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Charlie Chan at the Circus

While visiting the circus with his family, Charlie is recruited by the big top's co-owner to investigate threatening letters that he's received.

Release Date : 1936-03-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Charlie Chan

Original Name : Warner Oland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lee Chan

Original Name : Keye Luke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hal Blake

Original Name : John McGuire

Gender : Male

Character Name : Louise Norman

Original Name : Shirley Deane

Gender : Female

Character Name : John Gaines

Original Name : Francis Ford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tom Holt

Original Name : J. Carrol Naish

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Kinney

Original Name : Paul Stanton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dan Farrell

Original Name : Boothe Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nellie Farrell

Original Name : Drue Leyton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lt. Macy

Original Name : Wade Boteler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Su Toy

Original Name : Shia Jung

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel Tim

Original Name : George Brasno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Tiny

Original Name : Olive Brasno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marie Norman

Original Name : Maxine Reiner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mike - Ticket Taker

Original Name : Franklyn Farnum

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-19

"Charlie Chan" (Warner Oland) is about to take his extended family to the circus when he is co-opted into an investigation into some threatening letters being received by the owner. Before he can get his feet under the desk, though, his client is bumped off and he must now find a murderer amongst the company (and their beasties). It's a better story, this one - plenty going on; some interesting characters and quite a bit of pace to aid the manhunt. Son "Lee" (Keye Luke) features too, rather amusingly fascinated by the glamorous contortionist and the cigar smoking miniature couple of George Brasno ("Tim") and his wife Olive ("Tiny") add some lively charm to the thing too. The conclusion is oddly unsurprising, but still quite clever. It is also quite interesting to reflect , as we watch this, that there was a time when the visiting circus was must-see family entertainment with a whole, and curious, gamut of acts and animals that survived hand-to-mouth whilst enthralling large crowds with their lion taming and high acrobatics.