- Charlie Chan in Honolulu
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Charlie Chan in Honolulu Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone Produced by John Stone Written by Charles Belden Starring Sidney Toler Music by Samuel Kaylin Cinematography Charles G. Clarke Editing by Nick DeMaggio Studio 20th Century Fox Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date(s) 1938 Country United States Language English Charlie Chan in Honolulu is a 1938 American film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, starring Sidney Toler as the fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan. The film is the first appearance of both Toller as Chan and Victor Sen Yung as "number two son."
Plot
The film opens with Detective Chan rushing to the hospital to be with his daughter as she prepares to give birth to his first grandchild. While Charlie Chan waits at the hospital, his "number two" son James (Victor Sen Yung) intercepts a message intended for Charlie about a murder on board the freighter Susan B. Jennings.
The freighter is on its way from Shanghai to Honolulu under the leadership of Captain Johnson (Robert Barrat). James wants to prove his investigative skills to his father and so boards the Jennings pretending to be Charlie Chan, with his younger brother Tommy (Layne Tom Jr.) in tow. The ruse doesn't last long and soon the real Chan arrives on board, interrogating a motley assortment of crooks, heiresses and crew as he works to solve a crime whose only witness is secretary Judy Haynes (Phyllis Brooks).
Cast
- Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
- Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan
- Phyllis Brooks as Judy Hayes
- Eddie Collins as Al Hogan
- John 'Dusty' King as Randolph
- Claire Dodd as Mrs. Carol Wayne
- George Zucco as Dr. Cardigan
- Robert Barrat as Captain Johnson
- Marc Lawrence as Johnny McCoy
- Richard Lane as Joe Arnold
- Layne Tom Jr. as Tommy Chan
- Philip Ahn as Wing Foo
- Paul Harvey as Inspector Rawlins
Rest of the Chan Family
- Eugene Hoo Chan Son
- Frances Hoo Chan Daughter
- Hippie Hoo Chan Son
- Florence Ung Ling Chan
- David Dong Chan Son (uncredited)
- Allan Hoo Chan Son (uncredited)
- Grace Key Mrs. Chan (uncredited)
- Faye Lee Chan Daughter (uncredited)
- Margie Lee Chan Daughter (uncredited)
- Grace Lem Mama Chan (uncredited)
- Helen Quan Chan Daughter (uncredited)
- Eunice Soo-Hoo Infant Chan Daughter (uncredited)
- Barbara Jean Wong Chan Daughter (uncredited)
- Iris Wong Tao Chan (uncredited)
- Sinclair Yip Chan Son (uncredited)
External links
Charlie Chan Creator Novels The House Without a Key (1925) · The Chinese Parrot (1926) · Behind That Curtain (1928) · The Black Camel (1929) · Charlie Chan Carries On (1930) · Keeper of the Keys (1932)English-language Films The House Without a Key (1926) • The Chinese Parrot (1927) • Behind That Curtain (1929) • Charlie Chan Carries On (1931) • The Black Camel (1931) • Charlie Chan's Chance (1932) • Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933) • Charlie Chan's Courage (1934) • Charlie Chan in London (1934) • Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) • Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) • Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935) • Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) • Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936) • Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) • Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) • Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) • Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) • Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937) • Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) • Charlie Chan in Reno (1938) • Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) • City in Darkness (1939) • Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) • Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) • Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) • Murder Over New York (1940) • Dead Men Tell (1941) • Charlie Chan in Rio (1941) • Castle in the Desert (1942) • Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944) • The Chinese Cat (1944) • Black Magic (1944) • The Shanghai Cobra (1945) • The Red Dragon (1945) • The Scarlet Clue (1945) • The Jade Mask (1945) • Dangerous Money (1946) • Dark Alibi (1946) • Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) • The Trap (1946) • The Chinese Ring (1947) • Docks of New Orleans (1948) • Shanghai Chest (1948) • The Golden Eye (1948) • The Feathered Serpent (1948) • Sky Dragon (1949) • The Return of Charlie Chan (aka Happiness is a Warm Clue) (1973) • Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)Mandarin Chinese-language Films The Disappearing Corpse (1937) · The Pearl Tunic (1938) · The Radio Station Murder (1939) · Charlie Chan Smashes an Evil Plot (1941) · Charlie Chan Matches Wits with the Prince of Darkness (1948)Spanish-language Films Eran Trece (1931) · La Serpiente Roja (1937) · El Monstruo en la Sombra (1955)Television Other Categories:- American films
- English-language films
- 1938 films
- Charlie Chan films
- Black-and-white films
- Films set in Hawaii
- Crime film stubs
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