The Return of Charlie Chan 1973
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- Charlie Chan investigates a murder case aboard the yacht of a wealthy Greek shipping tycoon.
Translated titles:
El regreso de Charlie Chan 1973
Die Rückkehr von Charlie Chan 1973
Le retour de Charlie Chan 1973
O retorno de Charlie Chan 1973
查理陈的回归1973年
Ang Pagbabalik ni Charlie Chan 1973
Kembalinya Charlie Chan 1973
Il ritorno di Charlie Chan 1973
チャーリー・チャン1973の帰還
Pulangan Charlie Chan 1973 - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
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They should have cast most honorable Keye Luke as the famous sleuth. He played #1 son in Warner Oland Chan pictures and would later play voice of Detective Chan in "Amazing Chan and the Chan clan". I'm partial though. Mr. Luke is a fine actor.
I watched Breakfast at Tiffany's all of one time, and even then, didn't finish watching it, and I thought the same thing. Keye Luke, Victor Sen-hung, Sammee Tong. They had so many to choose from and they go with Mickey Rooney, thinking it would come across as "a performance."
That is so true but I think they felt. Well Charlie was always played by an American or a British actor. I think they felt they were honoring the tradition. LMAO 🤣
Ross Martin is a very interesting choice by any means. He is known for somewhat of a drama / comedy actor. Most of the old Charlie chan movies were billed as comedy. I think it was mostly due to the comedy styles of Mantan Moreland aka Birmingham Brown.
All this did while watching was appreciate how awesome Sidney Toler was as an actor, believe it or not, Mr.Toler practiced his character for the observer, of what they wanted Charlie Chan to appear to those watching. In essence, they dialed it in the character by what others watching with their critical opinion, till they finally achieved what others wanted Charlie Chan to be, not what the actor thinking he should be as Charlie Chan, criticism excepted without the ego produces some real (rare) Hollywood gems, 99% will never know this.
He was always my favorite
ricochet off of fiberglass, really bad hair cuts.....I really liked this stuff back then.....what was I thinking?....give it thumbs up folks, this is the best of the average....don't hurt the posters score because you think you have good taste...thank them for the work it takes to find these nuggets
The storyline had many twists in it. It kept me guessing. I love Ross Martin!! He was a theatrical performer who knew how to use disguises and use them to his advantage. Yes, he was Artemus Gordon on the series, "The Wild, Wild West". That, I believe gave him the chance to fine tune his craft. To me, he can portray anyone he set his mind to. Miss him very much!
I knew I had seen him somewhere!!! I never kept up with a lot of actors names. Just like in the opening when they first go to see Charlie. One of the sons at the house was on MASH I think for many episodes. Leslie Nielsen in a serious roll.. wow!
@@Geno5 'Role'. Never seen Leslie Nielsen, in a serious role?? How 'bout, his very 1st. film part; 1956's' 'Forbidden Planet'??? And science fiction, at that😉👍!! That's a ★★★★picture, also.
I loved Ross Martin he was a great actor and never got the recognition he deserved
Good movie...time well spent watching...hard to believe its nearly 50 years old.
I remember Ross Martin from Wild Wild West. He was always good at disguises.
Chan, the man that is getting younger rather than older.
Just started watching and having a difficult time thinking that is really Charlie Chan. Nope couldn’t make it even halfway through.
I agree
That's probably because it starts out with the star playing Sherlock Holmes, not Charlie Chan. Holmes was very prideful while Chan was way more humble.
1973 also had a terrific 'whodunnit' - 'The Last of Sheila' with James Coburn, James Mason, Raquel Welch, Ian McShane.
In this Charlie Chan film, Leslie Neilson and the actor playing Charlie, both appeared later in 1970's 'Columbo' episodes.
Austin J.: I agree with you that " The Last of Shelia" was an excellent film. I don't often come across someone who liked this film.
Great to see character actors in this film who appeared in TV and big screen at that time. Ross Martin is credible to those of us who always liked him.
Where is the real Charlie Chan when you need him
Most honorable city of Honolulu of course.
Usually, I am thrilled when Ross Martins in a show, but as Charlie Chan, baffling!
@John Caulfield Probably. Kung Fu was popular at the time, someone probably wanted a rival series.
pretty sure Ross lost a bet
I feel the absence of Mantan Moreland. He was the extra spice that made the Charlie Chan movies so entertaining that audiences forgave any flaws a particular film might have. Without him, this movie is just like potatoes without gravy: still nice but something's missing. He was one of the most brilliant comic actors in the golden age, and it's just not the same without him.
I agree with you if it wasn't for Mantan Moreland bringing some comical in it , just would have been another mystery. I liked Charlie Chan with Warner Oland & Sidney To let. When Charlie showed his family picture with 13 kids and another on the way his boss asked him when he was going to take a vacation.
Yes I liked all sidekicks
If they were to make a new Charlie Chan movie today, who would be the best actor to play Charlie? I assume that we would finally get a Chinese actor in the role. The stickiest question is how would they write Burmingham Brown for a modern audience? He has to be smart, so he doesn't offend anyone, but he still has to bring the humor.
I think a new Chan movie could win audiences today, but the very first few minutes on the screen would have to show Chan, and he would have to be brilliant in those minutes. You'd watch and go, "Yes, that's Chan! They are portraying him perfectly!"
The Chan movies always worked because they were funny, not because they were great mysteries. The key to getting it right is to stay true to Chans main characteristics. Chan was always classy, always smart, and most of all, he was always quick with the dry humor.
Jackie Chan....
@@ebayerr
That sounds great. Jackie Chan is well known already, comedy is his specialty, and he's about the right age now.
Now for casting Burmingham. Who could they get? Kevin Hart, maybe? He has self-deprecating humor down to a science. The trick is to write the part to get the laughs that Mantan got, but without being as cowardly.
I think it could be done without anyone screaming about racism.
Strange that no one made modern CC series considered who much fans old Chan movies had even today 80 years later.
They forgot to include the comic undertones with the comic sidekick and the sitcom situations. It made the story slow.
Totally agree - the slowest plodding Chan movie I have ever seen.
It wasn't as good as the old ones; but it was better than average for the season it was created
The
Season?? You mean decade.
Interesting updated version. Thank you.
Any actor should be able to play any role. The only criticism should be if the actor fails to convince the audience - this one was most unwisely cast, like wax pretending to be bronze. Thank you, so much.
Sink Me, Have this upvote! You beat me to the comment and with erudition Ross Martin is all wrong for this part. Just look at his nose.
BINGO!! Convincing, IS everything!!
@@harriettanthony7352 Just look, at his eyes👀.
Leslie Neilson always does so well in comedies, he was perfect for this part even though it was not meant to be a comedy.
As much as I love Ross Gordon, trying to imitate our beloved Charlie Chan is supremely difficult.
"Oh, Artemis, I enjoyed you. It was your children, who were unbearable".
No way do I accept this actor as Charlie Chan! I'll watch something else instead!
I agree with you. This is NOT Chan and I refuse to watch this nonsense.
You have a wonderful selection of movies thank you 🙏 love ❤️ it
There's just something weird about Leslie Nelson having dark brown eyes.
Charlie should have been much older here. He was already into his 40's or early 50's with grown children in the mid 1940's.
Nice there are no badd words or language in the movie and background music is well in the background where it should be ! Very enjoyable movie gave lot of nostalgier,Thankyou for the movie show.
Looks more like Cheech Marin than Charlie.
LOL. I didnt see this comment when I posted the same above.
Detective are great
Hard for me to figure what's going on. Also i didn't like Ross as Chan. To familiar with wild wild west.
I thought this was okay, BUT I much prefer the old black and white Charlie Chan movies.
Artemus Gordon as Charlie Chan? Brilliant!
Always dug Ross martin. Haven't seen this since 73 . wonderful
A lot of comments about not using an asian to portray Chan, but they miss the point. A chinese actor just would not be credible in the iconic role, certainly in the '40s, and probably not even in this update. Charlie is a fictional representation based on the somewhat mysterious mores and culture of the Far East, much like ancient Egypt, darkest Africa and the Nazi regime of WWII. We view these eras through a subtle haze that softens our perceptions when we look back, and like CGI animation in modern flicks, any attempt to "sharpen realism" by politically correct casting would shatter the mood and throw the viewer right out of the fictional illusion. It would be as bad as trying to project our current culture of victimhood and entitlement into more responsible and individualistic cultures of the past...
This Charlie Chan reminds me of Cheech for some reason. Same facial features.
It's 100% understandable why an actual Asian actor wasn't cast as Charlie Chan back in the 1930s when Warner Oland was handling the role. It had a lot to do with box office, and you can condemn the racism of the time for the general audience's not accepting Asian casting. Hollywood had actually tried casting an Asian actor in the first Charlie Chan film appearance (now lost), but the film was not a big hit. On the other hand, the films with Warner Oland did make lots of money. However, by the early 1970s and for a TV film, there's no reason the producers shouldn't have cast an Asian actor.
Leslie Neilson isn't Greek either but you have no problem with that, do you think it's racist white people invented Hollywood therefore used white actors, what about when a black man replaces a role of a white character? Didn't think so!
Chan FOREVER 😎❤️
Charlie Chan is good detective
It's a low key bomb. Perhaps part of Charlie Chan's charm is the character from the 30s was over-the-top. The producers tried to bring him into modern times by making him seem "normal."
The only thing more unbelievable, than Ross Martin, portraying Charlie Chan, is Charlie Chan pulling up, in a dune buggy😁⁉️ Or better yet, accepting Leslie Nielsen, as a Greek🤭!!! Surely (yeah, yeah), you jest. Speaking of Greeks; Hadrachi, as a greek surname?? That's Italian. Some script writer, back then, didn't do, all their homework. I also noticed Charlie, wearing something, he never does; a scarf. Reminiscent, of that time perhaps (1973). Look at the following year, in 'Murder On The Orient Express', with inspector Perriot (spell check is useless). Correction; the copyright date at the end, reads 1971.
Well if I can't have Warner Oland, I'll take Ross Martin. My only complaint is not with Ross's performance. which was at least on Sydney Toler level, was his English was too good; he was way too poetic and native speaker sounding. It's a writing problem. There should have been more bad grammar, low level vocabulary and chinglish. That's a minor complain. I really enjoyed it!
Charlie Chan (a/k/a Sidney Toler, Warner Oland) never has bad grammar, he spoke in abbreviated English.
Very common in Asia among the older generation.
Intriguing!
A 1970's version of Charlie Chan.
If you place ads on TH-cam i will NEVER EVER buy your product! Waste your ad money!
IMO, this was every bit as bad a movie as the attempt to revive the Mr. Moto character (The Return of Mr. Moto - 1965). Sigh - I can't believe I watched the whole thing. Back to watching the originals.
I could watch this and enjoy the mystery part of it..
Try watching the one after this, now it is pure crap..
Great actors and everything but crap....
I think Doreen (Virginia Ann Lee) was gorgeous!
2022 still waiting for return of. Charlie Chan. .;+))
the obvious advert skims are ok. and am grateful. but they could be a little smoother ! 😂
Execrable!
the Obligatory 1970's Dune Buggy
Grew up watching Charlie Chan movies now in my 80's would love to see modern CC movie made this one not too bad but not quite as good as agional
PC stuff is for intellectual light weights. Nice movie...
Great story. Always loved Chan hypotheses....then and now.
How many billion Asians are there and they couldn’t find a single one to play the part?
RIP Lessie
Agreed 👍
OMG!!! This is Artimus Gordon from freakn' Wild Wild West back in the day 😕 ... he no more Chinese than I am 😉
You mean "Jones" is not a Chinese name?? LMAO!!
pouring tea is a ritual, not so casual as to pour a cup over papers.
You would think that they could find an Asian actor to play an Asian.
Has it been so long ago?
This man is smart
Chan is the best
Ross Martin was faithful to the character!
After the first five minutes, I was waiting for my hero. Then Ross Martin appeared. Can't believe it was at this writing 47years ago I saw this production. Even before the TV show "Kung Fu" At any rate my friends out there to me the movie had its ups and downs? Since the opening screen on the ship...Ok will see was my impression. Nothing like the original though and who would want to. It a classic from 1930's
RIP Ross
Strange choice of actors in this one imho
Leslie Nielsen makes a dime-store Greek at best.
Good movie. Have always enjoyed Ross Martin's film & shows. But, by '1972-'73' they could have found an Asian actor to play Charlie Chan.
No...... that is to say... .. NO.... no...... no......
I guess for the 1970's, and the temporary fascination with old movies, this attempted revival was inevitable. I'm glad the gad flies of the 1970-1980's fell off the movie map. Too many trying to ride the waves of successful story lines are still around though and it's 40 years later.
And Wait a Minute ... looks like they were trying to make this a series,,, For Real???
I wonder if any Chinese actor would actually want the part if offered? Since Mr. Chan has become such a caricature of Chinese culture after almost a century of film. I think it would be quit controversial in this day and age if an occidental actor played the Charlie Chan character as in the past. Also the Mantan Morgan character would be completely out of the question.
Bad. Cheesy '70s bad. Perfect example of 'changing' Hollywood. No attempt whatsoever to emulate the beloved Chan classics with ANY class at all. Ugh.
uh...the original chan was a white guy with clear tape above his eyebrows...Boris Karloff
@@sidforbrains6552 I believe Boris played the character of "Mr Wong"
Another series of movies similar to Charlie Chan...
Two other actors played most of the early Charlie Chan movies...
Their were a few other movies with different actors after them but they were in the majority..
To me the worst will allways be the one done by Peter Uztinov.
How could such a great actor played such a poor role in a crap movie, at least he is one of, if not the best Poirot.
@@zakofrx Uztinov....oh yeah...thanks Mark, it seems all my memories intersect at times....I mean, I have a good memory, but it's short....God Bless a true fan
Who played the 'SideKick' of Old West super-agent James West ??
Was it Charlie Chan ? 🐱
The actor who plays Charlie Chan in this movie. ❤❤
Ross Martin did a most excellent job of portraying The worlds most celebrated detective Charlie Chan :)
Ross Martin is good actor
Esses filmes deveriam ser legendado ou dublado 🤔
I could see another return of Charlie Chan but portrayed by an actual Chinese actor. No king fu and more Chinese spoken.
I thought that because this was the 70's that Charlie Chan would have been played by a Chinese man. Sadly no.
Maybe Jackie Chan would be good for us now. X 2019. X
I hope if a Charlie Chann movie is made in this day and age, a Chinese actor will play him. Loved the old movies, understood a name actor was needed but aren't there any recognized Oriental actors?
Diane Schmidt....Artemus Gordon....calling himself Tall & Dark...actually 5'7" in shoes...and very Jewish.
Part of being an actor is making believe you're someone you're not. I don't think most Chinese actors are interested in such a role, though I would love to see Jackie Chan do it without any martial arts.
still couldn't find a Chinese actor for the part, Hollywood didn't look hard enough
This has made for TV all over it. The fruit of Hollywood gone north to save on costs. Seldom have so many bad accents been in one movie. Even the silly end of the series Chan B movies are a cut above this one.
A 9 on the YUK Meter.
Sad excuse for a movie. BARF!
Chan is good
Where's Charlie Tuna?
i like ross martin, but this movie did not do him any justice. he was a very bad charlie chan with an awful accent . someone made the comment , key luke should have played the title role and i agree. martin was horrible and that accent , man it was bad
Can't do it! Ross Martin doesn't fit the roll. Bad script. Sorry. 😣😞😟😔
So the very latest Charley Chan movie is also the very worst.
You would think after so many years that Hollywood would have the sense to use a real Chinese actor to pay Charlie Chan instead of this terrible substitute. I can stand to watch this. He is so unbelievable as A China-man, I quit.
No offense intended for the actors here but none of them can match Sidney Toler. The "modern" remakes of these old movies almost always end in disaster! This is no exception!!
I am enjoying this film; however, I am wondering if it was not possible to get actors of a Turkish or Chinese/Hawaiian background.
I can't remember his real name but he plays Steven Chan here in this movie should have been playing Charlie Chan. The actor playing Charlie Chan in this movie is about as Chinese as I'm Gueen Elizabeth of England and he's crappie acting as Charlie Chan. Blah, yuck, yucky otherwise this movie and it's story line would have been better.
Honestly, they should have just made a movie with Ross in it, and I am sure people would watch, but calling it Charlie Chan, no.
Shameful, so shameful!
I think Roddy McDowall would have been better for Richard Haydn's part in this picture (IMHO) … JUST Say'n ... “🍺 Dilly Dilly”❗
how rotten, couldn't a Chinese actor, glad i missed this movie.
dude, original Chan was Boris Karloff...lol
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The Naked Gun actor I, II, III, is hard to take serious. This is a horrible movie. It hurts to watch. I was waiting for the Pink Panther to step in at any time, he didn't.