The first film featuring Charlie Chan, The House Without a Key , appeared in 1925. Forty-seven films and six Charlies later, the series still delights audiences. Charlie Chan connoisseurs cite a variety of reasons for the honorable detective's longevity and appeal, ranging from his wit and personality to the films' fascinating casts that often included future celebrities. This encyclopedia contains over 1,900 entries for characters, actors, crew members, plot devices, and facts, as well as film summaries and Charlie's ...
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The first film featuring Charlie Chan, The House Without a Key , appeared in 1925. Forty-seven films and six Charlies later, the series still delights audiences. Charlie Chan connoisseurs cite a variety of reasons for the honorable detective's longevity and appeal, ranging from his wit and personality to the films' fascinating casts that often included future celebrities. This encyclopedia contains over 1,900 entries for characters, actors, crew members, plot devices, and facts, as well as film summaries and Charlie's famous aphorisms. Photographs accompany the text and the entries are arranged alphabetically for easy reference and access. Practically anything a fan of these films might want to know is thoroughly analyzed here.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. Contains: Halftones, black & white. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Very Good+ 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall Near new, slight dust soil to page edges, no previous owner markings. Flat spine has no cracks or creasing. Suitable for gift-giving.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. Contains: Halftones, black & white. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Fine. First printing. Hardcover. Fine, unused copy in light blue cloth lettered in black. Issued without dust jacket. 375 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrated. Earl Derr Biggers penned his first novel, "House Without A Key" in 1925 and an Asian detective named Charlie Chan made his first appearance about halfway through the book. Based on an actual Hawaiian-born Cantonese detective, the character became Biggers signature creation. There would follow 47 movies, starring 6 different actors as Chan. This work contains some 1900 entries of facts, characters, actor and crew biographies, filmographies, and plot summaries as well as over 270 of Charlie's famous aphorisms, 88 movie stills, photos of actors and actresses.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. Contains: Halftones, black & white. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
