Charlie Chan's Secret (1935)

Warner Oland: Charlie Chan

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• Charlie Chan : If strength were all, tiger would not fear scorpion.

• Charlie Chan : Necessity mother of invention, but sometimes step-mother of deception.

• Charlie Chan : Fingerprints very valuable if detective can catch owner of fingers.

• Charlie Chan : Role of dead man requires very little acting.

• Charlie Chan : Unknown danger like summer lightning - strike when least expected.

• Charlie Chan : Hasty deduction like ancient egg. Look good from outside.

• Charlie Chan : Greeting at end of journey like refreshing rain after long drought.

• Charlie Chan : Best place for skeleton is in family closet.

• Charlie Chan : Boy Scout knife like lady's hairpin - have many uses.

• Charlie Chan : Finding web of spider does not prove which spider spin web.

• Fred Gage : I know this place inside out. It's a regulare honeycomb that starts everywhere and ends nowhere.

  Charlie Chan : Will investigate honeycomb later. Maybe find bee.

• Charlie Chan : [to psychic]  Most fortunate gift to be able to cross bridge to dwelling place of honorable ancestors before arriving.

• Charlie Chan : [to witnesses at the murder scene]  Touch nothing - until police arrive!

• Charlie Chan : At last, find use for simple geometry.