Quotes By Person – Page 11

Year: 1936

Director:
H. Bruce Humberstone

Charlie Chan at the Opera

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)

Year: 1936

Director:
H. Bruce Humberstone

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Police Chief: Charlie, you've a very suspicious mind.
Charlie Chan: Suspicion often father of truth.

-- Warner Oland in Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)

Year: 1936

Director:
H. Bruce Humberstone

Charlie Chan at the Opera

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)

Year: 1935

Director:
James Tinling

Charlie Chan in Shanghai

James Andrews: [referring to the opium trade] The terrific toll of life taken yearly by this insidious traffic is beyond belief.
Charlie Chan: Beauty of poppy contains sting of death.

-- Warner Oland in Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)

Year: 1935

Director:
James Tinling

Charlie Chan in Shanghai

James Andrews: One man can't move mountains, you know.
Charlie Chan: But *two* can start *digging*.

-- Warner Oland in Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)

Year: 1935

Director:
James Tinling

Charlie Chan in Shanghai

James Andrews: They tried to kill you too?
Charlie Chan: Spider does not spin web for single fly.

-- Warner Oland in Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)

Year: 1935

Director:
James Tinling

Charlie Chan in Shanghai

Sir Stanley Woodland: I made an important discovery this afternoon. That's what prevented me from meeting you. We can get together after this is over.
Charlie Chan: [softly] Two ears for every tongue.

-- Warner Oland in Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)

Year: 1935

Director:
Lewis Seiler*Hamilton MacFadden

Charlie Chan in Paris

Max Corday: [in a condescending pidgen English/Chinese accent] Me happy know you. Mebbe you likee havee little drinkee?
Charlie Chan: Very happy to make acquaintance of charming gentleman.
[imitating Corday]
Charlie Chan: Me no likeee drinkee now - perhaps later.

-- Warner Oland in Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)

Year: 1933

Director:
Irving Pichel

Before Dawn

Police Chief John F. O'Hara: Ah, that Valerie was delirious!
Dr. Paul Cornelius: It wouldn't be the first time a million dollars made a man delirious

-- Warner Oland in Before Dawn (1933)

Year: 1936

Director:
H. Bruce Humberstone

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Warren Fenton: Any progress yet?
Charlie Chan: Long road sometimes shortest way to end of journey.

-- Warner Oland in Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)

Film Quotes by Warner Oland