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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.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.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.
Victor Sen Yung
- James Chan
- (as Sen Yung)
John 'Dusty' King
- George Randolph
- (as John King)
Richard Alexander
- Crewman
- (uncredited)
Martin Cichy
- Crewman
- (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
David Dong
- Chan Son
- (uncredited)
James Flavin
- Homicide Division Desk Sergeant
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Charles Belden
- Earl Derr Biggers
- Chandler Sprague(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaHollywood, California, Monday, October 17, 1938: Darryl F. Zanuck has selected Sidney Toler to play the role of Charlie Chan, succeeding the late Warner Oland. His first picture will be "Charlie Chan in Honolulu" which will start production October 24, with John Stone as the associate producer. Toler was discovered by Sol M. Wurtzel when he looked at rushes of "Up the River (1938)," current "20th Century-Fox" picture in which Toler is a featured player.
- GoofsJimmy Chan's new calling card reads, in part "...Associated with Charlie Chan, Private Detective...". Charlie is not a private detective, rather a Lieutenant on the Honolulu Police Department.
- Quotes
Charlie Chan: How long ago lady escape?
Jimmy Chan: I don't know just how long, Pop, 'cause I was almost unconscious.
Charlie Chan: Have suspected same since birth.
- ConnectionsEdited into Who Dunit Theater: Charlie Chan in Honolulu (2021)
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wild and a little much
"Charlie Chan in Honolulu" is Sidney Toler's first Charlie Chan, and the difference between him in this and in his last films is very noticeable. Here he is much more lively.
As this story unfolds, Charlie's daughter is about to give birth, and while he and his wife are at the hospital, the police call Charlie at home and ask him to go to a ship where someone has been murdered. Aspiring detective Jimmy Chan (Sen Yung, Bonanza's Hop Sing) intercepts the call, and he and #5 son Tommy (Layne Tom Jr. who in real life became a distinguished architect) decide to take on the case. Tommy immediately gets stuck in an area where wild animals are being kept for importation to the zoo; chaos ensues. This takes up some footage at the beginning.
Charlie finally arrives and tries to sort out the mess, but there's another murder, and a missing and reappearing $10,000, a mysterious doctor (George Zucco) who pretends to be deaf and has an interesting science experiment on board, a fast-talking detective and his charge -- meanwhile, Charlie keeps getting calls from his son-in-law.
They really threw the book at this one, complete with very dramatic music, as Toler's debut. He's delightful.
One of the crazier Chan films, but it's nice to see Toler so energetic, and the Chan family is fun.
As this story unfolds, Charlie's daughter is about to give birth, and while he and his wife are at the hospital, the police call Charlie at home and ask him to go to a ship where someone has been murdered. Aspiring detective Jimmy Chan (Sen Yung, Bonanza's Hop Sing) intercepts the call, and he and #5 son Tommy (Layne Tom Jr. who in real life became a distinguished architect) decide to take on the case. Tommy immediately gets stuck in an area where wild animals are being kept for importation to the zoo; chaos ensues. This takes up some footage at the beginning.
Charlie finally arrives and tries to sort out the mess, but there's another murder, and a missing and reappearing $10,000, a mysterious doctor (George Zucco) who pretends to be deaf and has an interesting science experiment on board, a fast-talking detective and his charge -- meanwhile, Charlie keeps getting calls from his son-in-law.
They really threw the book at this one, complete with very dramatic music, as Toler's debut. He's delightful.
One of the crazier Chan films, but it's nice to see Toler so energetic, and the Chan family is fun.
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- Ubistvo na brodu
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- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) officially released in India in English?
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