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In Search of Charlie Chan
In Search of Charlie Chan (2006)
*** (out of 4)
Twenty-six minute featurette from Fox that can be found on their CHARLIE CHAN IN Paris release. Chan experts discuss the history of the five people who really made this character so memorable. We start off hearing about author Earl Derr Biggers and how he was at a crossroads in his life when he decided to switch to novels. We then learn about what led to the Chan character. We also learn about the important member at Fox who go the series running and then there's Warner Oland. We hear about Oland's career as Chan and how much respect he had for the character and the role. Another important figure was Keye Luke as #1 Son, a character that most people loved and a character that really changed the film series. This is certainly a very well thought out documentary that manages to gather some fascinating interviews and there's no question that by the time it's done you're going to know a lot more about the character. We get clips from the various early films from Fox and there's also talk about some of the lost movies and a lost serial.
*** (out of 4)
Twenty-six minute featurette from Fox that can be found on their CHARLIE CHAN IN Paris release. Chan experts discuss the history of the five people who really made this character so memorable. We start off hearing about author Earl Derr Biggers and how he was at a crossroads in his life when he decided to switch to novels. We then learn about what led to the Chan character. We also learn about the important member at Fox who go the series running and then there's Warner Oland. We hear about Oland's career as Chan and how much respect he had for the character and the role. Another important figure was Keye Luke as #1 Son, a character that most people loved and a character that really changed the film series. This is certainly a very well thought out documentary that manages to gather some fascinating interviews and there's no question that by the time it's done you're going to know a lot more about the character. We get clips from the various early films from Fox and there's also talk about some of the lost movies and a lost serial.
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