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Chief Inspector James Nelson NYPD:
[on the pier with other police to welcome Charlie Chan] Look, Smitty, have the band blast at somethin' Oriental. Hey, what is the Chinese national anthem anyway?
Smitty (Policeman): I don' know. Why don't you give 'em 'Chinatown, My Chinatown?' Chief Inspector James Nelson NYPD: Okay, we'll play it.
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Harold Huber
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Charlie Chan on Broadway
(1937)
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Chief Inspector James Nelson NYPD:
I wish the fishing season was as open as the one for murder.
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Harold Huber
in
Charlie Chan on Broadway
(1937)
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Chief Inspector James Nelson NYPD:
Mr. Chan?
Charlie Chan: That is humble name. Chief Inspector James Nelson NYPD: I'm Inspector Nelson, Mr. Chan. Greetings from New York's Finest. The bigwigs expect you to tear a duck apart with 'em tonight. Charlie Chan: So sorry, come again please? Speed Patten, Reporter New York Bulletin: You'll have to excuse the inspector's English, Mr. Chan. He's a Brooklyn immigrant.
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Donald Woods
in
Charlie Chan on Broadway
(1937)
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Lee Chan, #1 Son:
Gee, Pop, you sure missed a wonderful luncheon!
Charlie Chan: [at the shiprail suffering from seasickness] Contradiction, please. Not having eaten have missed nothing. Lee Chan, #1 Son: I had turtle soup, chicken a la king, and three cream puffs. Then I had some ice cream. Charlie Chan: Please stop! Mention of food more painful than surgeon's knife without anesthesia. Lee Chan, #1 Son: Shall I get you medicine, Pop? Charlie Chan: Good dose of land only effective medicine.
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Warner Oland
in
Charlie Chan on Broadway
(1937)
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Speed Patten, Reporter New York Bulletin:
Looks like you got half of headquarters down here. What's up?
Chief Inspector James Nelson NYPD: I'm lookin' for the other half. Speed Patten, Reporter New York Bulletin: Expect someone to steal the Atlantic? Chief Inspector James Nelson NYPD: No, the boys are goin' wading.
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Harold Huber
in
Charlie Chan on Broadway
(1937)
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