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Title: Charlie Chan at the Movies: History, Filmography, and Criticism by Ken Hanke ISBN: 0-7864-1921-0 Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc Pub Pub. Date: March, 2004 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.64 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent guide to the Charlie Chan movies
Comment: This is the first book-length examination of the popular Charlie Chan movie mysteries. The author does a commendable job showcasing the great moments (and not so great moments) from the Chan canon, with interesting biographical information about actors Warner Oland, Sidney Toler, and Roland Winters, plus frequent first-person recollections by "number one son" Keye Luke. Author Hanke scores points on several counts: he describes and contrasts the Chan of the books to the Chan of the screen; he has good words for the seldom-discussed Monogram productions of the mid-'40s; he bravely defends the always-maligned Roland Winters, the movies' final Chan; he cleverly uses Charlie's pearls of ancient wisdom as one-line synopses of the films under discussion; and best of all for armchair detectives, he describes each movie observantly and intelligently, without giving away the outcome or the culprit . This is a very helpful "episode guide," with dozens of photographs and lobby cards illustrating the text. Fans of the Charlie Chan series should enjoy this book, which can be enjoyed both for light reading and easy reference.
Rating: 2
Summary: Surpassed by recent titles
Comment: Ken Hanke's book was fine when it had the field to himself, but more recent books such as Charles Mitchell's "Guide to Charlie Chan Films" have really surpassed it. Hanke's book was always rather week as a reference title. If one tried to consult it to try to learn who was the killer in any film, you were out of luck since Hanke oddly left that entirely out. Mitchell wisely included this info in a handy appendix, so you can access when you want, but you can also read the story prior to watching a film without ruimmg the surprize. Why couldn't Hanke have come up with a similar solution. Hanke's book is also filled with errors...Keye Luke is credted with playing a dual role in "The Feathered Serpent" for example when he only played one part. The film "Eran Trece" is mistakenly called a Portugese language film, and so on. Both books have their share of typos, but Hanke has too many factual errors too. It may be time to retire Hanke's book in the light of Mitchell's superb book and the new Chan encyclopedia by Howard Berlin.
Rating: 1
Summary: Rather mediocre
Comment: This book is a bland and rather disappointing volume. Try the Chan Encyclopedia instead
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Title: The Charlie Chan Film Encyclopedia by Howard M. Berlin ISBN: 0786407093 Publisher: McFarland & Company Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
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Title: Charlie Chan\'s Words of Wisdom by Dr. Howard M. ISBN: 1587154692 Publisher: Wildside Press Pub. Date: 31 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: A Guide to Charlie Chan Films: (Bibliographies and Indexes in the Performing Arts) by Charles P. Mitchell ISBN: 031330985X Publisher: Greenwood Press Pub. Date: 30 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $80.95 |
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