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Charlie Chan Films, 1929 to 1949, Ranked from Highest to Lowest “Quality” Charlie Chan films, 1929 to 1949, Ranked from Highest to Lowest “Quality” Title Year Director(s) Actor Studio SCORE Charlie Chan at the Opera 1937 H. Bruce Humberstone Warner Oland Fox 1.56 Charlie Chan in London 1934 Eugene Forde Warner Oland Fox 1.52 Charlie Chan in Egypt 1935 Louis King Warner Oland Fox 1.25 Charlie Chan at Treasure Island 1939 Norman Foster Sidney Toler Fox 1.23 Castle in the Desert 1942 Harry Lachman Sidney Toler Fox 1.15 Charlie Chan in Reno 1939 Norman Foster Sidney Toler Fox 0.89 Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum 1940 Lynn Shores Sidney Toler Fox 0.87 Charlie Chan in Shanghai 1935 James Tinling Warner Oland Fox 0.84 Charlie Chan in Honolulu 1939 H. Bruce Humberstone Sidney Toler Fox 0.81 Charlie Chan in Panama 1940 Norman Foster Sidney Toler Fox 0.79 Charlie Chan on Broadway 1937 Eugene Forde Warner Oland Fox 0.76 Charlie Chan in Rio 1941 Harry Lachman Sidney Toler Fox 0.74 Charlie Chan in Paris 1935 Lewis Seiler , Hamilton Warner Oland Fox 0.73 MacFadden The Black Camel 1931 Hamilton MacFadden Warner Oland Fox 0.70 Charlie Chan at the Race Track 1936 H. Bruce Humberstone Warner Oland Fox 0.54 Charlie Chan at the Circus 1936 Harry Lachman Warner Oland Fox 0.49 Charlie Chan at the Olympics 1937 H. Bruce Humberstone Warner Oland Fox 0.47 Murder Over New York 1940 Harry Lachman Sidney Toler Fox 0.46 Dead Men Tell 1941 Harry Lachman Sidney Toler Fox 0.41 Charlie Chan's Secret 1936 Gordon Wiles Warner Oland Fox 0.39 Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise 1940 Eugene Forde Sidney Toler Fox 0.23 Charlie Chan in Monte Carlo 1938 Eugene Forde Warner Oland Fox 0.09 City in Darkness 1939 Herbert I. Leeds Sidney Toler Fox 0.06 Charlie Chan in the Secret Service 1944 Phil Rosen Sidney Toler Monogram 0.04 Charlie Chan in the Chinese Cat 1944 Phil Rosen Sidney Toler Monogram -0.01 The Scarlet Clue 1945 Phil Rosen Sidney Toler Monogram -0.10 The Shanghai Cobra 1945 Phil Karlson Sidney Toler Monogram -0.26 The Jade Mask 1945 Phil Rosen Sidney Toler Monogram -0.48 Black Magic 1944 Phil Rosen Sidney Toler Monogram -0.50 Behind That Curtain 1929 Irving Cummings E.L. Park Fox -0.68 Dark Alibi 1946 Phil Karlson Sidney Toler Monogram -1.08 Dangerous Money 1946 Terry O. Morse Sidney Toler Monogram -1.08 The Golden Eye 1948 William Beaudine Roland Winters Monogram -1.25 The Chinese Ring 1947 William Beaudine Roland Winters Monogram -1.30 The Trap 1946 Howard Bretherton Sidney Toler Monogram -1.30 Shadows Over Chinatown 1946 Terry O. Morse Sidney Toler Monogram -1.36 The Feathered Serpent 1948 William Beaudine Roland Winters Monogram -1.37 The Shanghai Chest 1948 William Beau dine Roland Winters Monogram -1.38 The Red Dragon 1946 Phil Rosen Sidney Toler Monogram -1.38 Docks of New Orleans 1948 Derwin Abrahams Roland Winters Monogram -1.74 The Sky Dragon 1949 Lesley Selander Roland Winters Fox -1.76 Charlie Chan Carries On 1931 Hamilton MacFadden Warner Oland Fox No Score Charlie Chan's Chance 1932 John G. Blystone Warner Oland Fox No Score Charlie Chan's Greatest Case 1933 Hamilton MacFadden Warner Oland Fox No Score Charlie Chan's Courage 1934 Eugene Forde, George Warner Oland Fox No Score Hadden .
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