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Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
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While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor.
Length 67 minutes
Actors
Sidney Toler | Phyllis Brooks | Victor Sen Yung | Eddie Collins | John 'Dusty' King | Claire Dodd | George Zucco | Robert Barrat | Marc Lawrence | Richard Lane | Ruth Clifford | Layne Tom Jr. | Philip Ahn | Paul Harvey | Grace Lem
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/04/2018 | TV | DVD | Library | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
closing my night with yet another Toler Charlie Chan flick and whaaaaaaaa… another cruise ship murder mystery?!?! This is super goofy with a cargo full of zoo animals headed to San Francisco + a scientist doctor with a living brain in a fish tank. What’s most cool is that it starts in Honolulu with Chan’s family so you get to see the full brood sitting around the dinner table.
Apparently this was the first Sidney Toler Chan film! There’s a bunch of cool extras on this DVD that I’m watching now including how Toler got the role after Warner Oland died. There’s also a lost film included which I’ll watch tomorrow.
There’s a restoration comparison which is really neat. I have commented before on how incredible these Chan films look on these DVDs. In 2007 they did restorations on these films and the difference is astounding.
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