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The Charlie Chan Collection The Secret Service - 1944 The Chinese Cat - 1944 The Jade Mask - 1944 Meeting at Midnight - 1944 The

( Catalog Number ML104785 )
(1.33:1) (7 Sides) (CLV+CAV) (NTSC)

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The Charlie Chan Collection The Secret Service - 1944 The Chinese Cat - 1944 The Jade Mask - 1944 Meeting at Midnight - 1944 The
1944 - 65 min. - Black and White
Genre: Thriller
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Charlie Chan's second mystery for Poverty Row company Monogram, The Chinese Cat is one of the inscrutable detective's better efforts. Director Phil Rosen keeps things moving at a reasonably expedient pace --- especially for a Monogram programmer --- and although the denouement is no big surprise, armchair detectives at least have no trouble keeping up with the redoubtable sleuth (Sidney Toler). Leah Manning (Joan Woodbury), of the San Francisco Mannings, enlists Chan's help in solving the murder of her stepfather (Sam Flint), whose slain body was found in his hermetically sealed study. The police have given up and only Charlie's deducing can refute a scurrilous book that blames Mrs. Manning (Betty Blythe), Leah's mother, for the crime. There are, of course, several worthy suspects, including a gang of diamond thieves lead by Catlen (Anthony Warde), the dead man's business partner (Cy Kendall), and even a "ghost" who isn't quite what he appears (John Davidson). A poisonous gas attack and the less than helpful efforts of Number Three Son (Benson Fong) complicate matters briefly, but Chan is, as always, on top of things all of the time and can soon reveal the identity of the guilty party. Comic sidekick Mantan Moreland has fun in a fun house, Fong is a worthy addition to Charlie's less than brainy brood (Number Three Son is, as Chan points out, "weak limb to which no family tree may point with pride"), and silent screen veterans Betty Blythe and Ian Keith do well enough with their limited assignments. --- Hans J. Wollstein

Although Monogram's lack of production values and murky photography remain a detriment to any B-movie plot, The Chinese Cat emerges as one of the better Charlie Chan efforts. Director Phil Rosen keeps things moving at a reasonably expedient pace --- especially for a Monogram programmer --- and although the denouement is no big surprise, armchair detectives at least have no trouble keeping up with the redoubtable Hawaiian sleuth. While perhaps not everyone's favorite Chan, Sidney Toler does well enough here and he is surrounded by a good supporting cast that includes the always welcome Mantan Moreland as his perpetually skittish man Friday. Benson Fong makes a worthy addition to Charlie's less than brainy brood (Number Three Son is, as Chan points out, "a weak limb to which no family tree may point with pride") and silent screen veterans Betty Blythe and Ian Keith do well enough in their limited assignments. --- Hans J. Wollstein

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Cast for The Charlie Chan Collection The Secret Service - 1944 The Chinese Cat - 1944 The Jade Mask - 1944 Meeting at Midnight - 1944 The

Sidney Toler - Charlie Chan
Joan Woodbury - Leah Manning
Mantan Moreland - Birmingham Brown
Jack Norton - Hotel Desk Clerk
Cy Kendall - Deacon
Anthony Warde - Catlen
Dewey Robinson - Salos
Betty Blythe - Mrs. Manning
George Chandler - Taxi Dispatcher
John Davidson - Kurt
Sam Flint - Tom Manning
John Davidson - Carl
Ian Keith - Recknick
I. Stanford Jolley
Benson Fong - Tommie Chan
Weldon Heyburn - Harvey Dennis

Sidney Toler - Charlie Chan
Mantan Moreland - Birmingham Brown
Edwin Luke - Edward
Janet Warren - Jean
Edith Evanson - Lousie
Al Bridge - Mack
Ralph Lewis - Kimball
Frank Reicher - Harper
Hardie Albright - Meeker
Cyril Delevanti - Roth
Dorothy Granger - Stella
Jack Ingram - Archer
Lester Dorr - Michael
Henry Hall - Inspector Godfrey
Joe Whitehead - Peabody

Edward Earle
Jacqueline De Wit
Mantan Moreland
Sidney Toler
Frances Chan
Claudia Dell
Joseph Crehan

Mantan Moreland
I. Stanford Jolley
Jack Norton
Sidney Toler
Virginia Brissac
Robert E. Homans
Helen Deveraux
Benson Fong

Sidney Toler - Charlie Chan
Benson Fong - Tommy Chan
James Flavin - Jarvis
Addison Richards - John Adams
Addison Richards - Jan Van Horn
Mantan Moreland - Birmingham Brown
Joan Barclay - Paula Webb
Walter Fenner - Inspector Harry Davis
James B. Cardwell - Ned Stewart
Gene Roth [Stutenroth] - Morgan
Janet Warren - Lorraine
Joe Devlin - Taylor
George Chandler - Short Order Cook
Paul Newlan - Bank Guard
Roy Gordon - Walter Fletcher
Arthur Loft - Bradford Harris/Hume

Crew for The Charlie Chan Collection The Secret Service - 1944 The Chinese Cat - 1944 The Jade Mask - 1944 Meeting at Midnight - 1944 The

Phil Rosen - Director
James S. Burkett - Producer
Philip N. Krasne - Producer
George Callahan - Screenwriter
Ira Morgan - Cinematographer
Fred Allen - Editor
Dave Milton - Art Director


Movie Details:
The Jade Mask
1944 - USA - 66 min. - Feature, B&W
AKA Charlie Chan: The Jade Mask
Director Phil Rosen
Genre/Type Mystery, Detective Film, Whodunit
Produced by Monogram

Movie Review for LaserDisc LD:
An engagingly silly Charlie Chan whodunit from Poverty Row company Monogram, The Jade Mask mixed science fiction with Old House melodramatics and a generous dose of comedy. The venerable Chinese detective (Sidney Toler) is this time assigned by the government to establish the whereabouts of Harper (Frank Reicher), a scientist experimenting with a formula that may turn wood into solid steel. Harper, of course, turns up very much murdered and his strange house is virtually teeming with suspects. There is the dead man's Mrs. Danvers-like sister (Edith Evanson), a vaudeville strongwoman (short subject regular Dorothy Granger), the ubiquitous British-accented butler (Cyril Delevanti), and a mute garage mechanic (Lester Dorr). Several additional murders occur right under Chan's nose --- which nobody seems to particularly mind, least of all hayseed sheriff Al Bridge --- and corpses appear to be walking up and down staircases. Despite interference from manservant Birmingham Brown (the always welcome Mantan Moreland) and the inevitably dense Number Four Son (Edwin Luke), good old Charlie manages to catch the killer --- or killers --- within the allotted 66 minutes. Moreland and Luke, the real-life brother of Number One Son Keye Luke, perform their usual comedic asides, but the best lines are awarded to Preston Sturges stock-company regular Al Bridge as the plainspoken, homily spouting sheriff. Incidentally, although masks are indeed featured in The Jade Mask, none of them is made of jade. --- Hans J. Wollstein

Cast:
Sidney Toler - Charlie Chan
Mantan Moreland - Birmingham Brown
Edwin Luke - Edward
Janet Warre

Feature Details

Title: The Charlie Chan Collection The Secret Service - 1944 The Chinese Cat - 1944 The Jade Mask - 1944 Meeting at Midnight - 1944 The
Feature Release Date: 1944
Genre: Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 65 Minutes
Chapters: 81
Picture: Academy Ratio
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV+CAV

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LD Release Date: 8 Jun 1994
Catalog Number: ML104785
UPC: 027616478566
ISBN: 0-7928-2356-7
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Publisher: MGM/UA Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 7
Cover: Box Set
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: ML104785-C
Shipping Weight: 3 lbs
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Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Edwin Luke and Janet Warren in...

The Charlie Chan Collection The Secret Service - 1944 The Chinese Cat - 1944 The Jade Mask - 1944 Meeting at Midnight - 1944 The

( Catalog Number ML104785 )
(1.33:1) (7 Sides) (CLV+CAV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc

The Charlie Chan Collection The Secret Service - 1944 The Chinese Cat - 1944 The Jade Mask - 1944 Meeting at Midnight - 1944 The
1944 - 65 min. - Black and White
Genre: Thriller
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Charlie Chan's second mystery for Poverty Row company Monogram, The Chinese Cat is one of the inscrutable detective's better efforts. Director Phil Rosen keeps things moving at a reasonably expedient pace --- especially for a Monogram programmer --- and although the denouement is no big surprise, armchair detectives at least have no trouble keeping up with the redoubtable sleuth (Sidney Toler). Leah Manning (Joan Woodbury), of the San Francisco Mannings, enlists Chan's help in solving the murder of her stepfather (Sam Flint), whose slain body was found in his hermetically sealed study. The police have given up and only Charlie's deducing can refute a scurrilous book that blames Mrs. Manning (Betty Blythe), Leah's mother, for the crime. There are, of course, several worthy suspects, including a gang of diamond thieves lead by Catlen (Anthony Warde), the dead man's business partner (Cy Kendall), and even a "ghost" who isn't quite what he appears (John Davidson). A poisonous gas attack and the less than helpful efforts of Number Three Son (Benson Fong) complicate matters briefly, but Chan is, as always, on top of things all of the time and can soon reveal the identity of the guilty party. Comic sidekick Mantan Moreland has fun in a fun house, Fong is a worthy addition to Charlie's less than brainy brood (Number Three Son is, as Chan points out, "weak limb to which no family tree may point with pride"), and silent screen veterans Betty Blythe and Ian Keith do well enough with their limited assignments. --- Hans J. Wollstein

Although Monogram's lack of production values and murky photography remain a detriment to any B-movie plot, The Chinese Cat emerges as one of the better Charlie Chan efforts. Director Phil Rosen keeps things moving at a reasonably expedient pace --- especially for a Monogram programmer --- and although the denouement is no big surprise, armchair detectives at least have no trouble keeping up with the redoubtable Hawaiian sleuth. While perhaps not everyone's favorite Chan, Sidney Toler does well enough here and he is surrounded by a good supporting cast that includes the always welcome Mantan Moreland as his perpetually skittish man Friday. Benson Fong makes a worthy addition to Charlie's less than brainy brood (Number Three Son is, as Chan points out, "a weak limb to which no family tree may point with pride") and silent screen veterans Betty Blythe and Ian Keith do well enough in their limited assignments. --- Hans J. Wollstein

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Reviews, Articles, Newsletter and Information for Movies on LaserDisc LD Laser Disc, LazerDisc.

Cast for The Charlie Chan Collection The Secret Service - 1944 The Chinese Cat - 1944 The Jade Mask - 1944 Meeting at Midnight - 1944 The

Sidney Toler - Charlie Chan
Joan Woodbury - Leah Manning
Mantan Moreland - Birmingham Brown
Jack Norton - Hotel Desk Clerk
Cy Kendall - Deacon
Anthony Warde - Catlen
Dewey Robinson - Salos
Betty Blythe - Mrs. Manning
George Chandler - Taxi Dispatcher
John Davidson - Kurt
Sam Flint - Tom Manning
John Davidson - Carl
Ian Keith - Recknick
I. Stanford Jolley
Benson Fong - Tommie Chan
Weldon Heyburn - Harvey Dennis

Sidney Toler - Charlie Chan
Mantan Moreland - Birmingham Brown
Edwin Luke - Edward
Janet Warren - Jean
Edith Evanson - Lousie
Al Bridge - Mack
Ralph Lewis - Kimball
Frank Reicher - Harper
Hardie Albright - Meeker
Cyril Delevanti - Roth
Dorothy Granger - Stella
Jack Ingram - Archer
Lester Dorr - Michael
Henry Hall - Inspector Godfrey
Joe Whitehead - Peabody

Edward Earle
Jacqueline De Wit
Mantan Moreland
Sidney Toler
Frances Chan
Claudia Dell
Joseph Crehan

Mantan Moreland
I. Stanford Jolley
Jack Norton
Sidney Toler
Virginia Brissac
Robert E. Homans
Helen Deveraux
Benson Fong

Sidney Toler - Charlie Chan
Benson Fong - Tommy Chan
James Flavin - Jarvis
Addison Richards - John Adams
Addison Richards - Jan Van Horn
Mantan Moreland - Birmingham Brown
Joan Barclay - Paula Webb
Walter Fenner - Inspector Harry Davis
James B. Cardwell - Ned Stewart
Gene Roth [Stutenroth] - Morgan
Janet Warren - Lorraine
Joe Devlin - Taylor
George Chandler - Short Order Cook
Paul Newlan - Bank Guard
Roy Gordon - Walter Fletcher
Arthur Loft - Bradford Harris/Hume

Crew for The Charlie Chan Collection The Secret Service - 1944 The Chinese Cat - 1944 The Jade Mask - 1944 Meeting at Midnight - 1944 The

Phil Rosen - Director
James S. Burkett - Producer
Philip N. Krasne - Producer
George Callahan - Screenwriter
Ira Morgan - Cinematographer
Fred Allen - Editor
Dave Milton - Art Director


Movie Details:
The Jade Mask
1944 - USA - 66 min. - Feature, B&W
AKA Charlie Chan: The Jade Mask
Director Phil Rosen
Genre/Type Mystery, Detective Film, Whodunit
Produced by Monogram

Movie Review for LaserDisc LD:
An engagingly silly Charlie Chan whodunit from Poverty Row company Monogram, The Jade Mask mixed science fiction with Old House melodramatics and a generous dose of comedy. The venerable Chinese detective (Sidney Toler) is this time assigned by the government to establish the whereabouts of Harper (Frank Reicher), a scientist experimenting with a formula that may turn wood into solid steel. Harper, of course, turns up very much murdered and his strange house is virtually teeming with suspects. There is the dead man's Mrs. Danvers-like sister (Edith Evanson), a vaudeville strongwoman (short subject regular Dorothy Granger), the ubiquitous British-accented butler (Cyril Delevanti), and a mute garage mechanic (Lester Dorr). Several additional murders occur right under Chan's nose --- which nobody seems to particularly mind, least of all hayseed sheriff Al Bridge --- and corpses appear to be walking up and down staircases. Despite interference from manservant Birmingham Brown (the always welcome Mantan Moreland) and the inevitably dense Number Four Son (Edwin Luke), good old Charlie manages to catch the killer --- or killers --- within the allotted 66 minutes. Moreland and Luke, the real-life brother of Number One Son Keye Luke, perform their usual comedic asides, but the best lines are awarded to Preston Sturges stock-company regular Al Bridge as the plainspoken, homily spouting sheriff. Incidentally, although masks are indeed featured in The Jade Mask, none of them is made of jade. --- Hans J. Wollstein

Cast:
Sidney Toler - Charlie Chan
Mantan Moreland - Birmingham Brown
Edwin Luke - Edward
Janet Warre

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