tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post6216239314159937053..comments2024-03-23T03:57:15.055-07:00Comments on Caftan Woman: VISITING PARIS WITH INSPECTOR CHAN: Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) and City in Darkness (1939)Caftan Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-13827696594359239882017-03-19T16:06:09.236-07:002017-03-19T16:06:09.236-07:00Rhodes tries to pull a faux Chinese accent on our ...Rhodes tries to pull a faux Chinese accent on our great detective and gets oh-so-nicely slapped down. <br /><br />Rhodes character displays a talent for sketching and I can't help but wonder if they used Keye Luke's work for those scenes. A mystery.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-61677307733959582972017-03-19T15:05:35.095-07:002017-03-19T15:05:35.095-07:00Nice to know Charlie Chan was in Paris too, a city...Nice to know Charlie Chan was in Paris too, a city I have often visited (though later). The movie ssounds intriguing, and with Erik Rhodes! He no doubt lost his Italian accent from the Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movies, which I always found entertaining. Thanks for the review of these two Charlie Chan movies.Christian Esquevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442827724576856379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-40105459743177528932017-03-18T07:53:26.854-07:002017-03-18T07:53:26.854-07:00Charlie didn't pull any punches in City in Dar...Charlie didn't pull any punches in City in Darkness about the danger approaching Europe. It seemed to be a big deal when an A picture went that route, but the B unit could slip it under the radar, so to speak.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-68288107937763651012017-03-18T07:52:02.234-07:002017-03-18T07:52:02.234-07:00Oland owns my heart, but I have grown to genuinely...Oland owns my heart, but I have grown to genuinely appreciate what Toler brought to the role. Also, Sen Yung gave 100% to his comic support and deserves all our applause.<br /><br />Glad you enjoy my look at the Chan features. I like to think I'm only mildly obsessive.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-42315543062050428702017-03-18T06:11:13.756-07:002017-03-18T06:11:13.756-07:00I have not seen City in Darkness. In truth, I am n...I have not seen City in Darkness. In truth, I am not even familiar with the title. Going to have to go on the hunt for it. Charlie in Paris is a good one. I agree how the inclusion of Chan's sons adding a nice sense of warmth as well as humor. John/24Frameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719659042858962026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-82699186261054013802017-03-18T06:00:02.074-07:002017-03-18T06:00:02.074-07:00I love your Charlie Chan reviews and, as you know,...I love your Charlie Chan reviews and, as you know, Warner Oland is my favorite CC (though I like Toler, too). I didn't know that CHARLIE CHAN IN PARIS was lost for several years! I agree that it's a fun outing and Key Luke was a great addition to the series. In hindsight, Toler continuing as CC was one of the smoothest lead actor transitions ever!Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-26279531066203997322017-03-15T19:45:40.162-07:002017-03-15T19:45:40.162-07:00As I recall that was your first experience of the ...As I recall that was your first experience of the Dance Apache. Those wacky Parisians! One man's art is another man's head-scratcher.<br /><br />Chan traveled the globe without leaving 20th Century Fox. Oland traveled the globe and never returned. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-88886098906668425802017-03-15T18:47:10.617-07:002017-03-15T18:47:10.617-07:00PARIS was the CC movie I wrote about! I won't ...PARIS was the CC movie I wrote about! I won't go into what I said about it again, but I will say I also liked Keye Luke and he did seem to be simpatico with Oland.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.com