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Poster Art From art.comBlonde Venus   1932     3 stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Josef von Sternberg  
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Cary Grant, Dickie Moore, Sidney Toler, Hattie McDaniel, Francis Sayles, Sterling Holloway, Al Bridge, Robert Emmett O'Connor

  Edward and Helen Farraday (Herbert Marshall and Marlene Dietrich) learn that Edward needs medical treatment to save his life. Helen goes back to work to earn needed funds for medical aid, and when Edward goes to Europe for treatment, Helen begins an affair with her benefactor, Nick Townsend (Cary Grant).

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Call of the Wild   1935     2 and a half stars    N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Western / Romance
Director: William A. Wellman  
Cast: Clark Gable, Loretta Young, Jack Oakie, Frank Conroy, Reginald Owen, Sidney Toler, Katherine DeMille, Charles Stevens, James Burke, Herman Bing, Lalo Encinas, Thomas E. Jackson, Russ Powell, George MacQuarrie, Wade Boteler

  In this film adaptation of Jack London's tale of searching for gold in Alaska, Jack Thornton (Clark Gable) plans to head to Alaska for the gold rush, but he loses his money in a poker game. He buys a Saint Bernard named "Buck" from cruel owner Smith (Frank Conroy) and trains Buck as a sled dog. Later, an angry Smith bets Jack $1,000 that Buck can't pull a sled. Buck accomplishes the feat, and Jack wins the money he needs for the Alaska trip. With his friend Shorty (Jack Oakie), Jack sets out for Alaska where he meets Claire (Loretta Young) whose prospector husband (Reginald Owen) is missing, and Jack's adventures continue.



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Clark Gable Jack Thornton
Loretta Young Claire Blake
Jack Oakie "Shorty" Hoolihan
Frank Conroy Mr. Smith
Reginald Owen John Blake
Sidney Toler Joe Groggins
Katherine DeMille Marie
Charles Stevens Francois
James Burke Ole
Herman Bing Sam
Lalo Encinas Kali
Thomas E. Jackson Tex Rickard
Russ Powell Bartender
George MacQuarrie Mounted Policeman
Wade Boteler Miner
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Castle in the Desert   1942     3 stars    N/R, 51 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Harry Lachman  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Arleen Whelan, Richard Derr, Douglass Dumbrille, Victor Sen Yung, Henry Daniell, Edmund MacDonald, Steven Geray, Lucien Littlefield, George Chandler, Lenita Lane, Ethel Griffies, Milton Parsons, Eric Wilton, Oliver Blake

  While visiting a remote castle owned by Paul Manderley (Douglass Dumbrille) and his wife Lucy (Lenita Lane) in the Mojave desert, Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) finds himself involved in a murder case after weekend guest Professor Gleason (Lucien Littlefield) is poisoned. As Chan and number two son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) try to solve the case, they cannot eliminate any of the residents–including Manderley and his wife whose ancestors were known for poisoning their enemies. Dungeons and secret passages lie in wait as Chan and Jimmy unravel the case. One of the best in the series.



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Sidney Toler Charlie Chan
Arleen Whelan Brenda Hartford
Richard Derr Carl Detheridge
Douglass Dumbrille Paul Manderley
Victor Sen Yung Jimmy Chan
Henry Daniell Watson King
Edmund MacDonald Walter Hartford
Steven Geray Dr. Retling
Lucien Littlefield Professor Gleason
George Chandler Bus Driver
Lenita Lane Lucy Manderley
Ethel Griffies Lily
Milton Parsons Arthur Fletcher
Eric Wilton Wilson
Oliver Blake Hank the Hotel Manager
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Poster Art From art.comCharlie Chan at the Wax Museum   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Lynn Shores  
Cast: Sidney Toler, C. Henry Gordon, Marc Lawrence, Marguerite Chapman, Victor Sen Yung, Joan Valerie, Michael Visaroff, Charles Trowbridge, Eddie Marr, Joe King, Ted Osborne, Hilda Vaughn, Charles Wagenheim, Archie Twitchell, Harold Goodwin

  Steve McBirney (Marc Lawrence) has escaped from the New York City courthouse after being convicted of murder. McBirney wants revenge against Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) who was the chief witness against him at the trial. The museum is run by plastic surgeon Dr. Cream (C. Henry Gordon) who performs facial surgeries on fugitives so that they look like the wax dummies, including Jack the Ripper and Bluebeard. Chan is lured to the museum with his son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung), and McBirney awaits–ready to strike.



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Sidney Toler Charlie Chan
C. Henry Gordon Dr. Cream
Marc Lawrence Steve McBirney
Marguerite Chapman Mary Bolton
Victor Sen Yung Jimmy Chan
Joan Valerie Lily Latimer
Michael Visaroff Dr. Otto Von Brom
Charles Trowbridge Judge
Eddie Marr Grenock
Joe King Inspector O'Matthews
Ted Osborne Tom Agnew
Hilda Vaughn Mrs. Joe Rocke
Charles Wagenheim Willie Fern
Archie Twitchell Carter Lane
Harold Goodwin Edwards
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Charlie Chan at Treasure Island   1939     3 stars    N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Pauline Moore, Cesar Romero, Victor Sen Yung, Douglas Fowley, June Gale, Douglass Dumbrille, Donald MacBride, Sally Blane, Louis Jean Heydt, Wally Vernon, Charles Halton, Billie Seward, Trevor Bardette, Gerald Mohr

  While traveling on the clipper from Honolulu to San Francisco, Paul Essex (Louis Jean Heydt) dies, and the police rule the death a suicide. Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) investigates his friend's death, and the clues lead to a San Francisco Fair at Treasure Island and a spiritualist, Dr. Zodiac (Gerald Mohr). Charlie and son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) get help on the case from an illusionist, Rhadini (Cesar Romero), who wants to expose Dr. Zodiac as a phony who threatens his clients with blackmail. The investigation reaches a high point when a mystic, Eve (Pauline Moore), plans to use her psychic powers to name the killer.



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Sidney Toler Charlie Chan
Pauline Moore Eve Cairo
Cesar Romero Fred Rhadini
Victor Sen Yung Jimmy Chan
Douglas Fowley Peter Lewis
June Gale Myra Rhadini
Douglass Dumbrille Stewart alias Thomas Gregory
Donald MacBride Deputy Police Chief Kilvaine
Sally Blane Stella Essex
Louis Jean Heydt Paul Essex
Wally Vernon Elmer Kelner
Charles Halton Uncle Redley
Billie Seward Mrs. Bessie Sibley
Trevor Bardette Abdul
Gerald Mohr Dr. Zodiac
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Charlie Chan in Black Magic   1944     2 and a half stars    N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy
aka: Black Magic
Meeting at Midnight

Director: Phil Rosen  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Frances Chan, Claudia Dell, Mantan Moreland, Jacqueline deWit, Edward Earle, Joseph Crehan, Helen Beverly, Geraldine Wall, Ralph Peters, Frank Jaquet, Harry Depp, Dick Gordon, Charles Jordan

  Charlie Chan's (Sidney Toler) daughter Frances Chan (Frances Chan) attends a seance held by bogus fortunetellers William and Justine Bonner (Dick Gordon and Jacqueline deWit). During the seance, William is killed, and Frances becomes a suspect. The butler Birmingham (Mantan Moreland), who used to be Charlie's chauffeur, calls Charlie to investigate. Charlie arrives at the creepy mansion and, with help from Frances, solves the mystery.



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Sidney Toler Charlie Chan
Frances Chan Frances Chan
Claudia Dell Vera Starkey
Mantan Moreland Birmingham Brown
Jacqueline deWit Justine Bonner
Edward Earle Dawson
Joseph Crehan Police Sgt. Matthews
Helen Beverly Norma Duncan/Nancy Wood
Geraldine Wall Harriet Green
Ralph Peters Officer Rafferty
Frank Jaquet Paul Hamlin
Harry Depp Charles Edwards
Dick Gordon William Bonner
Charles Jordan Tom Starkey

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Charlie Chan in City in Darkness   1939     2 stars    N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
aka: City in Darkness

Director: Herbert I. Leeds  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Lynn Bari, Richard Clarke, Harold Huber, Leo G. Carroll, Lon Chaney Jr., Pedro de Cordoba, Dorothy Tree, Douglass Dumbrille, C. Henry Gordon, Noel Madison, Louis Mercier, George Davis, Adrienne D'Ambricourt, Barbara Leonard

  When Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) visits friends from World War I in Paris, he finds that Paris is a city of darkness because of air raids preparing for the possible outbreak of World War II. Munitions maker Petroff (Douglass Dumbrille) is murdered, and Charlie investigates. The clues lead to espionage and arms dealings with the Nazis. At the film's end, Charlie talks about the evils of conference table bargaining.



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Sidney Toler Charlie Chan
Lynn Bari Marie Dubon
Richard Clarke Tony Madero
Harold Huber Police Insp. Marcel Spivak
Leo G. Carroll Louis Santelle
Lon Chaney Jr. Pierre
Pedro de Cordoba Antoine
Dorothy Tree Charlotte Ronnell
Douglass Dumbrille B. Petroff
C. Henry Gordon Prefect of Police
Noel Madison Belescu
Louis Mercier Gentleman Max
George Davis Alex
Adrienne D'Ambricourt Landlady
Barbara Leonard Lola
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Charlie Chan in Honolulu   1938     2 and a half stars    N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery / Thriller
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Phyllis Brooks, Victor Sen Yung, Eddie Collins, Robert Barrat, Philip Ahn, Paul Harvey, Marc Lawrence, George Zucco, Claire Dodd, John "Dusty" King, Richard Lane, Layne Tom Jr., Al Kikume, Arthur Loft

  Sidney Toler debuted as the replacement for the deceased Warner Oland in the title role of Charlie Chan in this film about murder aboard a ship docked in the port of Honolulu. Charlie's Number Two Son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) wants to be a detective and intercepts his father's telephone call to investigate the shipboard murder. Jimmy arrives aboard the ship, introduces himself as Charlie Chan, and begins the investigation. Charlie arrives later, straightens out who is really "Charlie Chan," and orders all to stay aboard. Meanwhile, the ship's Captain Johnson (Robert Barrat) wants to take the ship out of the harbor, and the pressure is on Charlie to find clues to the murder, which just might point to Captain Johnson.



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Sidney Toler Charlie Chan
Phyllis Brooks Judy Hayes
Victor Sen Yung James Chan
Eddie Collins Al Hogan
Robert Barrat Captain Johnson
Philip Ahn Wing Foo
Paul Harvey Inspector Rawlins
Marc Lawrence Johnny McCoy
George Zucco Dr. Cardigan
Claire Dodd Mrs. Carol Wayne
John "Dusty" King Randolph
Richard Lane Joe Arnold
Layne Tom Jr. Tommy Chan
Al Kikume Hawaiian Policeman Molokai
Arthur Loft Mr. Peabody
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Charlie Chan in Panama   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery / Adventure / Drama / Comedy
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Jean Rogers, Kane Richmond, Lionel Atwill, Mary Nash, Victor Sen Yung, Chris-Pin Martin, Jack La Rue, Frank Puglia, Eddie Acuff, Lionel Royce, Helen Ericson, Edwin Stanley, Donald Douglas, Addison Richards

  During World War II, a plot is in-the-making to blow up the Panama Canal, and the United States government hires Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) to solve the case. Helping Charlie is his Number 2 son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung), and after they land in Panama City they are confronted by the problem of a number of people who could be an elusive Axis spy known as Rymer who is behind the plot to destroy the canal. Will Charlie and Jimmy be able to identify Rymer, solve the case, and save the canal?



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Sidney Toler Charlie Chan
Jean Rogers Kathi Lenesch
Kane Richmond Richard Cabot
Lionel Atwill Cliveden Compton
Mary Nash Miss Jennie Finch
Victor Sen Yung Jimmy Chan
Chris-Pin Martin Sergeant Montero
Jack La Rue Emil Manolo
Frank Puglia Achmed Halide
Eddie Acuff Sailor
Lionel Royce Dr. Rudolph Grosser
Helen Ericson Stewardess
Edwin Stanley Governor D.C. Webster
Donald Douglas Captain Lewis
Addison Richards R.J. Godley
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Charlie Chan in Reno   1939     3 stars    N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Ricardo Cortez, Phyllis Brooks, Slim Summerville, Kane Richmond, Victor Sen Yung, Pauline Moore, Robert Lowery, Eddie Collins, Kay Linaker, Louise Henry, Charles D. Brown, Hamilton MacFadden, Iris Wong, Morgan Conway

  Mary Whitman (Pauline Moore) goes to Reno seeking to divorce her husband Curtis (Kane Richmond) and checks into a hotel where Jeanne Bentley (Louise Henry), who is also divorcing her husband, is found murdered. Police suspect Mary, and she calls on the services of Honolulu detective Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler). Chan shows up with Number 2 son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) and, while investigating the murder, engages in a battle of wits with local sheriff Tombstone Fletcher (Slim Summerville) who questions Chan's investigating abilities.



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Sidney Toler Charlie Chan
Ricardo Cortez Dr. Ainsley
Phyllis Brooks Vivian Wells
Slim Summerville Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher
Kane Richmond Curtis Whitman
Victor Sen Yung Jimmy Chan
Pauline Moore Mary Whitman
Robert Lowery Wally Burke
Eddie Collins Cab Driver
Kay Linaker Mrs. Wayne Russell
Louise Henry Jeanne Bentley
Charles D. Brown Police Chief King
Hamilton MacFadden Night Clerk
Iris Wong Choy Wong
Morgan Conway George Bentley
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Charlie Chan in Rio   1941     2 and a half stars    N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Harry Lachman  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Mary Beth Hughes, Victor Jory, Harold Huber, Richard Derr, Victor Sen Yung, Kay Linaker, Truman Bradley, Ann Codee, Eugene Borden, Jacqueline Dalya, Cobina Wright, Ted North, Hamilton MacFadden, Leslie Denison

  Following Warner Oland's untimely death in 1937, Sidney Toler took over the role of Charlie Chan, Honolulu investigator. In this film, Chan travels to Rio with Number 2 son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) to bring a murderess, nightclub singer Lola (Jacqueline Dalya) to Hawaii for trial. After Lola is murdered, Chan must solve her murder.



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Sidney Toler Charlie Chan
Mary Beth Hughes Joan Reynolds
Victor Jory Alfredo Cardozo
Harold Huber Chief Souto
Richard Derr Ken Reynolds
Victor Sen Yung Jimmy Chan
Kay Linaker Helen Ashby
Truman Bradley Paul Wagner
Ann Codee Margo
Eugene Borden Armando
Jacqueline Dalya Lola Dean
Cobina Wright Grace Ellis
Ted North Carlos Dantas
Hamilton MacFadden Bill Kellogg
Leslie Denison Rice

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Charlie Chan in the Secret Service   1944     2 stars    N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Phil Rosen  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Gwen Kenyon, Benson Fong, Arthur Loft, Sarah Edwards, George J. Lewis, Marianne Quon, Muni Seroff, Barry Bernard, Gene Roth, Eddy Chandler, Lelah Tyler, George Lessey, Davison Clark

  Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) is appointed as an agent for the Secret Service when a government scientist is killed and his secret plans to fight off German U-boats are stolen. Charlie gets aid from Number Three Daughter Iris (Marianne Quon) and Number Two Son Tommie (Benson Fong), and, despite the killer targeting Charlie twice, Charlie continues in his quest to weed out the real killer from a list of suspects.



Cast
Sidney Toler Charlie Chan
Mantan Moreland Birmingham Brown
Gwen Kenyon Inez Arranto
Benson Fong Tommie Chan
Arthur Loft Secret Service Inspector Jones
Sarah Edwards Mrs. Hargue-Housekeeper
George J. Lewis Paul Arranto
Marianne Quon Iris Chan
Muni Seroff Peter Laska
Barry Bernard David Blake
Gene Roth Luis Philipe Vega
Eddy Chandler Secret Service agent Lewis
Lelah Tyler Mrs. Winters
George Lessey Slade
Davison Clark Sgt. Billings

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Poster Art From art.comCharlie Chan's Murder Cruise   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Mystery / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Eugene Forde  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Marjorie Weaver, Victor Sen Yung, Lionel Atwill, Leo G. Carroll, Robert Lowery, Don Beddoe, Cora Witherspoon, Kay Linaker, Charles Middleton, Leonard Mudie, Harlan Briggs, Claire De Brey, James Burke, Richard Keene

  A Scotland Yard detective is murdered, and Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) goes aboard a cruise ship sailing from Honolulu to San Francisco to solve the crime when it appears that the killer is one of the ship's passengers. With help from his Number 2 son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) and the widow (Kay Linaker) of the murdered Scotland Yard detective, Charlie investigates suspicious passengers who include Dr. Sudermann (Lionel Atwill), Prof. Gordon (Leo G. Carroll), and Mr. Walters (Charles Middleton). This is a remake of the lost Charlie Chan movie of 1931, "Charlie Chan Carries On."



Cast
Sidney Toler Charlie Chan
Marjorie Weaver Paula Drake
Victor Sen Yung Jimmy Chan
Lionel Atwill Dr. Suderman
Leo G. Carroll Professor Gordon
Robert Lowery Dick Kenyon
Don Beddoe James Ross
Cora Witherspoon Susie Watson
Kay Linaker Linda Pendleton
Charles Middleton Jeremiah Walters
Leonard Mudie Gerald Pendleton
Harlan Briggs Coroner
Claire De Brey Mrs. Walters
James Burke Wilkie
Richard Keene Buttons
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The Chinese Cat   1944     2 stars    N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Charlie Chan: The Chinese Cat

Director: Phil Rosen  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Joan Woodbury, Benson Fong, Mantan Moreland, Weldon Heyburn, Ian Keith, John Davidson, Betty Blythe

  Murder and mayhem accompany the search for the statue of a cat that contains an uncut diamond. Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) finds the murderer among the greedy fortune hunters.


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Dangerous Money   1946     1 and a half stars    N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Terry O. Morse  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Gloria Warren, Rick Vallin, Joseph Crehan, Willie Best

  Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) puts together the clues and solves this shipboard murder mystery.

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Dark Alibi   1946     1 and a half stars    N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Phil Karlson  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Benson Fong, Teala Loring, George Holmes, Edward Earle, Russell Hicks, Joyce Compton

  Forged fingerprints confound Charlie Chan's (Sidney Toler) investigation in this lackluster mystery.

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Dead Men Tell   1941     2 and a half stars    N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Harry Lachman  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Robert Weldon, Sheila Ryan, Victor Sen Yung, George Reeves, Donald Douglas, Kay Aldridge, Ethel Griffies, Truman Bradley, Paul McGrath, Lenita Lane, Milton Parsons, Pat Flaherty, Lee Phelps, Tim Ryan

  Elderly, eccentric Miss Nodbury (Ethel Griffies) suffers a heart attack and dies while preparing to set out on a hunt for the $60 million family fortune that was inherited from her ancestor, pirate Black Hook. Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) and #2 son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) investigate and learn that Miss Nodbury was frightened to death by a "ghost" that she believed was Black Hook. In fact, the killer was dressed up as Black Hook, and now Charlie must identify the culprit.



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Sidney Toler Charlie Chan
Robert Weldon Steve Daniels
Sheila Ryan Kate Ransome
Victor Sen Yung Jimmy Chan--#2 son
George Reeves Bill Lydig
Donald Douglas Jed Thomasson
Kay Aldridge Laura Thursday
Ethel Griffies Miss Patience Nodbury
Truman Bradley Capt Kane of the Suva Star
Paul McGrath Charles Thursday
Lenita Lane Dr. Anne Bonney
Milton Parsons Gene LaFarge
Pat Flaherty Policeman
Lee Phelps Detective
Tim Ryan Red Eye Bartender
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Double Wedding   1937     3 stars    N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Richard Thorpe  
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Florence Rice, John Beal, Edgar Kennedy, Sidney Toler, Mary Gordon, Jessie Ralph, Donald Meek, Katharine Alexander

  While taking on Cupid's role to promote the wedding of Irene (Florence Rice), artist Charlie Lodge (William Powell) and Irene's sister Margit (Myrna Loy) find their own romance.

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Gold Is Where You Find It   1938     2 and a half stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Michael Curtiz  
Cast: George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains, Margaret Lindsay, John Litel, Barton MacLane, Tim Holt, Henry O'Neill, George "Gabby" Hayes, Sidney Toler

  A feud between Gold miners and farmers is the subject of this intriguing Western film about early days in California.

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The Gorgeous Hussy   1936     2 stars    N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clarence Brown  
Cast: Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas, James Stewart, Franchot Tone, Louis Calhern, Beulah Bondi, Sidney Toler, Gene Lockhart

  This is the story about the Peggy Eaton scandal during the early 19th century and of President Andrew Jackson's rejection of those in his cabinet (including Vice President John C. Calhoun) who played a part in destroying Peggy Eaton's reputation.

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Here Comes the Groom   1934     2 stars    N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Sedgwick  
Cast: Jack Haley, Mary Boland, Patricia Ellis, Neil Hamilton, Sidney Toler, Ward Bond, Arthur Treacher

  Mike Scanlon (Jack Haley) makes his get-away following a robbery and gets more than he bargained for when his fellow passenger (Patricia Ellis) aboard a train wants him to pretend to be her husband.

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If I Were King   1938     3 stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Frank Lloyd  
Cast: Ronald Colman, Basil Rathbone, Frances Dee, Ellen Drew, Henry Wilcoxon, Sidney Toler, Paul Harvey, Heather Thatcher, Stanley Ridges, Walter Kingsford

  Poet Francois Villon (Ronald Colman) and Louis XI (Basil Rathbone) match wits as Louis grants Villon one week as a grand constable before enacting his sentence of death.

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Isle of Forgotten Sins   1943     2 stars    N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Monsoon

Director: Edgar G. Ulmer  
Cast: John Carradine, Gale Sondergaard, Sidney Toler, Frank Fenton, Rita Quigley, Veda Ann Borg, Rick Vallin, Betty Amann, Tala Birell, Patti McCarty

  Two deep-sea divers (John Carradine and Frank Fenton) hold their own against the diabolical ship captain (Sidney Toler) who has his own plans for taking over the sunken treasure they seek.

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The Jade Mask   1945     2 stars    N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Charlie Chan: The Jade Mask

Director: Phil Rosen  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Edwin Luke, Janet Warren, Edith Evanson, Hardie Albright, Frank Reicher, Al Bridge, Ralph Lewis

  When an inventor is murdered, Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) and his son, Jimmy (Edwin Luke), put their heads together to solve the mystery.

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King of Chinatown   1939     2 and a half stars    N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nick Grinde  
Cast: Anna May Wong, Akim Tamiroff, J. Carrol Naish, Sidney Toler, Philip Ahn, Anthony Quinn, Roscoe Karns, Richard Denning, Charles Trowbridge, Alex Pollard

  Mobster Frank Baturin (Akim Tamiroff) is double-crossed by his own goons, and the course of his life is subsequently altered.

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Law of the Pampas   1939     2 stars    N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Nate Watt  
Cast: William Boyd, Steffi Duna, Russell Hayden, Sidney Toler, Glenn Strange, Sidney Blackmer, Pedro de Cordoba, Eddie Dean, William Duncan, Martin Garralaga

  On a cattle drive to South America, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) has problems with villains as well as his own foreman.


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Madame X   1929     2 stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Absinthe

Director: Lionel Barrymore  
Cast: Ruth Chatterton, Lewis Stone, Raymond Hackett, Holmes Herbert, Eugenie Besserer, John P. Edington, Mitchell Lewis, Ullrich Haupt, Sidney Toler, Richard Carle, Carroll Nye, Claude King

  Certainly not the best rendition of the story, but it is a heavy melodrama curio. A bored wife (Ruth Chatterton) is cast into the streets by her husband (Lewis Stone) after he finds out she has been unfaithful. Years later her son (Raymond Hackett), not knowing who she is, defends her on a murder charge. This is the first film to utilize a moving microphone (attached to a fishing pole). The film received Oscar nominations for Best Actress (Chatterton) and Director.

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Murder Over New York   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Harry Lachman  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Marjorie Weaver, Robert Lowery, Ricardo Cortez, Victor Sen Yung, Donald MacBride, Melville Cooper, Kane Richmond, Joan Valerie, Clarence Muse

  During a police convention in New York City, Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) is called on to investigate espionage and possible sabotage at an airplane plant.


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A Night to Remember   1943     3 and a half stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Wallace  
Cast: Loretta Young, Brian Aherne, Jeff Donnell, Will Wright, Gale Sondergaard, Sidney Toler, Donald MacBride, Lee Patrick, Don Costello, Blanche Yurka

  Mystery writer Jeff Troy (Brian Aherne) and his wife, Nancy (Loretta Young), find a dead body in their apartment. After more than one misstep, the amateur sleuths really do find the killer.

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Operator 13   1934     2 stars    N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Boleslawski  
Cast: Marion Davies, Gary Cooper, Jean Parker, Katharine Alexander, Hattie McDaniel, Willard Robertson, Henry Wadsworth, Douglass Dumbrille, Fuzzy Knight, Sidney Toler

  Set during the Civil War, Gail Loveless (Marion Davies) is a Union spy who falls in love with Confederate Captain Jack Gailliard (Gary Cooper), a man who does his own bit of spying.

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Our Relations   1936     3 stars    N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harry Lachman  
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Sidney Toler, Alan Hale, Iris Adrian, James Finlayson, Lee Phelps, Ralf Harolde

  Both Laurel and Hardy play hen-pecked husbands who discover they each have long-lost twins living nearby. The discovery leads to much confusion for the wives as well as for those hen-pecked husbands.

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The Phantom President   1932     1 and a half stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog  
Cast: George M. Cohan, Claudette Colbert, Jimmy Durante, George Barbier, Sidney Toler, Louise Mackintosh, Jameson Thomas

  George M. Cohan plays both presidential candidate T.K. Blair and his own slick look-alike Peter Varney in this forgettable Rogers and Hart musical.

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Poster Art From art.comThe Red Dragon   1945     2 stars  User Rating      N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Phil Rosen  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Fortunio Bonanova, Benson Fong, Robert Emmett Keane, George Meeker, Willie Best, Carol Hughes

  The formula for the atomic bomb is in jeopardy when criminals plot to steal plans for the bomb; but Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) and his son, Tommy (Benson Fong), save the day.

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The Scarlet Clue   1945     2 stars    N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Phil Rosen  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Benson Fong, Mantan Moreland, Helen Devereaux, Virginia Brissac, Jack Norton, I. Stanford Jolley, Janet Shaw, Robert Homans, Reid Kilpatrick

  Stepping into the world of espionage, Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) prevents spies from stealing World War II radar plans.


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Shadows Over Chinatown   1946     2 stars    N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Terry O. Morse  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Victor Sen Yung, Tanis Chandler, John Gallaudet, Bruce Kellogg, Paul Bryar, Al Bridge, Mary Gordon, Dorothy Granger

  San Francisco's Chinatown becomes the center for an insurance racket, but Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) brings down the con men.

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The Shanghai Cobra   1945     1 and a half stars    N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Phil Karlson  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Benson Fong, Mantan Moreland, Joan Barclay, Walter Fenner, James Cardwell, James Flavin, Addison Richards, Arthur Loft, Janet Warren

  Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) and his son, Tommy Chan (Benson Fong), heed the U.S. government's call for help in solving a case of suspicious deaths following cobra bites.


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Speak Easily   1932     2 stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Sedgwick  
Cast: Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, Ruth Selwyn, Thelma Todd, Hedda Hopper, William Pawley, Sidney Toler, Lawrence Grant, Henry Armetta, Edward Brophy, DeWitt Jenninsg, Oscar Apfel, Sidney Bracey, Fred Kelsey, Inez Palange

  Professor Timoleon Zanders Post (Buster Keaton) has inherited a fortune and decides to enjoy life when he meets and falls in love with a dancer, Eleanor Espere (Thelma Todd). So, he buys her show–including the piano player Jimmy Dodge (Jimmy Durante)–and plans to bring it to Broadway. But, does he have the ability to carry off his plan?



Cast
Buster Keaton Prof. Timoleon Zanders Post
Jimmy Durante James "Jimmy" Dodge
Ruth Selwyn Pansy Peets
Thelma Todd Eleanor Espere
Hedda Hopper Mrs. Peets
William Pawley Griffo
Sidney Toler Stage Director
Lawrence Grant Dr. Bolton
Henry Armetta Tony
Edward Brophy Reno
DeWitt Jenninsg Sheriff of Lincoln County
Oscar Apfel Lawyer's Representative
Sidney Bracey Jenkins
Fred Kelsey Process Server
Inez Palange Tony's Wife Rosa

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Spitfire   1934     1 and a half stars  User Rating      N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cromwell  
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Robert Young, Ralph Bellamy, Martha Sleeper, Sidney Toler, Sara Haden, Bob Burns, Louis Mason, Virginia Howell, Will Geer

  Trigger (Katharine Hepburn) believes that she has healing powers, and as a result, she is perceived as a threat to her Ozark Mountain community.    1 User Review




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I liked this movie.Anonymous 09/28/2009 
  I have heard that this movie was a flop, I don't think so, it is pretty good I think, and it is also sad. Trigger will make you so hungry that after seeing this movie, you have to get something to eat... and you will feel bad for eating it when she can't have any.

Tom

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Strictly Dishonorable   1931     3 stars    N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: John M. Stahl  
Cast: Paul Lukas, Sidney Fox, Lewis Stone, George Meeker, Sidney Toler, Natalie Moorhead, William Ricciardi, Samuel Bonello, Aldo Franchetti, Carlo Schipa

  Based on Preston Sturges' play this story revolves around an opera star (Paul Lukas) whose actions lead to a public slander campaign that interferes with his courting of the woman he loves (Sidney Fox). Remade in 1951.

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That Certain Woman   1937     2 and a half stars    N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edmund Goulding  
Cast: Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, Ian Hunter, Anita Louise, Donald Crisp, Hugh O'Connell, Katharine Alexander, Mary Philips, Minor Watson, Sidney Toler

  Following her marriage to Jack Merrick (Henry Fonda), a rich alcoholic, Mary (Bette Davis), finds her past life as a widow has been discovered. Merrick's father (Donald Crisp) forces an annulment of Mary's marriage. Later, when Merrick learns that Mary has a son, the Merricks try to gain custody of the boy.

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Three Godfathers   1936     2 and a half stars    N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Miracle in the Sand

Director: Richard Boleslawski  
Cast: Chester Morris, Lewis Stone, Walter Brennan, Irene Hervey, Sidney Toler, Dorothy Tree, Roger Imhof, Willard Robertson, Robert Livingston, John Sheehan

  Three outlaws are on the run after robbing a bank when they come upon a covered wagon with a dying woman and a newborn baby inside. Though not unanimous, they decide that saving the baby is the top priority.

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The Trap   1946     1 and a half stars    N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Howard Bretherton  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Mantan Moreland, Tanis Chandler, Larry J. Blake, Anne Nagel, Kirk Alyn, Rita Quigley

  This film represents Sidney Toler's last portrayal of famed detective Charlie Chan as he investigates murders of actors at Malibu.

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Up the River   1938     2 and a half stars    N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Alfred L. Werker  
Cast: Preston Foster, Tony Martin, Phyllis Brooks, Slim Summerville, Arthur Treacher, Alan Dinehart, Jane Darwell, Sidney Toler, Eddie Collins, Bill Robinson, Edward Gargan, Robert Allen, Charles D. Brown, Irving Bacon, Ben Welden

  In this remake of the 1930 film, con men Chipper Morgan (Preston Foster) and Darby Randall (Arthur Treacher) star on the prison football team. When they learn about a raw deal that a fellow teammate (Tony Martin) has been given, they agree to escape from prison and help him confront the racketeers. The plan does not set well with the warden (Alan Dinehart) who has bet a fortune on the upcoming football game and needs his stars to win. The duo does escape, but, fortunately for the warden, they return to win the game in its final moments.

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The Way to Love   1933     3 stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog  
Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Ann Dvorak, Edward Everett Horton, Arthur Pierson, Minna Gombell, Douglass Dumbrille, John Miljan, Sidney Toler, Blanche Friderici, George Regas

  Street vendor Francois (Maurice Chevalier) becomes involved with Madeleine (Ann Dvorak) after she leaves the circus and her partner.

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Movie Quick Pick
1. Blonde Venus (1932)
2. Call of the Wild (1935)
3. Castle in the Desert (1942)
4. Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)
5. Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
6. Charlie Chan in Black Magic (1944)
   aka: Black Magic
   aka: Meeting at Midnight
7. Charlie Chan in City in Darkness (1939)
   aka: City in Darkness
8. Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
9. Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
10. Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
11. Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)
12. Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
13. Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
14. The Chinese Cat (1944)
   aka: Charlie Chan: The Chinese Cat
15. Dangerous Money (1946)
16. Dark Alibi (1946)
17. Dead Men Tell (1941)
18. Double Wedding (1937)
19. Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
20. The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
21. Here Comes the Groom (1934)
22. If I Were King (1938)
23. Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943)
   aka: Monsoon
24. The Jade Mask (1945)
   aka: Charlie Chan: The Jade Mask
25. King of Chinatown (1939)
26. Law of the Pampas (1939)
27. Madame X (1929)
   aka: Absinthe
28. Murder Over New York (1940)
29. A Night to Remember (1943)
30. Operator 13 (1934)
31. Our Relations (1936)
32. The Phantom President (1932)
33. The Red Dragon (1945)
34. The Scarlet Clue (1945)
35. Shadows Over Chinatown (1946)
36. The Shanghai Cobra (1945)
37. Speak Easily (1932)
38. Spitfire (1934)
39. Strictly Dishonorable (1931)
40. That Certain Woman (1937)
41. Three Godfathers (1936)
   aka: Miracle in the Sand
42. The Trap (1946)
43. Up the River (1938)
44. The Way to Love (1933)


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