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Post by alfromni on May 10, 2022 14:24:27 GMT
A to Z : CHARLIE CHAN ________________________
A. APANA, Chang: Actual Honolulu detective who was the inspiration for the fictional sleuth.
B. BIGGERS, Earl Derr: His creator
C. CASTLE in the Desert: 1942 Feature with Sidney Toler as 'Chan' -- final entry in the series at Fox Studios
D. DAINTY - In the novel "The House Without a Key" in which Chan makes his first appearance, he is said to walk with the light DAINTY step of a woman.
E. EGYPT -- Setting for the eighth film in the series at Fox Studios, released in 1935 with Warner Oland as CC.
F. FILMS - Over four dozen films featuring Charlie Chan were made, beginning in 1926.
G. GRAVILLE -- mad performer played by Boris Karloff in 1936's CC AT THE OPERA, considered the best of the Warner Oland series at Fox.
H. HONOLULU / HAWAII - The character of the Honolulu detective Charlie Chan was created by Earl Derr Biggers in 1919 while visiting Hawaii.
I. IRVING, George -- character actor appearing in two 1930's CC films, EGYPT and RACE TRACK.
J. JOEY - In the 1960s, Joey Forman played an obvious parody of Chan named "Harry Hoo" in two episodes of Get Smart.
K. KEYE Luke -- portrayed number one son 'Lee Chan' in eight films at Fox in the 1930s and two more Monogram movies in the late 1940s.
L. LORRE - Following on with "K" Luke appeared as Lee Chan, not only in already shot footage but also in scenes with Moto actor Peter LORRE.
M. "MIND like parachute ... only function when open" from CC AT THE CIRCUS (a typical Chan philosophical wittism).
N. NEIL - in Neil Simon's Murder By Death, Peter Sellers plays a Chinese detective called Sidney Wang, a parody of Chan.
O. ORTEGA, Santos -- actor portraying Chan on an NBC radio series in the late 1940s.
P. PETER Ustinov - "Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen" starred Peter Ustinov. Definitely not a success.
Q.QUEEN, Ellery -- Mystery writer who characterized the Chan creation as "A service to humanity and to inter-racial relations."
R. RETURN / ROSS - The Return of Charlie Chan, a television film starring Ross Martin as Chan, was made in 1971 but did not air until 1979.
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Post by mattgarth on May 10, 2022 14:53:39 GMT
A to Z : CHARLIE CHAN ________________________
A. APANA, Chang: Actual Honolulu detective who was the inspiration for the fictional sleuth.
B. BIGGERS, Earl Derr: His creator
C. CASTLE in the Desert: 1942 Feature with Sidney Toler as 'Chan' -- final entry in the series at Fox Studios
D. DAINTY - In the novel "The House Without a Key" in which Chan makes his first appearance, he is said to walk with the light DAINTY step of a woman.
E. EGYPT -- Setting for the eighth film in the series at Fox Studios, released in 1935 with Warner Oland as CC.
F. FILMS - Over four dozen films featuring Charlie Chan were made, beginning in 1926.
G. GRAVELLE -- mad performer played by Boris Karloff in 1936's CC AT THE OPERA, considered the best of the Warner Oland series at Fox.
H. HONOLULU / HAWAII - The character of the Honolulu detective Charlie Chan was created by Earl Derr Biggers in 1919 while visiting Hawaii.
I. IRVING, George -- character actor appearing in two 1930's CC films, EGYPT and RACE TRACK.
J. JOEY - In the 1960s, Joey Forman played an obvious parody of Chan named "Harry Hoo" in two episodes of Get Smart.
K. KEYE Luke -- portrayed number one son 'Lee Chan' in eight films at Fox in the 1930s and two more Monogram movies in the late 1940s.
L. LORRE - Following on with "K" Luke appeared as Lee Chan, not only in already shot footage but also in scenes with Moto actor Peter LORRE.
M. "MIND like parachute ... only function when open" from CC AT THE CIRCUS (a typical Chan philosophical wittism).
N. NEIL - in Neil Simon's Murder By Death, Peter Sellers plays a Chinese detective called Sidney Wang, a parody of Chan.
O. ORTEGA, Santos -- actor portraying Chan on an NBC radio series in the late 1940s.
P. PETER Ustinov - "Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen" starred Peter Ustinov. Definitely not a success.
Q.QUEEN, Ellery -- Mystery writer who characterized the Chan creation as "A service to humanity and to inter-racial relations."
R. RETURN / ROSS - The Return of Charlie Chan, a television film starring Ross Martin as Chan, was made in 1971 but did not air until 1979.
S. SKY Dragon -- 1949 Monogram movie with Roland Winters as CC that would be the final film in the long-running series.
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Post by alfromni on May 10, 2022 18:19:08 GMT
A to Z : CHARLIE CHAN ________________________
A. APANA, Chang: Actual Honolulu detective who was the inspiration for the fictional sleuth.
B. BIGGERS, Earl Derr: His creator
C. CASTLE in the Desert: 1942 Feature with Sidney Toler as 'Chan' -- final entry in the series at Fox Studios
D. DAINTY - In the novel "The House Without a Key" in which Chan makes his first appearance, he is said to walk with the light DAINTY step of a woman.
E. EGYPT -- Setting for the eighth film in the series at Fox Studios, released in 1935 with Warner Oland as CC.
F. FILMS - Over four dozen films featuring Charlie Chan were made, beginning in 1926.
G. GRAVILLE -- mad performer played by Boris Karloff in 1936's CC AT THE OPERA, considered the best of the Warner Oland series at Fox.
H. HONOLULU / HAWAII - The character of the Honolulu detective Charlie Chan was created by Earl Derr Biggers in 1919 while visiting Hawaii.
I. IRVING, George -- character actor appearing in two 1930's CC films, EGYPT and RACE TRACK.
J. JOEY - In the 1960s, Joey Forman played an obvious parody of Chan named "Harry Hoo" in two episodes of Get Smart.
K. KEYE Luke -- portrayed number one son 'Lee Chan' in eight films at Fox in the 1930s and two more Monogram movies in the late 1940s.
L. LORRE - Following on with "K" Luke appeared as Lee Chan, not only in already shot footage but also in scenes with Moto actor Peter LORRE.
M. "MIND like parachute ... only function when open" from CC AT THE CIRCUS (a typical Chan philosophical wittism).
N. NEIL - in Neil Simon's Murder By Death, Peter Sellers plays a Chinese detective called Sidney Wang, a parody of Chan.
O. ORTEGA, Santos -- actor portraying Chan on an NBC radio series in the late 1940s.
P. PETER Ustinov - "Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen" starred Peter Ustinov. Definitely not a success.
Q.QUEEN, Ellery -- Mystery writer who characterized the Chan creation as "A service to humanity and to inter-racial relations."
R. RETURN / ROSS - The Return of Charlie Chan, a television film starring Ross Martin as Chan, was made in 1971 but did not air until 1979.
S. SKY Dragon -- 1949 Monogram movie with Roland Winters as CC that would be the final film in the long-running series.
T. TOLER - Sidney Toler was the second European-American actor to play the role of Charlie Chan on screen in 22 films made between 1938 and 1946.
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Post by mattgarth on May 10, 2022 18:27:39 GMT
A to Z : CHARLIE CHAN ________________________
A. APANA, Chang: Actual Honolulu detective who was the inspiration for the fictional sleuth.
B. BIGGERS, Earl Derr: His creator
C. CASTLE in the Desert: 1942 Feature with Sidney Toler as 'Chan' -- final entry in the series at Fox Studios
D. DAINTY - In the novel "The House Without a Key" in which Chan makes his first appearance, he is said to walk with the light DAINTY step of a woman.
E. EGYPT -- Setting for the eighth film in the series at Fox Studios, released in 1935 with Warner Oland as CC.
F. FILMS - Over four dozen films featuring Charlie Chan were made, beginning in 1926.
G. GRAVELLE -- mad performer played by Boris Karloff in 1936's CC AT THE OPERA, considered the best of the Warner Oland series at Fox.
H. HONOLULU / HAWAII - The character of the Honolulu detective Charlie Chan was created by Earl Derr Biggers in 1919 while visiting Hawaii.
I. IRVING, George -- character actor appearing in two 1930's CC films, EGYPT and RACE TRACK.
J. JOEY - In the 1960s, Joey Forman played an obvious parody of Chan named "Harry Hoo" in two episodes of Get Smart.
K. KEYE Luke -- portrayed number one son 'Lee Chan' in eight films at Fox in the 1930s and two more Monogram movies in the late 1940s.
L. LORRE - Following on with "K" Luke appeared as Lee Chan, not only in already shot footage but also in scenes with Moto actor Peter LORRE.
M. "MIND like parachute ... only function when open" from CC AT THE CIRCUS (a typical Chan philosophical wittism).
N. NEIL - in Neil Simon's Murder By Death, Peter Sellers plays a Chinese detective called Sidney Wang, a parody of Chan.
O. ORTEGA, Santos -- actor portraying Chan on an NBC radio series in the late 1940s.
P. PETER Ustinov - "Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen" starred Peter Ustinov. Definitely not a success.
Q.QUEEN, Ellery -- Mystery writer who characterized the Chan creation as "A service to humanity and to inter-racial relations."
R. RETURN / ROSS - The Return of Charlie Chan, a television film starring Ross Martin as Chan, was made in 1971 but did not air until 1979.
S. SKY Dragon -- 1949 Monogram movie with Roland Winters as CC that would be the final film in the long-running series.
T. TOLER - Sidney Toler was the second European-American actor to play the role of Charlie Chan on screen in 22 films made between 1938 and 1946.
U. URECAL, Minerva -- The Marjorie Main of B-Movies, portraying the harridan-like character of 'Mrs. Weebles' in 1947's THE TRAP opposite Roland Winters as CC.
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Post by alfromni on May 10, 2022 18:36:54 GMT
A to Z : CHARLIE CHAN ________________________
A. APANA, Chang: Actual Honolulu detective who was the inspiration for the fictional sleuth.
B. BIGGERS, Earl Derr: His creator
C. CASTLE in the Desert: 1942 Feature with Sidney Toler as 'Chan' -- final entry in the series at Fox Studios
D. DAINTY - In the novel "The House Without a Key" in which Chan makes his first appearance, he is said to walk with the light DAINTY step of a woman.
E. EGYPT -- Setting for the eighth film in the series at Fox Studios, released in 1935 with Warner Oland as CC.
F. FILMS - Over four dozen films featuring Charlie Chan were made, beginning in 1926.
G. GRAVILLE -- mad performer played by Boris Karloff in 1936's CC AT THE OPERA, considered the best of the Warner Oland series at Fox.
H. HONOLULU / HAWAII - The character of the Honolulu detective Charlie Chan was created by Earl Derr Biggers in 1919 while visiting Hawaii.
I. IRVING, George -- character actor appearing in two 1930's CC films, EGYPT and RACE TRACK.
J. JOEY - In the 1960s, Joey Forman played an obvious parody of Chan named "Harry Hoo" in two episodes of Get Smart.
K. KEYE Luke -- portrayed number one son 'Lee Chan' in eight films at Fox in the 1930s and two more Monogram movies in the late 1940s.
L. LORRE - Following on with "K" Luke appeared as Lee Chan, not only in already shot footage but also in scenes with Moto actor Peter LORRE.
M. "MIND like parachute ... only function when open" from CC AT THE CIRCUS (a typical Chan philosophical wittism).
N. NEIL - in Neil Simon's Murder By Death, Peter Sellers plays a Chinese detective called Sidney Wang, a parody of Chan.
O. ORTEGA, Santos -- actor portraying Chan on an NBC radio series in the late 1940s.
P. PETER Ustinov - "Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen" starred Peter Ustinov. Definitely not a success.
Q.QUEEN, Ellery -- Mystery writer who characterized the Chan creation as "A service to humanity and to inter-racial relations."
R. RETURN / ROSS - The Return of Charlie Chan, a television film starring Ross Martin as Chan, was made in 1971 but did not air until 1979.
S. SKY Dragon -- 1949 Monogram movie with Roland Winters as CC that would be the final film in the long-running series.
T. TOLER - Sidney Toler was the second European-American actor to play the role of Charlie Chan on screen in 22 films made between 1938 and 1946.
U. URECAL, Minerva -- The Marjorie Main of B-Movies, portraying the harridan-like character of 'Mrs. Weebles' in 1947's THE TRAP opposite Roland Winters as CC.
V. VALENTINE - Valentine Davies wrote a stage adaptation of novel Keeper of the Keys for Broadway in 1933, with William Harrigan as the lead. The production ran for 25 performances.
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Post by mattgarth on May 10, 2022 19:14:24 GMT
A to Z : CHARLIE CHAN ________________________
A. APANA, Chang: Actual Honolulu detective who was the inspiration for the fictional sleuth.
B. BIGGERS, Earl Derr: His creator
C. CASTLE in the Desert: 1942 Feature with Sidney Toler as 'Chan' -- final entry in the series at Fox Studios
D. DAINTY - In the novel "The House Without a Key" in which Chan makes his first appearance, he is said to walk with the light DAINTY step of a woman.
E. EGYPT -- Setting for the eighth film in the series at Fox Studios, released in 1935 with Warner Oland as CC.
F. FILMS - Over four dozen films featuring Charlie Chan were made, beginning in 1926.
G. GRAVELLE -- mad performer played by Boris Karloff in 1936's CC AT THE OPERA, considered the best of the Warner Oland series at Fox.
H. HONOLULU / HAWAII - The character of the Honolulu detective Charlie Chan was created by Earl Derr Biggers in 1919 while visiting Hawaii.
I. IRVING, George -- character actor appearing in two 1930's CC films, EGYPT and RACE TRACK.
J. JOEY - In the 1960s, Joey Forman played an obvious parody of Chan named "Harry Hoo" in two episodes of Get Smart.
K. KEYE Luke -- portrayed number one son 'Lee Chan' in eight films at Fox in the 1930s and two more Monogram movies in the late 1940s.
L. LORRE - Following on with "K" Luke appeared as Lee Chan, not only in already shot footage but also in scenes with Moto actor Peter LORRE.
M. "MIND like parachute ... only function when open" from CC AT THE CIRCUS (a typical Chan philosophical wittism).
N. NEIL - in Neil Simon's Murder By Death, Peter Sellers plays a Chinese detective called Sidney Wang, a parody of Chan.
O. ORTEGA, Santos -- actor portraying Chan on an NBC radio series in the late 1940s.
P. PETER Ustinov - "Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen" starred Peter Ustinov. Definitely not a success.
Q.QUEEN, Ellery -- Mystery writer who characterized the Chan creation as "A service to humanity and to inter-racial relations."
R. RETURN / ROSS - The Return of Charlie Chan, a television film starring Ross Martin as Chan, was made in 1971 but did not air until 1979.
S. SKY Dragon -- 1949 Monogram movie with Roland Winters as CC that would be the final film in the long-running series.
T. TOLER - Sidney Toler was the second European-American actor to play the role of Charlie Chan on screen in 22 films made between 1938 and 1946.
U. URECAL, Minerva -- The Marjorie Main of B-Movies, portraying the harridan-like character of 'Mrs. Weebles' in 1947's THE TRAP opposite Roland Winters as CC.
V. VALENTINE - Valentine Davies wrote a stage adaptation of novel Keeper of the Keys for Broadway in 1933, with William Harrigan as the lead. The production ran for 25 performances.
W. WONG, James Lee -- Monogram Studios attempt to cash in on the CC success, employing Boris Karloff as 'Mr. Wong' in three films from 1938 to 1940.
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Post by alfromni on May 10, 2022 19:15:29 GMT
A to Z : CHARLIE CHAN ________________________
A. APANA, Chang: Actual Honolulu detective who was the inspiration for the fictional sleuth.
B. BIGGERS, Earl Derr: His creator
C. CASTLE in the Desert: 1942 Feature with Sidney Toler as 'Chan' -- final entry in the series at Fox Studios
D. DAINTY - In the novel "The House Without a Key" in which Chan makes his first appearance, he is said to walk with the light DAINTY step of a woman.
E. EGYPT -- Setting for the eighth film in the series at Fox Studios, released in 1935 with Warner Oland as CC.
F. FILMS - Over four dozen films featuring Charlie Chan were made, beginning in 1926.
G. GRAVELLE -- mad performer played by Boris Karloff in 1936's CC AT THE OPERA, considered the best of the Warner Oland series at Fox.
H. HONOLULU / HAWAII - The character of the Honolulu detective Charlie Chan was created by Earl Derr Biggers in 1919 while visiting Hawaii.
I. IRVING, George -- character actor appearing in two 1930's CC films, EGYPT and RACE TRACK.
J. JOEY - In the 1960s, Joey Forman played an obvious parody of Chan named "Harry Hoo" in two episodes of Get Smart.
K. KEYE Luke -- portrayed number one son 'Lee Chan' in eight films at Fox in the 1930s and two more Monogram movies in the late 1940s.
L. LORRE - Following on with "K" Luke appeared as Lee Chan, not only in already shot footage but also in scenes with Moto actor Peter LORRE.
M. "MIND like parachute ... only function when open" from CC AT THE CIRCUS (a typical Chan philosophical wittism).
N. NEIL - in Neil Simon's Murder By Death, Peter Sellers plays a Chinese detective called Sidney Wang, a parody of Chan.
O. ORTEGA, Santos -- actor portraying Chan on an NBC radio series in the late 1940s.
P. PETER Ustinov - "Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen" starred Peter Ustinov. Definitely not a success.
Q.QUEEN, Ellery -- Mystery writer who characterized the Chan creation as "A service to humanity and to inter-racial relations."
R. RETURN / ROSS - The Return of Charlie Chan, a television film starring Ross Martin as Chan, was made in 1971 but did not air until 1979.
S. SKY Dragon -- 1949 Monogram movie with Roland Winters as CC that would be the final film in the long-running series.
T. TOLER - Sidney Toler was the second European-American actor to play the role of Charlie Chan on screen in 22 films made between 1938 and 1946.
U. URECAL, Minerva -- The Marjorie Main of B-Movies, portraying the harridan-like character of 'Mrs. Weebles' in 1947's THE TRAP opposite Roland Winters as CC.
V. VALENTINE - Valentine Davies wrote a stage adaptation of novel Keeper of the Keys for Broadway in 1933, with William Harrigan as the lead. The production ran for 25 performances.
W. WONG, James Lee -- Monogram Studios attempt to cash in on the CC success, employing Boris Karloff as 'Mr. Wong' in three films from 1938 to 1940.
X - XU XINYAN - During the 1930s and 1940s, five Chan films were produced in Shanghai and Hong Kong. In these films, Chan, played by Xu Xinyuan, owns his detective agency and is aided not by a son but by a daughter, Manna.
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Post by mattgarth on May 10, 2022 19:27:15 GMT
A to Z : CHARLIE CHAN ________________________ A. APANA, Chang: Actual Honolulu detective who was the inspiration for the fictional sleuth. B. BIGGERS, Earl Derr: His creator C. CASTLE in the Desert: 1942 Feature with Sidney Toler as 'Chan' -- final entry in the series at Fox Studios D. DAINTY - In the novel "The House Without a Key" in which Chan makes his first appearance, he is said to walk with the light DAINTY step of a woman. E. EGYPT -- Setting for the eighth film in the series at Fox Studios, released in 1935 with Warner Oland as CC. F. FILMS - Over four dozen films featuring Charlie Chan were made, beginning in 1926. G. GRAVELLE -- mad performer played by Boris Karloff in 1936's CC AT THE OPERA, considered the best of the Warner Oland series at Fox. H. HONOLULU / HAWAII - The character of the Honolulu detective Charlie Chan was created by Earl Derr Biggers in 1919 while visiting Hawaii. I. IRVING, George -- character actor appearing in two 1930's CC films, EGYPT and RACE TRACK. J. JOEY - In the 1960s, Joey Forman played an obvious parody of Chan named "Harry Hoo" in two episodes of Get Smart. K. KEYE Luke -- portrayed number one son 'Lee Chan' in eight films at Fox in the 1930s and two more Monogram movies in the late 1940s. L. LORRE - Following on with "K" Luke appeared as Lee Chan, not only in already shot footage but also in scenes with Moto actor Peter LORRE. M. "MIND like parachute ... only function when open" from CC AT THE CIRCUS (a typical Chan philosophical wittism). N. NEIL - in Neil Simon's Murder By Death, Peter Sellers plays a Chinese detective called Sidney Wang, a parody of Chan. O. ORTEGA, Santos -- actor portraying Chan on an NBC radio series in the late 1940s. P. PETER Ustinov - "Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen" starred Peter Ustinov. Definitely not a success. Q.QUEEN, Ellery -- Mystery writer who characterized the Chan creation as "A service to humanity and to inter-racial relations." R. RETURN / ROSS - The Return of Charlie Chan, a television film starring Ross Martin as Chan, was made in 1971 but did not air until 1979. S. SKY Dragon -- 1949 Monogram movie with Roland Winters as CC that would be the final film in the long-running series. T. TOLER - Sidney Toler was the second European-American actor to play the role of Charlie Chan on screen in 22 films made between 1938 and 1946. U. URECAL, Minerva -- The Marjorie Main of B-Movies, portraying the harridan-like character of 'Mrs. Weebles' in 1947's THE TRAP opposite Roland Winters as CC. V. VALENTINE - Valentine Davies wrote a stage adaptation of novel Keeper of the Keys for Broadway in 1933, with William Harrigan as the lead. The production ran for 25 performances. W. WONG, James Lee -- Monogram Studios attempt to cash in on the CC success, employing Boris Karloff as 'Mr. Wong' in three films from 1938 to 1940. X - XU XINYAN - During the 1930s and 1940s, five Chan films were produced in Shanghai and Hong Kong. In these films, Chan, played by Xu Xinyuan, owns his detective agency and is aided not by a son but by a daughter, Manna. Y - YAN, Bai -- actress portraying the daughter in one of the series produced in Hong Kong with Xu Xinyan as Chan in the 1940s.
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Post by alfromni on May 10, 2022 19:30:38 GMT
A to Z : CHARLIE CHAN ________________________
A. APANA, Chang: Actual Honolulu detective who was the inspiration for the fictional sleuth.
B. BIGGERS, Earl Derr: His creator
C. CASTLE in the Desert: 1942 Feature with Sidney Toler as 'Chan' -- final entry in the series at Fox Studios
D. DAINTY - In the novel "The House Without a Key" in which Chan makes his first appearance, he is said to walk with the light DAINTY step of a woman.
E. EGYPT -- Setting for the eighth film in the series at Fox Studios, released in 1935 with Warner Oland as CC.
F. FILMS - Over four dozen films featuring Charlie Chan were made, beginning in 1926.
G. GRAVELLE -- mad performer played by Boris Karloff in 1936's CC AT THE OPERA, considered the best of the Warner Oland series at Fox.
H. HONOLULU / HAWAII - The character of the Honolulu detective Charlie Chan was created by Earl Derr Biggers in 1919 while visiting Hawaii.
I. IRVING, George -- character actor appearing in two 1930's CC films, EGYPT and RACE TRACK.
J. JOEY - In the 1960s, Joey Forman played an obvious parody of Chan named "Harry Hoo" in two episodes of Get Smart.
K. KEYE Luke -- portrayed number one son 'Lee Chan' in eight films at Fox in the 1930s and two more Monogram movies in the late 1940s.
L. LORRE - Following on with "K" Luke appeared as Lee Chan, not only in already shot footage but also in scenes with Moto actor Peter LORRE.
M. "MIND like parachute ... only function when open" from CC AT THE CIRCUS (a typical Chan philosophical wittism).
N. NEIL - in Neil Simon's Murder By Death, Peter Sellers plays a Chinese detective called Sidney Wang, a parody of Chan.
O. ORTEGA, Santos -- actor portraying Chan on an NBC radio series in the late 1940s.
P. PETER Ustinov - "Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen" starred Peter Ustinov. Definitely not a success.
Q.QUEEN, Ellery -- Mystery writer who characterized the Chan creation as "A service to humanity and to inter-racial relations."
R. RETURN / ROSS - The Return of Charlie Chan, a television film starring Ross Martin as Chan, was made in 1971 but did not air until 1979.
S. SKY Dragon -- 1949 Monogram movie with Roland Winters as CC that would be the final film in the long-running series.
T. TOLER - Sidney Toler was the second European-American actor to play the role of Charlie Chan on screen in 22 films made between 1938 and 1946.
U. URECAL, Minerva -- The Marjorie Main of B-Movies, portraying the harridan-like character of 'Mrs. Weebles' in 1947's THE TRAP opposite Roland Winters as CC.
V. VALENTINE - Valentine Davies wrote a stage adaptation of novel Keeper of the Keys for Broadway in 1933, with William Harrigan as the lead. The production ran for 25 performances.
W. WONG, James Lee -- Monogram Studios attempt to cash in on the CC success, employing Boris Karloff as 'Mr. Wong' in three films from 1938 to 1940.
X - XU XINYAN - During the 1930s and 1940s, five Chan films were produced in Shanghai and Hong Kong. In these films, Chan, played by Xu Xinyuan, owns his detective agency and is aided not by a son but by a daughter, Manna.
Y - YAN, Bai -- actress portraying the daughter in one of the series produced in Hong Kong with Xu Xinyan as Chan in the 1940s.
Z. ZEIGLER - Rudolph Zeigler (played by Carl Jaffe) appears in "A Hamlet in Flames", a 1957 episode of the British TV series "The New Adventures of Charlie Chan".
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Post by mattgarth on May 14, 2022 15:02:28 GMT
The Three Macs -- Gregory McDonald / John D. McDonald / Ross Macdonald ______________________________
A. ARCHER, Lew -- Ross Macdonald's Private Eye operating in Southern California
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Post by alfromni on May 14, 2022 17:39:03 GMT
The Three Macs -- Gregory McDonald / John D. McDonald / Ross Macdonald ______________________________
A. ARCHER, Lew -- Ross Macdonald's Private Eye operating in Southern California B. BOSTON - Gregory Mcdonald became a journalist for the Boston Globe in the late 1960s
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Post by mattgarth on May 14, 2022 18:58:43 GMT
The ThreC. e Macs -- Gregory McDonald / John D. McDonald / Ross Macdonald ______________________________
A. ARCHER, Lew -- Ross Macdonald's Private Eye operating in Southern California
B. BOSTON - Gregory Mcdonald became a journalist for the Boston Globe in the late 1960s.
C. CHEVY Chase -- portrayed Gregory McDonald's journalistic sleuth 'Irwin Fletcher' in two FLETCH films in the 1980s.
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Post by alfromni on May 14, 2022 19:20:16 GMT
The ThreC. e Macs -- Gregory McDonald / John D. McDonald / Ross Macdonald ______________________________
A. ARCHER, Lew -- Ross Macdonald's Private Eye operating in Southern California
B. BOSTON - Gregory Mcdonald became a journalist for the Boston Globe in the late 1960s.
C. CHEVY Chase -- portrayed Gregory McDonald's journalistic sleuth 'Irwin Fletcher' in two FLETCH films in the 1980s.
D. DOUBLE - John D. MacDonald's first published short story, "G-Robot," appeared in the July 1936 Double Action Gang magazine
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Post by mattgarth on May 14, 2022 19:37:05 GMT
The Three Macs -- Gregory McDonald / John D. McDonald / Ross Macdonald ______________________________
A. ARCHER, Lew -- Ross Macdonald's Private Eye operating in Southern California
B. BOSTON - Gregory Mcdonald became a journalist for the Boston Globe in the late 1960s.
C. CHEVY Chase -- portrayed Gregory McDonald's journalistic sleuth 'Irwin Fletcher' in two FLETCH films in the 1980s.
D. DOUBLE - John D. MacDonald's first published short story, "G-Robot," appeared in the July 1936 Double Action Gang magazine
E. EXECUTIONERS, The -- John D. McDonald novel that was the source of both CAPE FEAR dilms
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Post by alfromni on May 14, 2022 19:39:38 GMT
The Three Macs -- Gregory McDonald / John D. McDonald / Ross Macdonald ______________________________
A. ARCHER, Lew -- Ross Macdonald's Private Eye operating in Southern California
B. BOSTON - Gregory Mcdonald became a journalist for the Boston Globe in the late 1960s.
C. CHEVY Chase -- portrayed Gregory McDonald's journalistic sleuth 'Irwin Fletcher' in two FLETCH films in the 1980s.
D. DOUBLE - John D. MacDonald's first published short story, "G-Robot," appeared in the July 1936 Double Action Gang magazine
E. EXECUTIONERS, The -- John D. McDonald novel that was the source of both CAPE FEAR films
F. FIND a Victim - the 5th novel in Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer series.
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Post by mattgarth on May 14, 2022 19:44:23 GMT
The Three Macs -- Gregory McDonald / John D. McDonald / Ross Macdonald ______________________________
A. ARCHER, Lew -- Ross Macdonald's Private Eye operating in Southern California
B. BOSTON - Gregory Mcdonald became a journalist for the Boston Globe in the late 1960s.
C. CHEVY Chase -- portrayed Gregory McDonald's journalistic sleuth 'Irwin Fletcher' in two FLETCH films in the 1980s.
D. DOUBLE - John D. MacDonald's first published short story, "G-Robot," appeared in the July 1936 Double Action Gang magazine
E. EXECUTIONERS, The -- John D. McDonald novel that was the source of both CAPE FEAR films
F. FIND a Victim - the 5th novel in Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer series.
G. GREEN Ripper, The -- 18th John D. McDonald novel in the 'Travis McGee' series
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Post by alfromni on May 14, 2022 19:47:11 GMT
The Three Macs -- Gregory McDonald / John D. McDonald / Ross Macdonald ______________________________
A. ARCHER, Lew -- Ross Macdonald's Private Eye operating in Southern California
B. BOSTON - Gregory Mcdonald became a journalist for the Boston Globe in the late 1960s.
C. CHEVY Chase -- portrayed Gregory McDonald's journalistic sleuth 'Irwin Fletcher' in two FLETCH films in the 1980s.
D. DOUBLE - John D. MacDonald's first published short story, "G-Robot," appeared in the July 1936 Double Action Gang magazine
E. EXECUTIONERS, The -- John D. McDonald novel that was the source of both CAPE FEAR films
F. FIND a Victim - the 5th novel in Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer series.
G. GREEN Ripper, The -- 18th John D. McDonald novel in the 'Travis McGee' series
H. HARVARD - In 1939, John D. MacDonald received an MBA from Harvard University.
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Post by mattgarth on May 14, 2022 19:52:51 GMT
The Three Macs -- Gregory McDonald / John D. McDonald / Ross Macdonald ______________________________
A. ARCHER, Lew -- Ross Macdonald's Private Eye operating in Southern California
B. BOSTON - Gregory Mcdonald became a journalist for the Boston Globe in the late 1960s.
C. CHEVY Chase -- portrayed Gregory McDonald's journalistic sleuth 'Irwin Fletcher' in two FLETCH films in the 1980s.
D. DOUBLE - John D. MacDonald's first published short story, "G-Robot," appeared in the July 1936 Double Action Gang magazine
E. EXECUTIONERS, The -- John D. McDonald novel that was the source of both CAPE FEAR films
F. FIND a Victim - the 5th novel in Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer series.
G. GREEN Ripper, The -- 18th John D. McDonald novel in the 'Travis McGee' series
H. HARVARD - In 1939, John D. MacDonald received an MBA from Harvard University
I. "I leaned over and slapped his face sideways and backhanded it back to center position" -- Travis McGee quote from author McDonald's 'Pale Gray For Guilt.'
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Post by alfromni on May 14, 2022 19:56:47 GMT
The Three Macs -- Gregory McDonald / John D. McDonald / Ross Macdonald ______________________________
A. ARCHER, Lew -- Ross Macdonald's Private Eye operating in Southern California
B. BOSTON - Gregory Mcdonald became a journalist for the Boston Globe in the late 1960s.
C. CHEVY Chase -- portrayed Gregory McDonald's journalistic sleuth 'Irwin Fletcher' in two FLETCH films in the 1980s.
D. DOUBLE - John D. MacDonald's first published short story, "G-Robot," appeared in the July 1936 Double Action Gang magazine
E. EXECUTIONERS, The -- John D. McDonald novel that was the source of both CAPE FEAR films
F. FIND a Victim - the 5th novel in Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer series.
G. GREEN Ripper, The -- 18th John D. McDonald novel in the 'Travis McGee' series
H. HARVARD - In 1939, John D. MacDonald received an MBA from Harvard University
I. "I leaned over and slapped his face sideways and backhanded it back to center position" -- Travis McGee quote from author McDonald's 'Pale Gray For Guilt.'
J. JOHN LEONARD - The critic John Leonard declared that Ross Macdonald had surpassed the limits of crime fiction to become "a major American novelist".
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Post by mattgarth on May 14, 2022 20:01:45 GMT
The Three Macs -- Gregory McDonald / John D. McDonald / Ross Macdonald ______________________________
A. ARCHER, Lew -- Ross Macdonald's Private Eye operating in Southern California
B. BOSTON - Gregory Mcdonald became a journalist for the Boston Globe in the late 1960s.
C. CHEVY Chase -- portrayed Gregory McDonald's journalistic sleuth 'Irwin Fletcher' in two FLETCH films in the 1980s.
D. DOUBLE - John D. MacDonald's first published short story, "G-Robot," appeared in the July 1936 Double Action Gang magazine
E. EXECUTIONERS, The -- John D. McDonald novel that was the source of both CAPE FEAR films
F. FIND a Victim - the 5th novel in Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer series.
G. GREEN Ripper, The -- 18th John D. McDonald novel in the 'Travis McGee' series
H. HARVARD - In 1939, John D. MacDonald received an MBA from Harvard University
I. "I leaned over and slapped his face sideways and backhanded it back to center position" -- Travis McGee quote from author McDonald's 'Pale Gray For Guilt.'
J. JOHN LEONARD - The critic John Leonard declared that Ross Macdonald had surpassed the limits of crime fiction to become "a major American novelist".
K. KARLIN, Jerry -- corrupt LAPD police chief played by Joe Don Baker in the first DLETCH film.
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