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Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938 · 67 min

A breezy, cozy whodunit that coasts on gentle comedy and family banter, easy to follow and never truly threatening.

Genres
Mystery, Crime, Comedy
Overview
While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor.
How it feels
Light, whimsical, warm and tense. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Family, mystery, deception, crime
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Genres
Mystery, Crime, Comedy
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Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism5
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
mystery, crime, comedy, thriller
Directed by
H. Bruce Humberstone
Written by
Charles S. Belden
Starring
Sidney Toler, Phyllis Brooks, Victor Sen Yung, Eddie Collins, John 'Dusty' King, Claire Dodd, George Zucco, Robert Barrat
Cinematography
Charles G. Clarke
Runtime
67 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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