The Washington Post, August 9th, 1998
Six movies about the Asian detective created by Earl Derr Biggers make up MGM Home Entertainment's new "The Charlie Chan Collection." The films star Sidney Toler as the supersleuth, a role he played in more than 40 films from 1937 to 1947. Chan fans know that it all began with Biggers's novels featuring a Chinese detective on the Honolulu police force. The character, which first appeared on the screen in 1926, became a hit after 1931 when Warner Oland took over the role and was joined by Keye Luke as Number One Son. Oland died in 1937 and was replaced by Toler. He was joined by Number Two Son,...
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