Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)
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Enjoying a break from crime-solving, oriental sleuth Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) takes his 12 children to the circus. It isn't long, however, before he's sucked into yet another murder case, with a more colorful array of suspects than usual. Meanwhile, Number One Son Lee Chan (Keye Luke)… More Enjoying a break from crime-solving, oriental sleuth Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) takes his 12 children to the circus. It isn't long, however, before he's sucked into yet another murder case, with a more colorful array of suspects than usual. Meanwhile, Number One Son Lee Chan (Keye Luke) tries to make time with pretty Chinese lass Su Toy (Shia Jung), a task made difficult by his morbid fear of the circus animals. One of the secondary villains, sinister lion tamer Tom Holt, is played by J. Carroll Naish, who later portrayed Charlie Chan on a late-1950s TV series. Some of the best moments in Charlie Chan at the Circus are contributed by brother-and-sister midget performers George and Olive Brasno. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Harry Lachman
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 18, 1936 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A very entertaining Charlie Chan episode...
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Cast
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Warner Oland
as Charlie Chan
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Keye Luke
as Lee Chan
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J. Carrol Naish
as Tom Holt
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Francis Ford
as Gaines
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Maxine Reiner
as Marie Norman
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John McGuire
as Hal Blake
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Shirley Deane
as Louise Norman
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Paul Stanton
as Joe Kinney
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Boothe Howard
as Dan Farrell
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Drue Leyton
as Nellie Farrell
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Wade Boteler
as Lieutenant Macy
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John Dilson
as Doctor
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Franklin Farnum
as Mike the Ticket Taker
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George Brasno
as Tim
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Olive Brasno
as Tiny
- Shia Jung
