i did not know he was Swedish i am also Swedish and i have loved his movies for 50 years

I would love to know how he looks without the Charlie Chan make-up he has on. In my opinion he was the the best Charlie Chan, and he even looked Chinese when made up. He was great at speaking the way they do too. I loved all of the Charlie Chan movies, they were great entertainment for the masses of people, that's for sure!

@@chirelle.alanalooney8609 He was wearing less makeup than you'd think. He was actually part Mongolian! His eyes were his own. He was very serious about Charlie and put a lot of effort into authenticity, even learned to speak Cantonese. He was welcomed in China and very much loved.

It's probably not just the alcohol. People smoked like crazy in those years, and the cigarettes weren't even filtered. There was no big stigma against tobacco back then. Didn't he die of lung cancer at 58? EDIT: I read it was Pneumonia. Still, Alcoholism couldn't have helped.

@@chirelle.alanalooney8609 Warner Oland was in some other movies in the 30s, such as "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back" (1934.) That's one of the only 1930s Drummond movies I haven't watched, and it's also a great series. Most of them are public domain now, I don't know if that one is. The series is about a WWI Veteran who's tired of civilian life, so he decides to willingly go after crime - at first, that is, and then it kind of just falls into his lap without his trying. There's some adventure and comedy in them (typically,) and also a real great English Butler who's not afraid of adventure while being as properly English as you'd expect a butler to be. Mind, you should probably watch "Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police" or "Bulldog Drummond's Bride" to start out. A few of them can seem a bit dated by now, such as the 1929 movie, or the one where someone takes his place since he was in a car wreck, or the Africa one. But it's still an enjoyable series.

It’s very calming indeed,

Hope your still doing good and enjoying the movie

@@remmymafia3889 Actually Black Camel is the oldest surviving film. The first Charlie Chan movie with Warner Oland was Charlie Chan Carries On (made earlier the same year in 1931), and it among 3 other of the Oland movies are lost films, which is very unfortunate.

Same for me. My dad loved these films.

My father hated me

@@dwightpowell6673 Your father hated me too

I can hardly wait for the next show of Charlie chane. I like the old ones of Charlie Chan. They are my favorite mystery stories. I hope you keep them on .

I love the movies of Charlie Chan. I hope you keep them going.

The Bay Bridge came partly from an idea by Emperor Norton and should bear his name.

Trivia::the color of the Golden Gate Bridge is called "" International Orange"".

@@drohegda Which of course doesn't mean that Marin County is in Canada!😀

That's exactly why I love them too. They're fun, but soothing in some strange way; for me, Warner Oland is just the best. I wish I could have met him. He was a really fascinating person who unfortunately developed alcoholism and died while they were making "Charlie Chan in Monte Carlo" or right after it. One of my favorite early horror movies also includes Mr. Oland: Henry Hull's "Werewolf of London." They're both such gems.

I always watch a classic mystery movie or listen to the classic radio mysteries( there are great ones on here) when I need to be soothed it makes me feel safe and comfy cozy like none of the newer shows or movies can this one is no exception. Thank you for the upload

God bless the golden oldies

New ones are selling something that's empty from the outside, but these old ones improved the person on the inside.....humor, values, relationships are consistent. The calmness is great. Unlike today not everyone in the old movies are know it alls

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Chi-town! WGN TV and radio were full of burgeoning talent, like director William Freidkin

Same here except wgn aired in Alabama... could even watch there local news ! Always wondered why we could watch a local channel outta Chicago! Watched some awesome old shows ... thx !

Used to watch wgn down in Kentucky , and we only had 3 local channels out of Nashville , but could get a channel from Chicago.

yes what you say is true, tho I very much like them both equally, I like Toler

Love this old movies like charlie chan kept you guessing until the end

'Be quiet Bavter',

Funny stuff, but like arrow that hit bullseye, on point.

@@vernalc2449 Your comment is Same as female ballet dancer also on point

@@63bplumb HAHAHAHA! Love it when people know how to play the game!

@@vernalc2449 Game is easy when number one son throw underhanded.

@@63bplumb Kmsl! Like quill of porky-pine, EXCELLENT point!

Herbert Mundin

Herbert Thomas Mundin; a prolific character actor of the 1930's (*See Lord Jim; but most notably Mutiny on the Bounty / David Copperfield / The Adventures of Robin Hood ) was in over 50 films

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Ha ha ha ha ha! That was a good one, and I like it! Thanks

Unfortunately he died in a car crash at the age of 40. A gifted character actor😥

Drusilla Delp I see now the reason Baxter ended up in the jungle with Jane and Tarzan, he had enough of the old lady and Charlie Chan.

@@drusilladelp5162 He played Much in the Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn who killed the king's deer and got caught. One of my favorite actors!

He's like a white Mantan Moreland, a great actor!

@@drusilladelp5162 Sadly, that was the unsafe reality of automobiles in those days. When the other car crashed into the one he was in, his car door didn't hold shut, and he fell out and died. I love old cars, but let's not over-romanticize them. They _were_ unsafe in many ways, such as: solid steering columns, steel dashboards, and doors that opened in collisions.

As good as Oland is, Toler's version is closer to the original in the Biggers stories.

Hey how about roland winters he was the third Charlie Chan!! PEOPLES least favorite but stil fun WATCHING all the Charlie Chans!!!

That's Herbert Mundin.

Herbert Mundin--he's terrific as Much, the Miller's Son, in THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938)

UR a man after my Heart 💓💓💔😭

@@sharonjohnson1702 to all and one the most important thing that catches my attention, He speaks often about his family. You can tell he loves them and also they respect him.

That's the incomplete Bay Bridge that opened in 1936. The Golden Gate was already completed. (The best way to tell is the island (Treasure Island) in the middle that will support part of the bridge. the Golden Gate has only two towers that hold the cables that support the roadway.)

@@vernalc2449 Sorry Virgil, the movie was release in '36 and the bridge opened in '37'.

@@roydean1137 I got a little dyslexic. The Bay Bridge actually opened on November 12, 1936, didn't it? The movie has a copyright of 1935, so it may not have been released until '36.

@@vernalc2449 You got the bridge right but the opening of the Golden Gate bridge was officially on May 27th 1937 and the movie opened on Jan 10th 1936.

@@roydean1137 you are correct! I must quit relying on my memory! Construction BEGAN in 1933 on the Golden Gate.

I don't think I've ever seen a Roland Winters playing a Charlie Chan movie. I don't know what he looks like.

As for the 1930 - 1949 series, Warner Oland was in 16 Charlie Chan movies (movies 1, 3, 4, and 5 are lost.) Sidney Toler was in 22. Roland Winters was in 6.

How I wish I could say That!!! Still waiting patiently for the "lost" films to show up.

Yeah, and WITHOUT captions!

Me too!!'

His real name is Charlie Chanson, by Yiminy.

+Suzan Morton You're correct. Mr. Ohlund (the correct spelling) was born in Bjurholm Sweden.

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Mike Phipps that wasn't the Golden Gate, it was the Bay Bridge I believe.

Yep, the Bay Bridge with it's brief stopover on Treasure Island. I got a flat tire one time and had to pull off the bay bridge onto treasure island to fix it. Kept expecting to get booted but no one bothered me. A week or so later the 1989 loma prieta earthquake happened with all the resulting bay bridge kerfuffle (not even close to as bad as the Nimitz freeway kerfuffle which, now that I think about it I was also on after fixing my flat tire), but I was home watching the world series ;-) for all of 3 minutes. Serious rock and roll, still have a scar on my forehead to prove it when furniture started flying! I remember when they finally finished fixing the bay bridge, and they put some kind of tree or monument meant to be good luck on it. It can't be seen except perhaps by news helicopters, but the engineers and construction workers and most of us around at the time felt better for any tiny iota of luck we could summon....

@@thomsmallz5723 it was. It was completed in 1939. The Golden Gate was already completed (1933).

I completely agree!!! Werner seemed much more pleasant and agreeable. Whereas Toler had too much arrogance.

agree

The 'buffoonery' came from the presence of Mantan Moreland, as 'Birmingham Brown'. Moreland was great in his own element, but a Charlie Chan movie was too far a stretch.

Toler had more of a no-nonsense approach, and was more in tune with the real world. Oland was fine, but in a 1930's sense.

Sidney Toler movies the best followed by Warner Oland. Charlie Chan's Secret with Oland his best. Who would guess Oland was Swedish?

With a Sikorsky S-42 flying in front of it

I'm waiting for the bridge to collapse during the next big quake out there.

Wow, I just saw that! Amazing.

Amazing how many confused it with The golden Gate Bridge.

Charlie Chan movies are The best. They are just good clean 👌 fun!!!

eddie- k Have you found the Mr. Moto films, with Peter Lorre. They are here too. I happen to be fond of them also.

The Mr. Moto films are good as @Caroline Johnson says. I also enjoy the Mr. Wong films.

Yes i have caroline Peter is also fun to watch, as is Boris Karloff in mr womg detective movies

There are a bunch. Google it. Mr. Moto, the Saint, + other detectives!

Why didn’t Alan go to Ulrich’s hut then? Instead he went to the house to... wait for something?

@@RichardHannay To wait for the reading of the will.

Heh? Why would they do a will reading there? And how did he know there’s a will reading happening that day and time?

They NEVER do in the movies when they have servants. I've noticed they're treated as possessions, like they weren't even there. For example, when they remove their coats/hats/gloves they just toss them to the servants without even glancing their way-no matter WHAT race they are.

Captain orders take off after duke is up. They brought him up otherwise diver and weighty equipment would have been lost. Too very precious, necessary and expensive to lose. Not every sailor could dive, could survive in such bulky equipment.

@@patriciaannking8601 If they left the other diver below, it cuts their diver payroll expenses in 1/2 for the contracted divers. I bet duke is happy the decided to take him.

It's the Bay Bridge---Golden Gate doesn't have an island in the middle of it!

@@63bplumb and it only has two towers holding the suspension cable. That's Treasure Island, part of the Bay Bridge.

@@vernalc2449 Yerba Buena Island. Treasure Island is off to the side.

It's no wonder you RARELY see her in his films (CC at the Circus was one and then I remember her when they were waiting on the birth of a grandchild), she very rarely was in a vertical position!

@@vernalc2449 I think she was also in the dinner scene in "The Black Camel" (the 2nd movie made, and the oldest surviving one,) but that scene doesn't last very long.

@@vernalc2449 The second one you're thinking of, BTW, is "Charlie Chan in Honolulu," 1938. That's the first of the Sidney Toler movies.

+Ibraahiym Kadessh You seem to miss the humour in the films.

+Ibraahiym Kadessh Wise guy? Is that your moronic interpretation of the character portrayed? Chan is always portrayed as clever and honest--and never a "wise guy." Racial politics my eye! Do not bring the present into 1940s representations--just stop the racial innuendo.

+Gilda Marlowe The Chan character is based on a real life rough and tumble and very effective Honolulu detective. The movies did not and do not do him credit. I did say I have enjoyed the movies for what they are, historical documents when viewed with two eyes fully open. Mary Wilder thought I missed the humor in the films and you think I am not entitled to an opinion. Well ! I am mortified, just mortified.

Ibraahiym K/ I do not recall EVER telling anyone they were not allowed to have an opinion. It is just that I am ALWAYS right!

+Mary Wilder Still mortified.

Those politically correct people can shove it! I totally ignore everything they say, because they're insane!

I honestly don't understand what's so "wrong" about a Non-Chinese man playing a Chinese man, so long as he does a good job and looks the part and isn't disrespectful? These movies aren't like that Lugosi movie/serial "Shadow of Chinatown" where the main character had a servant who was supposed to be Chinese, but very obviously wasn't.

The CCP are Evil and have no soul.

Which Chinese government? There are two, last time I checked. And neither one has a problem with depicting ghosts, as far as I know.