Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 4 (Charlie Chan in Honolulu Charlie Chan in Reno Charlie Chan...

Buy This Item Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 4 (Charlie Chan in Honolulu Charlie Chan in Reno Charlie Chan...  List Price: $49.98  Available from Amazon  $32.99  on 11-27-2008     Features Actors: Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Young Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Restored, Subtitled, NTSC Language: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.) Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number of discs: 4 Rating: Studio: 20th Century Fox DVD Release Date: February 12, 2008 Run Time: 287 minutes Average Customer Review:   43 Reviews 5 star:  (32) 4 star:  (6) 3 star:  (4) 2 star:    (0) 1 star:  (1) See all 43 customer reviews...   (43 customer reviews) Reader Reviews Warner Oland, not the first actor to play the great detective Charlie Chan on the silver screen but the man responsible for creating his look, demeaner and countenance in some sixteen Chan films, died in August of 1938. Mr. Oland's health had been slowly declining and he reportedly walked off the set of "Charlie Chan At The Ringside", (eventually completed as "Mr. Moto's Gamble" with Peter Lorre,) to eventually return to his native Sweden where he passed away in Stockholm. Meanwhile executives at 20th Century Fox had no intention of letting this most successful film series, (Chan movies reportedly earned over one million dollars each for the studio,) slip away and the great Charlie Chan casting call was announced. The man eventually selected to replace Warner Oland was the relatively obscure non oriental actor, Sidney Toler of Missouri. Fortunately with the release of Mr Toler's first Chan film in 1938, "Charlie Chan in Honolulu", it quickly became obvious that the film series was in good hands for what patrons wanted most was to see their favorite detective Charlie Chan's further adventures. Which brings us to this wonderful fourth DVD release in the Fox collection of Charlie Chan films. With the passing of Warner Oland, studio executives decided to take a fresh look at the Charlie Chan series. Keye Luke, who had performed most admirably as Number One Son - Lee, would be replaced by Number Two Son - Jimmy, played with great panache and vigor by Sen Yung. Mr. Oland's somewhat introverted Chan character became more extroverted in the capable hands of Sidney Toler. With the 1939 production "Charlie Chan in Reno," the series hit its stride with well acted, written and directed productions. Following Reno is perhaps the most interesting Chan film of all, (IMO,) "Charlie Chan at Treasure Island." With a splendid cast to include Cesar Romero as The Great Rhadini and the exquisitely lovely Pauline Moore as his assistant Eve Cairo, this 1939 production uses the "Golden Gate International Exposition On San Francisco Bay" as the backdrop for one of the cleverest Chan mysteries of the entire series. The fourth film in this box set serves in a way as a Charlie Chan wake-up call to a 1939 world on the brink of war, "Charlie Chan In The City of Darkness." Having already visited Paris in 1935, this Chan adventure finds Mr. Toler in the company of the great character acter Harold Huber. Paris is now a city in blackout and the race is on to prevent a weapons cache from falling into the hands of ????? All the more reason to enjoy this fourth set in the continuing Charlie Chan series rom Fox. Best regards, Hal Owen.  Comments (2) | Permalink |  function showYesNoCommunityResponse(uId,result,value) { var msgLayer = getElement("thanks" + uId); if ( result == "SUCCESS" ) { msgLayer.innerHTML = "Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.com readers and reviewers. Your vote will be counted and will appear on the product page within 24 hours."; } else { showVoteErrorResponse(msgLayer,result,value); } } (Report this)

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