Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)

Réalisateur:

Eugene Forde

Scénaristes:

Art Arthur (story) &
Robert Ellis (story) ...

Date de sortie:

22 octobre 1937 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Crime | Mystère | Thriller

Intrigue:

Returning from European exile where she avoided testifying against her criminal associates, a former singer with a tell-all diary is murdered to insure her silence.

Plot Keywords:

Diary | Package | Trunk | Reporter | Hotel

Avis des utilisateurs:

Great fun!

Ensemble

Warner Oland	...	Charlie Chan
Keye Luke	...	Lee Chan, #1 Son
Joan Marsh	...	Joan Wendall, Photographer
J. Edward Bromberg	...	Murdock, Editor New York Bulletin
Douglas Fowley	...	Johnny Burke
Harold Huber	...	Chief Inspector James Nelson NYPD
Donald Woods	...	Speed Patten, Reporter New York Bulletin
Louise Henry	...	Billie Bronson
Joan Woodbury	...	Marie Collins / Mrs. Thomas Mitchell
Leon Ames	...	Buzz Moran
Marc Lawrence	...	Thomas Mitchell
Toshia Mori	...	Ling Tse (as Tashia Mori)
Charles Williams	...	Meeker, Burke's Lawyer
Eugene Borden	...	Louie, Headwaiter

Durée:

68 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Rapport de forme:

1,37 : 1

Son:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Classification:

UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (DVD rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #3570) | Finland:K-16 | USA:G (1968)

Lieux de tournage:

Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Société:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Anecdotes:

In an early example of product placement, a bottle of Bayer aspirin is shown on a table.

Guillemet:

Charlie Chan: [breaking into ship cabin because of screams] Sorry to intrude but etiquette ignored when lady in distress.

Connexions De Film:

Suite de Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)

Great fun!

Another really well done, atmospheric, Warner Oland/20th Century Fox Chan film. Although the film has nothing to do with the theater, as some might expect from the title, it is set amid the exotic night life of Broadway of the late 30's. It begins with Charlie and Lee aboard an ocean liner. Then in New York, the Hottentot Club is the main setting along with the hotel Chan and other notables stay at. This captures the mood of New York in the 30's--at least from a Hollywood perspective. The supporting cast is top notch with J. Edward Bromberg, Harold Huber in his best Chan role, Leon Ames, Marc Lawrence, Donald Woods, Louise Henry and Joan Marsh. The script is very clever. The hunt is on for a missing diary that could blow the lid off the mobs. Loads of fun!