Charlie Chan
Filmography and DVD availability
Unless otherwise noted, information is taken from Charles P. Mitchell's A Guide to Charlie Chan Films (1999).

Charlie Chan

Section Title: Filmography and DVD availability
Table Section Text: Unless otherwise noted, information is taken from Charles P. Mitchell's A Guide to Charlie Chan Films (1999).

Film title	Starring	Directed by	Theatrical release	DVD release	Notes	Production Company

The House Without a Key	George Kuwa	Spencer G. Bennet	1926	Lost film, Silent Film Serial,	Pathé Exchange

The Chinese Parrot	Sojin	Paul Leni	1927	Lost film, Silent film	Universal

Behind That Curtain	E.L. Park	Irving Cummings	1929	Charlie Chan, Volume Three (20th Century Fox, 2007)	First sound film in the series	Fox Film Corporation

Charlie Chan Carries On	Warner Oland	Hamilton MacFadden	1931	Lost film	Fox Film Corporation

Eran Trece (in Spanish: There Were Thirteen)	Manuel Arbó	David Howard (uncredited)	1931	Charlie Chan, Volume One (20th Century Fox, 2006)	Fox Film Corporation

The Black Camel	Warner Oland	Hamilton MacFadden	1931	Charlie Chan, Volume Three (20th Century Fox, 2007)	Fox Film Corporation

Charlie Chan's Chance	Warner Oland	John Blystone	1932	Lost film	Fox Film Corporation

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case	Warner Oland	Hamilton MacFadden	1933	Lost film	Fox Film Corporation

Charlie Chan's Courage	Warner Oland	George Hadden and Eugene Forde	1934	Lost film	Fox Film Corporation

Charlie Chan in London	Warner Oland	Eugene Forde	1934	Charlie Chan, Volume One (20th Century Fox, 2006)	Fox Film Corporation

Charlie Chan in Paris	Warner Oland	Lewis Seiler	1935	Charlie Chan, Volume One (20th Century Fox, 2006)	Fox Film Corporation

Charlie Chan in Egypt	Warner Oland	Louis King	1935	Charlie Chan, Volume One (20th Century Fox, 2006)	20th Century Fox

Charlie Chan in Shanghai	Warner Oland	James Tinling	1935	Charlie Chan, Volume One (20th Century Fox, 2006)	20th Century Fox

Charlie Chan's Secret	Warner Oland	Gordon Wiles	1936	Charlie Chan, Volume Three (20th Century Fox, 2007)	Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints.	20th Century Fox

Charlie Chan at the Circus	Warner Oland	Harry Lachman	1936	Charlie Chan, Volume Two (20th Century Fox, 2006)	20th Century Fox

Charlie Chan at the Race Track	Warner Oland	H. Bruce Humberstone	1936	Charlie Chan, Volume Two (20th Century Fox, 2006)	20th Century Fox

Charlie Chan at the Opera	Warner Oland	H. Bruce Humberstone	1936	Charlie Chan, Volume Two (20th Century Fox, 2006)	20th Century Fox

Charlie Chan at the Olympics	Warner Oland	H. Bruce Humberstone	1937	Charlie Chan, Volume Two (20th Century Fox, 2006)	20th Century Fox

Charlie Chan on Broadway	Warner Oland	Eugene Forde	1937	Charlie Chan, Volume Three (20th Century Fox, 2007)	20th Century Fox

La Serpiente Roja (in Spanish)	Aníbal de Mar	Ernesto Caparrós	1937	Cuban film

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo	Warner Oland	Eugene Forde	1937	Charlie Chan, Volume Three (20th Century Fox, 2007)	Warner Oland's last film.	20th Century Fox

Charlie Chan in Honolulu	Sidney Toler	H. Bruce Humberstone	1939	Charlie Chan, Volume Four (20th Century Fox, 2008)	20th Century Fox

Charlie Chan in Reno	Sidney Toler	Norman Foster	1939	Charlie Chan, Volume Four (20th Century Fox, 2008)	20th Century Fox

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island	Sidney Toler	Norman Foster	1939	Charlie Chan, Volume Four (20th Century Fox, 2008)	20th Century Fox

City in Darkness	Sidney Toler	Herbert I. Leeds	1939	Charlie Chan, Volume Four (20th Century Fox, 2008)	20th Century Fox

Charlie Chan in Panama	Sidney Toler	Norman Foster	1940	Charlie Chan, Volume Five (20th Century Fox, 2008)

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise	Sidney Toler	Eugene Forde	1940	Charlie Chan, Volume Five (20th Century Fox, 2008)

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum	Sidney Toler	Lynn Shores	1940	Charlie Chan, Volume Five (20th Century Fox, 2008)

Murder Over New York	Sidney Toler	Harry Lachman	1940	Charlie Chan, Volume Five (20th Century Fox, 2008)	20th Century Fox

Dead Men Tell	Sidney Toler	Harry Lachman	1941	Charlie Chan, Volume Five (20th Century Fox, 2008)	20th Century Fox

Charlie Chan in Rio	Sidney Toler	Harry Lachman	1941	Charlie Chan, Volume Five (20th Century Fox, 2008)	20th Century Fox

Castle in the Desert	Sidney Toler	Harry Lachman	1942	Charlie Chan, Volume Five (20th Century Fox, 2008)	20th Century Fox

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service	Sidney Toler	Phil Rosen	1944	The Charlie Chan Chanthology (MGM, 2004)	Monogram Pictures

The Chinese Cat	Sidney Toler	Phil Rosen	1944	The Charlie Chan Chanthology (MGM, 2004)	Monogram Pictures

Black Magic	Sidney Toler	Phil Rosen	1944	The Charlie Chan Chanthology (MGM, 2004)	Monogram Pictures

The Jade Mask	Sidney Toler	Phil Rosen	1945	The Charlie Chan Chanthology (MGM, 2004)	Monogram Pictures

The Scarlet Clue	Sidney Toler	Phil Rosen	1945	The Charlie Chan Chanthology (MGM, 2004)	Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints.	Monogram Pictures

The Shanghai Cobra	Sidney Toler	Phil Karlson	1945	The Charlie Chan Chanthology (MGM, 2004)	Monogram Pictures

The Red Dragon	Sidney Toler	Phil Rosen	1946	Charlie Chan 3-Film Collection (Warner Archive, 2016)	Monogram Pictures

Dangerous Money	Sidney Toler	Terry O. Morse	1946	TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection (Turner Classic Movies, 2010)	Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints.	Monogram Pictures

Dark Alibi	Sidney Toler	Phil Karlson	1946	TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection (Turner Classic Movies, 2010)	Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints.	Monogram Pictures

Shadows Over Chinatown	Sidney Toler	Terry O. Morse	1946	Charlie Chan Collection (Warner Home Video, 2013)	Monogram Pictures

The Trap	Sidney Toler	Howard Bretherton	1946	TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection (Turner Classic Movies, 2010)	Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. Sidney Toler's last film.	Monogram Pictures

The Chinese Ring	Roland Winters	William Beaudine	1947	TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection (Turner Classic Movies, 2010)	Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints. Roland Winters' first film	Monogram Pictures

Docks of New Orleans	Roland Winters	Derwin Abrahams	1948	Charlie Chan Collection (Warner Home Video, 2013)	Monogram Pictures

Shanghai Chest	Roland Winters	William Beaudine	1948	Charlie Chan Collection (Warner Home Video, 2013)	Monogram Pictures

The Golden Eye	Roland Winters	William Beaudine	1948	Charlie Chan Collection (Warner Home Video, 2013)	Public domain due to the omission of a valid copyright notice on original prints.	Monogram Pictures

The Feathered Serpent	Roland Winters	William Beaudine	1948	Charlie Chan 3-Film Collection (Warner Archive, 2016)	Monogram Pictures

Sky Dragon	Roland Winters	Lesley Selander	1949	Charlie Chan 3-Film Collection (Warner Archive, 2016)	Monogram Pictures

El Monstruo en la Sombra (in Spanish)	Orlando Rodríguez	Zacarias Urquiza	1955	Mexican Film

The Return of Charlie Chan (aka Happiness is a Warm Clue)	Ross Martin	Daryl Duke	1973	TV film	Universal Television

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen	Peter Ustinov	Clive Donner	1981

Sentence(s)

In 1931, for the first film centering on Chan, Charlie Chan Carries On, the Fox Film Corporation cast actor Warner Oland, and Fox went on to produce more Chan films with Oland in the title role.

final_sentence: In 1931, for the first film centering on Chan, Charlie Chan Carries On, the Fox Film Corporation cast actor Warner Oland, and Fox went on to produce more Chan films with Oland in the title role.