Charlie Chan investigates a murder case aboard the yacht of a wealthy Greek shipping tycoon.Charlie Chan investigates a murder case aboard the yacht of a wealthy Greek shipping tycoon.Charlie Chan investigates a murder case aboard the yacht of a wealthy Greek shipping tycoon.
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- Stephen Chan
- (as Soon-Taik Oh)
Patricia Gage
- Sylvia Grombach
- (as Pat Gage)
Edward Greenhalgh
- Dr. Howard Jamison
- (as Ted Greenhalgh)
Pearl Huang
- Jan Chan
- (as Pearl Hong)
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Did you know
- TriviaFilmed in 1971 but not broadcast until 1979.
- GoofsLate in the movie, during his interrogation of all known suspects, Charlie is handed a crucial bit of photographic evidence printed off the 'teletype' machine. However he is actually given a sharp glossy photo hand developed from a photo-lab darkroom. A teletype image would be of crude quality and printed on thin paper with punched holes.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
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OLD CHINESE PROVERB SAY 'WHEN HORSE FINALLY DEAD, DO NOT ENTER IN RACE'!
Consumate character performer Ross Martin was clearly always up for a challenge from a thought provoking script and a wonderful part. Forget The Wild Wild West, I remember him as the towering self-obsessed murderer in Columbo! Equally capable of emotive nuance, though, as in his two memorable Twilight Zone appearances. On occasion however it all just seemed to go wrong! The Return of Charlie Chan is one such occasion. Try as he might, Martin's overwhelming on-screen personality simply cannot fit that of the Earl Derr Biggers subtle crime solving genius. To make matters worse, we have Gene Kearney's script that is about as interesting as a leftover fortune cookie. Add to this the woeful dialogue ... some of which seems to never end! And finally pasty faced Leslie Nielsen no less as a Greek shipping tycoon! At one point we even see him try to convince us he is Zorba himself during a Syrtaki Dance! Enough to make Nikos Kazantzakis whince ... where the heck was Telly Savalas for this part? Or even Nana Mouskouri for pity's sake!
The Return of Charlie Chan will unfortunatly make you long to see John Wayne's turn as Gengis Khan. Since it has been bungled in just about every constipated department. The final explanation of the killer for instance will evoke painful memories of Ted Rodgers on 321. 'AYE'?
By the way it is an error to say this TV movie was made in 1971 and finally released in 1979 ... this was simply how long it took Universal execs to sit through the film!
The Return of Charlie Chan will unfortunatly make you long to see John Wayne's turn as Gengis Khan. Since it has been bungled in just about every constipated department. The final explanation of the killer for instance will evoke painful memories of Ted Rodgers on 321. 'AYE'?
By the way it is an error to say this TV movie was made in 1971 and finally released in 1979 ... this was simply how long it took Universal execs to sit through the film!
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- brett-peake
- Jul 22, 2018
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- Charlie Chan: Ein wohlgehütetes Geheimnis
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- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was The Return of Charlie Chan (1972) officially released in Canada in English?
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