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Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

Director(s) H. Bruce Humberstone
Producer(s) John Stone
Top Genres Comedy, Drama, Musical, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense
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Charlie Chan at the Opera Overview:

Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and produced by John Stone.

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Charlie Chan: Honorable father once say, "Politeness golden key that open many doors."
Charlie Chan: Very old Chinese wise man once say, "Madness twin bvrother of genius because each live in world created by own ego. One sometimes mistaken for the other."
Sergeant Kelly: I don't like that guy Borelli! I think he uses perfume!
Mr. Arnold: My name's Arnold. I'm stage manager here, and this opera is going on tonight even if Frankenstein walks in.
Mr. Arnold: I'm stage manager here and this opera's going on tonight even if Frankenstein walks in.
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Charlie Chan at the Opera Facts
Benson Fong, who appears as an extra during the opera scenes, later returned to the series to play Tommy Chan, Charlie's #3 Son.
Oscar Levant, who composed the opera in the film would later act in such films as Humoresque, Romance on the High Seas, and The Bandwagon.
Boris Karloff, did not do his own singing in this film. His voice was dubbed by a singer named Tudor Williams.
Filmed on standing sets left over from _Cafe Metropole (1937)_ with 'Tyrone Power (I)' and Loretta Young.
Stage manager Maurice Cass vows that the opera will go on "even if Frankenstein walks in!" Audiences were well aware that this in-joke referred to star Boris Karloff, who was in the theater at the time.
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