Posted on 05/07/2011 5:58:11 AM PDT by Not gonna take it anymore
As the story of the death of Osama bin Laden grows more curious by the day, it's time we call in that legendary Honolulu police detective of yesteryear, Charlie Chan, to visit the scene.
With his Number One Son, Jimmy, Chan arrives at the former hideout of the deceased mass murderer, where a small crowd of on-lookers still lingers. This conversation ensues:
Jimmy: Gee, Pop, this doesn't look like a mansion. It looks more like a three-story police headquarters in a provincial capital in Guatemala.
Chan: True, but look around, Jimmy. Few houses are nearby, and none is bigger. Nor is there another house surrounded by a tall wall topped with barbed wire. But you are right, Number One Son. It does look like a jail, but given its secluded location and size, to some here it might appear to be the home of a rich man.
Jimmy: If bin Laden was hiding here from the Pakistani authorities, as well as from the Americans, isn't this a high profile place to hide?
Chan: Yes, Jimmy. And within your question lives another: Was he hiding from the Pakistani authorities?
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My mother used to find charlie Chan movies on tv, and we'd watch them.
I'd like to see a new series.
“Where is he buried?”
The great state of Kansas. (never been there but I have heard it is very pretty)
Which of the three was your favorite Chan.....Oland, Toler or Winters? I own the entire collection of Chan DVDs. BTW.
It's like Abbott & Costello or the Marx Brothers...they all ran out of steam after a really great early period.
Must correct A failing mind. A failing mind. Why is it you have such difficulty using articles?!
;)
Warner Oland, the original Chan, was born in Sweden IIRC, He said he was decended from the Mongolian race.
Oland was more humble and self effacing but Toler had a slight edginess to him. I liked them both. Winters played the character more like Toler.....but without the wry smile.
Those early years were Twentieth Century Fox productions and hence higher quality and cost.
When TCF dropped the series Toler bought the rights and low cost and budget conscious Monogram Pictures stepped in and produced what remained of the series until Toler's untimely death, at which point Winters stepped in to complete the series.
Chan mode ;)
I remember who the actor was who played number one son! Any takers? (no fair Googling this)
Keye Luke?
Yes, it was Key Luke! He actually did a cameo on the Golden Girls as a neighbor. He looked exactly the same! I shouted at the TV,”Key Luke!” These actors are like old friends.
Yes, it was Key Luke! He actually did a cameo on the Golden Girls as a neighbor. He looked exactly the same! I shouted at the TV,”Key Luke!” These actors are like old friends.
That would be Keye Luke, who also played Kato to two Green Hornets.
Haha. If he didn’t say it it is still perfect Chan!
Actually, Oland was the fourth actor to play the role, but the first to make it successful enough to launch a series. George Kuwa played Chan first, in Pathe’s serial adaptation (now lost) of “The House Without a Key”, the first Chan novel.
You're right ...Oland popularized the role.
One of the very earliest productions, circa 1930, which is in my collection, had a different actor playing Chan in a minor role who came in at the very end to solve the mystery.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Just watched charlie chan in monte carlo last night.
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