''Charlie Chan's Courage'' (1934) is the fifth film in which

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played detective

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. It is a

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of the 1927 silent film ''

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,'' based upon the novel by Earl Derr Biggers''.'' Both are considered

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s. An audio recreation accompanied by still photographs from the original film is included as a special feature on some DVD collections.

Plot

Hired to deliver a valuable necklace for Sally Jordon (

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), a wealthy

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resident for whom

(

) had worked as a

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decades earlier, the detective shows up at the desert ranch estate of P.J. Madden (

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), posing as a servant. In his servant guise, Charlie monitors the comings and goings of a number of suspects as it becomes apparent that a murder has taken place at the Madden estate.

Cast

as Charlie Chan * Drue Leyton as Paula Graham * Donald Woods as Bob Crawford *

as P.J. Madden / Jerry Delaney *

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as Martin Thorne *Reginald Mason as Alexander Crawford *

as Mrs. Sally Jordan *

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as Will Holley * Harvey Clark as Professor Gamble *Jerry Jerome as Maydorf * Jack Carter as Victor Jordan *James Wang as Wong *

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as Constable Brackett (as DeWitt C. Jennings) * Francis Ford as Hewitt *

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as Prop Man

References

External links

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Illustrated Script''Charlie Chan’s Courage'' film details
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The Charlie Chan Family Home
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