The Red Dragon is a 1946 mystery film starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan, who has to sift through a host of suspects for three murders.[1]
The film marks the first appearance of Willie Best as Chattanooga Brown, Birmingham Brown's cousin. Compared with Mantan Moreland's appearances as Birmingham Brown, Best's portrayal of Chattanooga was broader and played more upon racial stereotypes. The character was dropped after two appearances.[2]
Plot
Cast
- Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
- Fortunio Bonanova as Insp. Luis Carvero
- Benson Fong as Tommy Chan
- Willie Best as Chattanooga Brown
- Carol Hughes as Marguerite Fontain
- Barton Yarborough as Joseph Brandish
- Don Costello as Charles Masack
- George Meeker as Edmond Slade
- Marjorie Hoshelle as Countess Irena Masak
- Mildred Boyd as Josephine
- Barbara Jean Wong as Iris Ling (as Jean Wong)
Home media
The Red Dragon has been released on DVD.
References
- ^ "Watch The Red Dragon (1946) Movie Online: Full Movie Streaming - MSN.com". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ The Red Dragon (1946) - Video Detective, 27 December 1945, retrieved 2020-10-13
External links
- The Red Dragon at IMDb
- The Red Dragon at the TCM Movie Database
- The Red Dragon at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- The Red Dragon film details at The Charlie Chan Family Home