Charlie Chan's Courage

Charlie Chan's Courage (1934) is the fifth film in which Warner Oland played detective Charlie Chan. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film The Chinese Parrot, based upon the novel by Earl Derr Biggers. Both are considered lost films. An audio recreation accompanied by still photographs from the original film is included as a special feature on some DVD collections. Plot Chan is hired to transport a pearl necklace. When his employer is murdered, he sets out to unmask the killer. Cast Warner Oland as Charlie Chan Drue Leyton as Paula Graham Donald Woods as Bob Crawford Paul Harvey as J.P. Madden / Jerry Delaney Murray Kinnell as Martin Thorne Reginald Mason as Alexander Crawford Virginia Hammond as Mrs. Sally Jordan Si Jenks as Will Holley Harvey Clark as Professor Gamble Jerry Jerome as Maydorf Jack Carter as Victor Jordan James Wang as Wong DeWitt Jennings as Constable Brackett (as DeWitt C. Jennings) Francis Ford as Hewitt