Nixon as Sally Phillmore
Florence Turner as Mrs. Phillmore
Hobart Bosworth as P.J. Madden
Edmund Burns as Robert Eden
Albert Conti as Martin Thorne
Sōjin Kamiyama as Charlie Chan
Fred Esmelton as Alexander Eden
Edgar Kennedy as Maydorf
George Kuwa as Louis Wong
Slim Summerville as Prospector
Dan Mason as Prospector
Anna May Wong as Nautch Dancer
Etta Lee as Girl in Gambling Den
Jack Trent as Jordan
Frank Toy as number one son

References[]

^ Charlie Chan, the Untold Story of the Honorable Detective, by Yunte Huang, W W Norton & Company 2010 loc 6036 Kindle Edition
^ "The Chinese Parrot". silentera.com. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
^ VAULT AND NITRATE FIRES- A HISTORY, Non-fire destruction

External links[]

The Chinese Parrot at the American Film Institute Catalog
The Chinese Parrot at IMDb
The Chinese Parrot at AllMovie

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[1] Charlie Chan, the Untold Story of the Honorable Detective, by Yunte Huang, W W Norton & Company 2010 loc 6036 Kindle Edition

[2] "The Chinese Parrot". silentera.com. Retrieved February 26, 2013.

[3] VAULT AND NITRATE FIRES- A HISTORY, Non-fire destruction

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v t Charlie Chan
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)