The Red Dragon (film)

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The Red Dragon

Directed by	Phil Rosen
Written by	George Callahan
Produced by
Starring	Sidney Toler Benson Fong
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Production company	Monogram Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	February 2, 1946 (1946-02-02)
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Red Dragon is a 1946 mystery film starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan, who has to sift through a host of suspects for three murders.^[1]

The film marks the first appearance of Willie Best as Chattanooga Brown, Birmingham Brown's cousin. Compared with Mantan Moreland's appearances as Birmingham Brown, Best's portrayal of Chattanooga was broader and played more upon racial stereotypes. The character was dropped after two appearances.^[2]

Cast[]

Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
Fortunio Bonanova as Insp. Luis Carvero
Benson Fong as Tommy Chan
Willie Best as Chattanooga Brown
Carol Hughes as Marguerite Fontain
Barton Yarborough as Joseph Brandish
Don Costello as Charles Masack
George Meeker as Edmond Slade
Marjorie Hoshelle as Countess Irena Masak
Mildred Boyd as Josephine
Barbara Jean Wong as Iris Ling (as Jean Wong)

DVD release[]

The Red Dragon has been released on DVD.

References[]

^ "Watch The Red Dragon (1946) Movie Online: Full Movie Streaming - MSN.com". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
^ The Red Dragon (1946) - Video Detective, retrieved 2020-10-13

External links[]

The Red Dragon at IMDb
The Red Dragon at the TCM Movie Database
The Red Dragon at AllMovie

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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)

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