Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)
Warner Oland: Charlie Chan
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Quotes
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Charlie Chan : [breaking into ship cabin because of screams] Sorry to intrude but etiquette ignored when lady in distress.
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Lee Chan, #1 Son : Gee, Pop, you sure missed a wonderful luncheon!
Charlie Chan : [at the shiprail suffering from seasickness] Contradiction, please. Not having eaten have missed nothing.
Lee Chan, #1 Son : I had turtle soup, chicken a la king, and three cream puffs. Then I had some ice cream.
Charlie Chan : Please stop! Mention of food more painful than surgeon's knife without anesthesia.
Lee Chan, #1 Son : Shall I get you medicine, Pop?
Charlie Chan : Good dose of land only effective medicine.
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Charlie Chan : Camera remember many things human eye forget.
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Charlie Chan : [referring to the tell-all diary] No poison more deadly than ink.
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Charlie Chan : [to Lee] *One* cabin not big enough for *two* detectives!
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Charlie Chan : [annoyed by Lee's whistling] Put a muzzle on peanut whistle.
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Charlie Chan : [at testimonial dinner] Police of New York and Honolulu have one thing in common. Both live on very small island, but while we have small volcano, you have biggest shakeup.
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Charlie Chan : Mud of bewilderment beginning to clear from pool of thought.
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Chief Inspector James Nelson NYPD : Mr. Chan?
Charlie Chan : That is humble name.
Chief Inspector James Nelson NYPD : I'm Inspector Nelson, Mr. Chan. Greetings from New York's Finest. The bigwigs expect you to tear a duck apart with 'em tonight.
Charlie Chan : So sorry, come again please?
Speed Patten, Reporter New York Bulletin : You'll have to excuse the inspector's English, Mr. Chan. He's a Brooklyn immigrant.
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Charlie Chan : But murder like revolving door - when one side close, other side open.
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Charlie Chan : Someday hope to greet honorable brothers where roar of surf replace noise of subway and hot rhythm of Broadway cooled by strains of 'Aloha.'
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Charlie Chan : [to Lee] Keep eyes open, and mouth *closed*!