Charlie Chan film series
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The Charlie Chan film series is a collection of mystery movies centered on the fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan, popular in the 1930s and 1940s and known for its influential yet controversial portrayal of the character.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film series
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mystery film series ⓘ |
| basedOn | Charlie Chan character ⓘ |
| characterCreatedBy | Earl Derr Biggers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalReception |
controversial in later critical reassessment
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popular in its original release period ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| featuresActor |
Roland Winters
NERFINISHED
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Sidney Toler NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Oland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
detective film
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mystery film ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
contributedToAsianAmericanMediaStereotypes
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popularized aphoristic detective dialogue ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
subject of academic criticism
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subject of film retrospectives ⓘ |
| hasPortrayalIssues |
racial stereotyping
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yellowface casting ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
crime thriller
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old dark house mystery ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
Charlie Chan’s sons
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comic sidekick ⓘ |
| influenced |
later detective films
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television detective series ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Golden Age of Detective Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Charlie Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
murder investigations
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puzzle-solving ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic relief sidekicks
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formulaic whodunit plots ⓘ |
| notablePeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| portrays |
Chinese-American detective
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family involvement in investigations ⓘ police collaboration with amateur detective ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
20th Century Fox
NERFINISHED
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Monogram Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Charlie Chan novels
NERFINISHED
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Charlie Chan radio adaptations ⓘ |
| setting |
Honolulu
NERFINISHED
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various international locations ⓘ |
| targetAudience | mass audience ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
World War II era cinema
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pre–World War II cinema ⓘ |
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