Charlie Chan at the Movies: History, Filmography, and Criticism
by Hanke, Ken
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
Jefferson NC/London: McFarland & Company. Near Fine. (c.1989). First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket, as issued) [no significant wear to book, but with a paper-clip indentation at the top of the front endpaper, a short ink note at the top of the front pastedown, and a longer note along the edge of the rear pastedown (the previous owner's notation of date and place of purchase, plus a brief comment about "watching all 40 extant Charlie Chan movies consecutively")]. (B&W photographs) Well-researched chronicle of the Hollywood screen exploits of the famous Chinese detective (never played by a Chinese actor). Includes full plot synopsis and credits for all the major "series" films -- the Fox pictures with Warner Oland; the Twentieth Century-Fox films with Sidney Toler, who then continued in the role for Monogram Pictures; and the final six Monogram efforts with Roland Winters as Chan. Also includes a brief chapter discussing the "offshoots," the Mr. Moto and Mr. Wong films. .
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- Bookseller
- ReadInk (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27409
- Title
- Charlie Chan at the Movies: History, Filmography, and Criticism
- Author
- Hanke, Ken
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- McFarland & Company
- Place of Publication
- Jefferson NC/London
- Date Published
- (c.1989)
- Keywords
- Detective Films, Earl Derr Biggers, Chinese Americans, Series Films
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