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==Filmography== Unless otherwise noted, information is taken from Charles P. Mitchell's ''A Guide to Charlie Chan Films'' (1999). '''American Western''' {|class="sortable wikitable" |- !Film title !Starring !Directed by !Theatrical release !DVD release !Notes !Production company |- |''[[The House Without a Key (serial)|The House Without a Key]]'' |[[George Kuwa]] |[[Spencer G. Bennet]]<ref>Struss (1987), 114.</ref> |1926 | |[[Lost film|Lost]]<br />[[Silent film|Silent]] |[[Path茅 Exchange]] |- |''[[The Chinese Parrot (film)|The Chinese Parrot]]'' |[[Sojin (actor)|Sojin]] |[[Paul Leni]] |1927 | |Lost<br />Silent |[[Universal Pictures|Universal]] |- |''[[Behind That Curtain (film)|Behind That Curtain]]'' |[[E.L. Park]] |[[Irving Cummings]] |1929 |Charlie Chan, Volume Three (20th Century Fox, 2007) |First [[sound film]] in the series |rowspan=9 | [[Fox Film Corporation]] |- |''[[Charlie Chan Carries On (film)|Charlie Chan Carries On]]'' |[[Warner Oland]] |[[Hamilton MacFadden]] |1931 | |Lost<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/pickford/2005-archive.html|title=2005 Archive of Screened Films: Mary Pickford Theater (Moving Image Research Center, Library of Congress)|work=loc.gov|access-date=24 May 2016}}</ref> Fox simultaneously filmed this with "Eran Trece", which survives. |- |''[[There Were Thirteen|Eran Trece]]'' |[[Manuel Arb贸]]<ref>Hanke states that Chan was played by "Juan Torenas"; however, the more recent ''Guide to Charlie Chan Films'' by Charles P. Mitchell states that a Juan Torena played a supporting role and that Arb贸 was the star (Mitchell [1999], 153). Mitchell's book features a reproduction of the original movie poster, which lists Arb贸's name before Torena's and in larger print.</ref> |[[David Howard (director)|David Howard]] {{small|(uncredited)}} |1931<ref>Hardy (1997), 76, suggests the date is 1932.</ref> |Charlie Chan, Volume One (20th Century Fox, 2006) |<ref>Spanish-language version of ''Charlie Chan Carries On''.</ref> Fox simultaneously filmed this with "Charlie Chan Carries On". |- |''[[The Black Camel (film)|The Black Camel]]'' |rowspan=15 | [[Warner Oland]] |Hamilton MacFadden |1931 |Charlie Chan, Volume Three (20th Century Fox, 2007) | |- |''[[Charlie Chan's Chance]]'' |[[John Blystone]] |1932 | |Lost |- |''[[Charlie Chan's Greatest Case]]'' |Hamilton MacFadden |1933 | |Lost<ref>Remake of ''The House Without a Key''.</ref> |- |''[[Charlie Chan's Courage]]'' |George Hadden and [[Eugene Forde]] |rowspan=2 | 1934 | |Lost<ref>Remake of ''The Chinese Parrot''.</ref> |- |''[[Charlie Chan in London]]'' |Eugene Forde |rowspan=4 | Charlie Chan, Volume One (20th Century Fox, 2006) | |- |''[[Charlie Chan in Paris]]'' |[[Lewis Seiler]] |rowspan=3 | 1935 | |- |''[[Charlie Chan in Egypt]]'' |[[Louis King]] | |rowspan=20 | [[20th Century Fox]] |- |''[[Charlie Chan in Shanghai]]'' |[[James Tinling]] | |- |''[[Charlie Chan's Secret]]'' |[[Gordon Wiles]] |rowspan=4 | 1936 |Charlie Chan, Volume Three (20th Century Fox, 2007) |Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. |- |''[[Charlie Chan at the Circus]]'' |[[Harry Lachman]] |rowspan=4 | Charlie Chan, Volume Two (20th Century Fox, 2006) | |- |''[[Charlie Chan at the Race Track]]'' |rowspan=3 | [[H. Bruce Humberstone]] | |- |''[[Charlie Chan at the Opera]]'' | |- |''[[Charlie Chan at the Olympics]]'' |rowspan=3 | 1937 | |- |''[[Charlie Chan on Broadway]]'' |rowspan=2 | Eugene Forde |rowspan=2 | Charlie Chan, Volume Three (20th Century Fox, 2007) | |- |''[[Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo]]'' |Oland's last film. |- |''[[Charlie Chan in Honolulu]]'' |rowspan=22 | [[Sidney Toler]] |H. Bruce Humberstone |rowspan=4 | 1939 |rowspan=4 | Charlie Chan, Volume Four (20th Century Fox, 2008) | |- |''[[Charlie Chan in Reno]]'' |rowspan=2 | [[Norman Foster (director)|Norman Foster]] | |- |''[[Charlie Chan at Treasure Island]]'' | |- |''[[Charlie Chan in City in Darkness|City in Darkness]]'' |[[Herbert I. Leeds]] | |- |''[[Charlie Chan in Panama]]'' |Norman Foster |rowspan=4 | 1940 |rowspan=7 | Charlie Chan, Volume Five (20th Century Fox, 2008) |- |''[[Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise]]'' |Eugene Forde | |- |''[[Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum]]'' |Lynn Shores | |- |''[[Murder Over New York]]'' |rowspan=4 | Harry Lachman | |- |''[[Dead Men Tell]]'' |rowspan=2 | 1941 | |- |''[[Charlie Chan in Rio]]'' | |- |''[[Castle in the Desert]]'' |1942 | |- |''[[Charlie Chan in the Secret Service]]'' |rowspan=5 | [[Phil Rosen]] |rowspan=3 | 1944 |rowspan=6 | The Charlie Chan Chanthology (MGM, 2004) | |rowspan=17 | [[Monogram Pictures]] |- |''[[The Chinese Cat]]'' | |- |''[[Black Magic (1944 film)|Black Magic]]'' |<ref>Later retitled ''Meeting at Midnight'' for TV</ref> |- |''[[The Jade Mask]]'' |rowspan=3 | 1945 | |- |''[[The Scarlet Clue]]'' |Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. |- |''[[The Shanghai Cobra]]'' |[[Phil Karlson]] | |- |''[[The Red Dragon (film)|The Red Dragon]]'' |Phil Rosen |rowspan=5 | 1946 |Charlie Chan 3-Film Collection (Warner Archive, 2016) |- |''[[Dark Alibi]]'' |Phil Karlson |TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection (Turner Classic Movies, 2010) |Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. |- |''[[Shadows Over Chinatown]]'' |rowspan=2 | [[Terry O. Morse]] |Charlie Chan Collection (Warner Home Video, 2013) | |- |''[[Dangerous Money]]'' | rowspan=3 | TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection (Turner Classic Movies, 2010) | Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. |- |''[[The Trap (1946 film)|The Trap]]'' |[[Howard Bretherton]] |Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. Toler's last film. |- |''[[The Chinese Ring]]'' |rowspan=6 | [[Roland Winters]] |[[William Beaudine]]<ref name="Reid 2004, 86">Reid (2004), 86.</ref> |1947 |Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. Winters' first film. |- |''[[Docks of New Orleans]]'' |[[Derwin Abrahams]] |rowspan=4 | 1948 |rowspan=3 | Charlie Chan Collection (Warner Home Video, 2013) | |- |''[[Shanghai Chest]]'' |rowspan=2 | William Beaudine | |- |''[[The Golden Eye]]'' |Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. |- |''[[The Feathered Serpent (1948 film)|The Feathered Serpent]]'' |William Beaudine<ref name="Reid 2004, 86" /> |rowspan=2 | Charlie Chan 3-Film Collection (Warner Archive, 2016) | |- |''[[Sky Dragon]]'' |[[Lesley Selander]] |1949 | |- |''[[The Return of Charlie Chan]]'' (aka: ''Happiness Is a Warm Clue'') |[[Ross Martin]] |[[Daryl Duke]]<ref name="Pitts 1991, 305">Pitts (1991), 305.</ref> |1973 | |[[Television film|TV film]]<ref>Filmed in 1971; aired on British television in 1973; aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in 1979 as ''The Return of Charlie Chan'' (Pitts [1991], 301).</ref> | [[Universal Television]] |- |''[[Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen]]'' |[[Peter Ustinov]] |[[Clive Donner]]<ref name="Pitts 1991, 305" /> |1981 | | |American Cinema Productions |} '''Latin America''' {|class="sortable wikitable" |- !Film title !Starring !Directed by !Theatrical release !DVD release !Notes !Production company |- |''La Serpiente Roja'' |[[An铆bal de Mar]] |Ernesto Caparr贸s |1937 | |Cuban film<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p2zTtMxkExgC&q=%22La+Serpiente+Roja%22+Charlie+Chan&pg=PA128|title=Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes|first=Mitzi M.|last=Brunsdale|date=26 July 2010|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9780313345319|access-date=21 March 2018|via=Google Books}}</ref> | |- |''El Monstruo en la Sombra'' |Orlando Rodr铆guez |Zacarias Urquiza<ref name="Willis 1972, 329">Willis (1972), 329.</ref> |1955 | |Mexican film<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tommenterprises.tripod.com/id258.html|title=CHARLIE CHAN: El monstruo en la sombra (1955)|website=tommenterprises.tripod.com|access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref> | |- |} '''China''' {|class="sortable wikitable" |- !Film title !Starring !Directed by !Theatrical release !DVD release !class="unsortable|Notes |- |''The Disappearing Corpse'' (in [[Standard Chinese|Chinese]]) |rowspan=5 | Xu Xinyuan |rowspan=5 | [[Xu Xinfu]] |1937 | |<ref name="China">{{cite web | url=http://www.chinesemirror.com/index/2008/05/charlie-chan-in.html | title=Charlie Chan in China | work=The Chinese Mirror: A Journal of Chinese Film History | date=May 2008 | access-date=18 April 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708145436/http://www.chinesemirror.com/index/2008/05/charlie-chan-in.html | archive-date=8 July 2011 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref> |- |''The Pearl Tunic'' (in Chinese) |1938 | |<ref name="China" /> |- |''The Radio Station Murder'' (in Chinese) |1939 | |<ref name="China" /> |- |''Charlie Chan Smashes an Evil Plot'' (in Chinese) |1941 | |<ref name="China"/> |- |''Charlie Chan Matches Wits with the Prince of Darkness'' (in Chinese) |1948 | |<ref name="China" /> |- |''Mystery of the Jade Fish'' (in Chinese) |Lee Ying |Lee Ying |c.1950 (distributed in New York in 1951) | |<ref name="NYSA">New York State Archives Movie Script Collection (dialogue continuity in English).</ref> |- |}
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