Charlie Chan's Chance

Charlie Chan's Chance is a 1932 American pre-Code murder mystery film, the third to star Warner Oland as detective Charlie Chan. It is based on the 1928 novel Behind That Curtain by Earl Derr Biggers, who also contributed to the film. The film is considered to be lost.^[1]

Charlie Chan's Chance
Directed by	John G. Blystone
Written by	Earl Derr Biggers (novel and suggestions) Barry Conners Philip Klein
Produced by	Joseph H. August
Starring	Warner Oland Alexander Kirkland H. B. Warner
Cinematography	Joseph H. August
Edited by	Alex Troffey
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	January 1932 (1932-01)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Charlie Chan is attending a police convention in New York City; he is an intended murder victim here, but avoids death by chance. To find his would-be-killer(s), Charlie must outguess police reps from both Scotland Yard and New York City Police.

Cast

• Warner Oland as Charlie Chan
• Alexander Kirkland as John R. Douglas
• H.B. Warner as Inspector Fife
• Marian Nixon as Shirley Marlowe
• Linda Watkins as Gloria Garland
• James Kirkwood as Inspector Flannery
• Ralph Morgan as Barry Kirk
• James Todd as Kenneth Dunwood
• Herbert Bunston as Garrick Enderly
• James Wang as Kee-Lin
• Joe Brown as Doctor
• Charles McNaughton as Paradise
• Edward Peil Sr. as Li Gung

Cast notes:

• Thomas A. Curran the early American silent film star plays an uncredited bit part.

See also

• List of lost films
• 1937 Fox vault fire