The Chinese Parrot (1927)
«Mysterious, Baffling, Ominous, 'The Chinese Parrot'' held the secret of the priceless Phillmore pearls and the strange disappearance of a multimillionaire»
The plot is motivated by a pearl necklace, which has caused the death and/or ruination of all its owners. The second screen appearance of detective Charlie Chan.
Casting
- Marian Nixon — Sally Phillmore
- Hobart Bosworth — P.J. Madden
- Florence Turner — Mrs. Phillmore
- Sôjin Kamiyama — Charlie Chan
- Slim Summerville — Prospector
- Edmund Burns — Robert Eden
- Anna May Wong — Nautch Dancer
- Albert Conti — Martin Thorne
- Fred Esmelton — Alexander Eden
- Edgar Kennedy — Maydorf
- George Kuwa — Louis Wong
- Dan Mason — Prospector
Interesting facts
The Chinese Parrot is a 1927 American silent mystery film, the second in the Charlie Chan series. It was directed by Paul Leni and starred Japanese actor Sōjin Kamiyama as Chan. The film is an adaptation of the 1926 Earl Derr Biggers novel The Chinese Parrot. Another version of the novel was filmed in 1934 and is entitled Charlie Chan's Courage.
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