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Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and produced by John Stone.

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Charlie Chan: Honorable father once say, "Politeness golden key that open many doors."


Charlie Chan: Very old Chinese wise man once say, "Madness twin bvrother of genius because each live in world created by own ego. One sometimes mistaken for the other."


[last lines]
Lee Chan: I knew we were on the right track Pop! The first time I saw Madam Borelli, I was sure she was guilty, because...
[the visor on his helmet slams shut, cutting him off]
Charlie Chan: Case now closed.


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Boris Karloff, did not do his own singing in this film. His voice was dubbed by a singer named Tudor Williams.
Benson Fong, who appears as an extra during the opera scenes, later returned to the series to play Tommy Chan, Charlie's #3 Son.
Stage manager Maurice Cass vows that the opera will go on "even if Frankenstein walks in!" Audiences were well aware that this in-joke referred to star Boris Karloff, who was in the theater at the time.
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