Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)

Warner Oland: Charlie Chan

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Quotes 

• Charlie Chan : [breaking into ship cabin because of screams]  Sorry to intrude but etiquette ignored when lady in distress.

• Lee Chan, #1 Son : Gee, Pop, you sure missed a wonderful luncheon!

  Charlie Chan : [at the shiprail suffering from seasickness]  Contradiction, please. Not having eaten have missed nothing.

  Lee Chan, #1 Son : I had turtle soup, chicken a la king, and three cream puffs. Then I had some ice cream.

  Charlie Chan : Please stop! Mention of food more painful than surgeon's knife without anesthesia.

  Lee Chan, #1 Son : Shall I get you medicine, Pop?

  Charlie Chan : Good dose of land only effective medicine.

• Charlie Chan : Camera remember many things human eye forget.

• Charlie Chan : [referring to the tell-all diary]  No poison more deadly than ink.

• Charlie Chan : [to Lee]  *One* cabin not big enough for *two* detectives!

• Charlie Chan : [annoyed by Lee's whistling]  Put a muzzle on peanut whistle.

• Charlie Chan : [at testimonial dinner]  Police of New York and Honolulu have one thing in common. Both live on very small island, but while we have small volcano, you have biggest shakeup.

• Charlie Chan : Mud of bewilderment beginning to clear from pool of thought.

• Chief Inspector James Nelson NYPD : Mr. Chan?

  Charlie Chan : That is humble name.

  Chief Inspector James Nelson NYPD : I'm Inspector Nelson, Mr. Chan. Greetings from New York's Finest. The bigwigs expect you to tear a duck apart with 'em tonight.

  Charlie Chan : So sorry, come again please?

  Speed Patten, Reporter New York Bulletin : You'll have to excuse the inspector's English, Mr. Chan. He's a Brooklyn immigrant.

• Charlie Chan : But murder like revolving door - when one side close, other side open.

• Charlie Chan : Someday hope to greet honorable brothers where roar of surf replace noise of subway and hot rhythm of Broadway cooled by strains of 'Aloha.'

• Charlie Chan : [to Lee]  Keep eyes open, and mouth *closed*!