My new guilty pleasure: Full length Charlie Chan movies on You Tube.

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I love Charlie Chan movies.
The Asian Sherlock Holmes.
Especially the ones with Mantan Moreland as his sidekick Birmingham Brown.

Are they racist?
By today's standards I guess you could judge that.
These movies were made in the 30s and 40s.
Different times, for sure.

But Moreland is a stitch.
Very accomplished comedic actor.
His timing is impeccable.

OK.
Flame me.

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1. years ago they played them all on 5 ALL NIGHT

when Boston finally went all night channel 5 played them in order and they still hold up as comedic buddy movie mysteries that were never junky remakes.

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2. Used to watch them on a Chicago station Saturday afternoons. Early 70s.

"Charlie Chan Theater"

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3. I remember watching Charlie Chan on Saturday afternoons

on a Philly TV station (can't remember which one). But I had to look up who played Chan in those movies, it was Sidney Toler. That goes way, way back in time. lol

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4. Same here - but in a different city. Toler was my favorite Charlie Chan.