Charlie Chan Carries On feature on the DVD release of "Charlie Chan in Shanghai". The film "Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise" (1940), starring Sidney Toler, Oland's successor in the role, was also based on the novel. Charlie Chan Carries On Charlie Chan Carries On (1930) is the fifth novel in the Charlie Chan series by Earl Derr Biggers. Inspector Duff, a Scotland Yard detective and friend of Chan's, first introduced in "Behind That Curtain", is pursuing a murderer on an around-the-world voyage; so far, there have been murders in London, France, Italy and Japan. While his ship is docked in Honolulu, the detective is shot
Charlie Chan in Shanghai Charlie Chan in Shanghai Charlie Chan in Shanghai is the ninth Charlie Chan film produced by Fox with the title character played by Warner Oland. Charlie Chan arrives in Shanghai at the behest of the U.S. government to help stop an opium smuggling ring. He receives a warning aboard ship not to stop in Shanghai. He is met by his Number One Son, Lee Chan, as well as Philip Nash and his fianceé, Diana Woodland. Charlie is the guest of honor at a banquet held that evening, hosted by Sir Stanley Woodland (David Torrence in an uncredited role). When Sir