Charlie Chan: Case still wide open like swinging gate. Sergeant Kelly: Watta yuh mean? Charlie Chan: Gravelle not murderer. Inspector Regan: Not Gravelle? Charlie Chan: Excuse please, will demonstrate hypothesis. Sergeant Kelly: What? Charlie Chan: Word of Greek origin, hypo meaning... Sergeant Kelly: [interrupting] Hypo! I get it! He's hittin' the pipe again! - William Demarest (as Sergeant Kelly) in Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

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Charlie Chan: Honorable father once say, "Politeness golden key that open many doors." - Warner Oland (as Charlie Chan) in Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

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Charlie Chan: Man who ride on merry-go-round often enough finally catch brass ring. - Warner Oland (as Charlie Chan) in Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

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Charlie Chan: Roses and romance like tenor in opera - sing most persuasive love song. - Warner Oland (as Charlie Chan) in Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

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Charlie Chan: Small things sometimes tell large story. - Warner Oland (as Charlie Chan) in Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

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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." - Warner Oland (as Charlie Chan) in Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

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Sergeant Kelly: [looking at a note written in Chinese] What's that? A laundry list? Charlie Chan: Much laundry, but all dirty. - Warner Oland (as Charlie Chan) in Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

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Sergeant Kelly: I don't like that guy Borelli! I think he uses perfume! - William Demarest (as Sergeant Kelly) in Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

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Mme. Lucretia Borelli: Is this some ridiculous attempt at saving your face, Mr. Chan? Charlie Chan: Humble countenance merely facing facts. - Warner Oland (as Charlie Chan) in Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

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Mr. Arnold: Did you ever see a baritone you could trust? - Frank Conroy (as Mr. Whitely) in Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

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