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| Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 1 (Charlie Chan in London / Charlie Chan in Paris / Charlie Chan in Egypt / Charlie Chan in Shanghai / Eran Trece) | 
 enlarge | Directors: James Tinling, Lewis Seiler, Hamilton Macfadden
Actors: Warner Oland, Irene Hervey, Jon Hall, Russell Hicks, Keye Luke
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $49.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  77 reviews
Sales Rank: 4844
Format: Box Set, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 372
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.5 x 2.5
MPN: FOXD2234490D
UPC: 024543244899
EAN: 0024543244899
ASIN: B000EXDSAW
Theatrical Release Date: January 21, 1935
Release Date: June 20, 2006
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 08/14/2007 Run time: 373 minutes
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 LONG LIVE INSPECTOR CHAN OF THE HONOLULU P.D! March 15, 2006
167 out of 175 found this review helpful
It's been 3 years since Charlie Chan films were knocked off the Fox Movie channel thanks to the meddling of the P.C. special interest groups. Well, the wait has paid off as these films are coming to dvd. This first collection will not only consist of four great films: Charlie Chan In London (1934), Charlie Chan In Paris (1935), Charlie Chan In Egypt(1935) and Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935). But among the bonuses, we get Eran Trece, a Spanish Language Charlie Chan film made in (1931) Here's a list of all the extras in this set:
The Legacy of Charlie Chan Featurette - 15mins
In Search of Charlie Chan Featurette - 20 mins
The Real Charlie Chan Featurette - 20 mins
Eran Trece Fullscreen Feature (1931) - 79 mins
Charlie Chan In London Theatrical Trailer
Eran Trece Theatrical Trailer
Kudos to Fox Home Video for having the backbone to finally release these films to us mystery lovers. Hopefully, Mr. Moto will soon follow.
Fox comes through! March 18, 2006
149 out of 159 found this review helpful
The Charlie Chan series was one of the most successful in Hollywood history and remains very popular today.
Several years ago, Fox spent over $2 million restoring all of their Chan and Mr. Moto films. Based on the limited TV airings they received, these films look and sound the best they have in years. Given Fox's stellar reputation for high quality transfers and their recent conversion to using original poster art for covers, these DVDs will be a wonderful addition to a classic film library.
Although all the Fox Chans benefited from strong writing and high production values, these early films were clearly "A" level productions with elaborate sets and strong supporting casts including Ray Milland and (in an early role) Rita Hayworth.
Kudos to Fox to recognizing the high demand for these films. Let's hope the remaining Chans and Motos will be fast tracked.
Urgent plea to Amazon - please remove the numerous listings of bootleg Chans. If this set is to succeed, consumers can't be confused by illegal wannabees.
Inscutable May 17, 2006
54 out of 55 found this review helpful
AMEN THE GREAT CHARLIE CHAN IN A DVD BOX SET
Charlie Chan has always been a mystery hero of mine. This box set has four of the best Charlie Chan in a box. Included in the collection is Charlie Chan In London (1934), Charlie Chan In Paris (1935), Charlie Chan In Egypt(1935) and Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935). Eran Trece, a only Spanish Language Charlie Chan film made (1931) is a bonus to this collection.
I bought some of the loose Chans that MGM released a few years ago. Films titles like Meeting at Midnight, Jade Mask, and Chinese Cat were good, but the masters transfers to DVD didn't seen clean enough copies.
My history with Charlie Chan began about thirty years ago. I remember seeing all the Chan in late 1970's on WDCA channel 20 on sundays. They would run an marathon afternoon of entertainment which started with a Chan film , then a Blondie movie (which are not a DVD yet), and then finally either a Ma and Pa Kettle or a Francis the Talking Mule or a Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes.
From those sundays, I was hooked on the Hawaii detective with his children-especially his number one or two sons. The mysteries were classic whodunits, the audience were playing along with the Amazing Chan
So Charlie, welcome to DVD-so when is the other 38 films to be released on DVD in a box sets
Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOWORLD
Hey Fox, it's about time!! March 26, 2006
48 out of 54 found this review helpful
The Fox studios finally decided to tell the P C folks to go take a ---- and please the mystery movie buffs who see nothing but pure, wholesome mystery entertainment in these great, old, films. I must make you aware that the pics of the litter will be the ones from 1931 to 1938. In this release " The Black Camel ", you will see Bela in a small supporting role and appearing very non - Drac. The studio did put more cash into each of those efforts in that period when Warner Oland potrayed Chan.
The following years when Sidney Toler took over the reins as Chan the budget was smaller, the story lines not quite as good, and the rating for the Chan of 1939 - 46 should actually be 4 stars. So this rating is a mixed bag by circumstance.
I do have all the Chan movies ( taped off TV ) and seldom watch the Roland Winters / Chan efforts. Jimmy Chan and "Birmingham" Brown do lend a hand but the plots and productions show a lesser effort. Just buy the groups that make you happy and "light up a mystery" for the whole family.
forget p.c. junk, these are some great mysterys and fun movies to boot April 27, 2006
28 out of 35 found this review helpful
growing up,every sunday after church and lunch my parents always set aside two hours of "quiet time" and that ment we watched the local uhf station and every sunday at 12:00 they ran a charlie chan movie.i loved them then i love them now. the mysterys were always good and they always had some good non p.c. humor.
the good thing about thse movies is you can watch them with the kids in the room and not worry about them seeing or hearing anything bad. my boys watch them sometimes(my 8 year old doesn't like them as much,but my 6 year old is very much into watching them,he likes to see if he can see who did it) and besides they are a great way to unwind and relax and have a good time.
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