A Guide to Charlie Chan Films (First Edition)

[Charlie Chan] Charles P. Mitchell

ISBN 10: 031330985X / ISBN 13: 9780313309854

Published by Greenwood Press, Westport and London, 1999

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First Edition. Price sticker to the rear board, else Near Fine, with no dust jacket as issued.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Guide to Charlie Chan Films (First Edition)
• Publisher: Greenwood Press, Westport and London
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 031330985X
• ISBN 13: 9780313309854
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Asian Interest
  • Film Books
  • Directors

About this title

Synopsis

There are over fifty Chan films and an additional three Spanish language Chan films. This guide reviews the forty-four extant Chan films. Entries, alphabetically arranged, include a unique annotated cast list, a comparative rating system, production information, analysis and plot synopsis, a performance critique, and a collection of Chan sayings, which vary from film to film. An introduction discusses the history and literary origins of the Chan films and the formulaic devices common to the films.

Film scholars and fans of the Charlie Chan films will appreciate the extensive information each review provides. Each film is given a star rating, and several appendices provide additional information such as the lost films of Charlie Chan, actors who played Chan, and Chan on television.

About the Author

CHARLES P. MITCHELL has served as director of a number of Maine libraries and has been Chairman of the Southern Maine Library District./e He has lectured on theater, film and books at many sites throughout Maine, including Westbrook College.