Mastodawn

I continue to do a thing...
Jumped back to the earliest sound appearances of Detective #CharlieChan even though a number of them are lost films.
A DVD did a radio play like production of a couple of them based on the existing screenplays.
#LetterBoxdFriday #LastFourWatched #Letterboxd

Ross of Ottawa Feb 7, 2025

Watching a 1940s #CharlieChan movie – whew, that's a racism-laden movie - product of its time I guess.

The Charlie Chan character played by a white guy with a ridiculous attempt at an accent being just truncated English phrasing.

Commendably, Chan's son is played by an actual Chinese American with no accent, but he just plays straight man to Chan's African-American driver who is a thick set of sad stereotypes.

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JdeBP Dec 1, 2024

@tygerkrash @cstross

Pretty much all of the movie Charlie Chans in the 20th century are big yikeses, going back to Warner Oland.

No-one has successfully done a Charlie Chan movie in decades; in part because *Jackie* Chan (amongst others) has changed the world.

I saw Charlie Chan movies in the pre-Jackie Chan world. I prefer the post-Jackie Chan world.

#movies #CharlieChan #JackieChan

alugha classics Sep 13, 2024

Cole Kings Variety Show macht Halt in einer Strandvilla in Malibu. Eine der Tänzerinnen verschwindet spurlos, ihre erdrosselte Leiche wird kurz darauf von San Toy, einem chinesischen Mitglied der Truppe, entdeckt. Toy selbst gerät unter Mordverdacht und bittet seinen Freund #JimmyChan um die Hilfe seines Vaters #Charlie. Der chinesische Spürhund nimmt die Ermittlungen auf.
https://alugha.com/videos/43fc5150-fcf1-11ec-941b-5f5aa5f4b8c3
#charliechan #film #alughaclassics

The Trap (1946 film) - Colorized by alugha

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alugha classics Sep 6, 2024

Bei einem gewalttätigen Bankraub wird ein Wächter getötet. Der vorbestrafte Thomas Herley wird aufgrund der Fingerabdrücke am Tatort verhaftet und verurteilt. Die Lage ist aussichtslos, aber seine schöne Tochter June bittet #CharlieChan um Hilfe.
https://alugha.com/videos/99bc75a0-fc9e-11ec-b3f8-79124fea58a1
#alughaclassics #einfastperfektesalibi

Charlie Chan: Dark Alibi - Colorized by alugha

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Randall's Books Aug 31, 2024

#Books shipping to new homes this morning.

#BookSelling #bookstodon #novel #CharlieChan #magazine #esquire #travel #places #france #dordogne #pindar #odes #poetry #AncientGreece #ancient #classical

alugha classics Aug 27, 2024

Das FBI beauftragt #CharlieChan einen Spionagering aufzudecken, der Pläne aus einer streng geheimen Radarstation stehlen will. Ein Agent wird, kurz bevor er gefasst werden kann, ermordet. Der Täter kann entkommen, hinterlässt aber eine blutige Fußspur. Als ein identischer Fußabdruck bei einem anderen Verbrechen entdeckt wird, nehmen der chinesische #Meisterdetektiv und Sohn Nr. 2 die Spur der Killer auf.
https://alugha.com/videos/a2994490-fc8b-11ec-b8fe-a9dffcc4eeb9
#alughaclassics #koloriert #dieblutigespur

The Scarlet Clue - Colorized by alugha

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Comics Outta Context Mar 24, 2024

#CharlieChan

Christopher (Podcast host)Jan 18, 2024

Dark Alibi (1946) - Christopher and Lydia investigate one of the few 'Charlie Chan' films that have fallen into the public domain, 1946s DARK ALIBI.
#PodNation #Podcast #Mystery #PublicDomain #CharlieChan #SidneyToler

https://www.orphanedentertainment.com/dark-alibi-1946/

Dark Alibi (1946)

Christopher and Lydia investigate one of the few ‘Charlie Chan’ films that have fallen into the public domain, 1946s DARK ALIBI. Promo: Bottom of the Stream ( Please click, follow, rate…

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Kuudere-Hime Jan 17, 2024

Popeye and Betty Boop are among the next Icons to Enter the Public Domain.
https://mithrandirolorin.blogspot.com/2024/01/popeye-and-betty-boop-should-be-next.html

#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay #Anime #FleischerStudios #Popeye #BettyBoop #BuckRogers #DickTracy #TheShadow #CharlieChan

Popeye and Betty Boop are among the next icons to enter the Public Domain

I think it ironically speaks to the Victory of Copyright Holders that character we keep talking about looking forward to entering the Public...