Behind That Curtain (film)

Behind That Curtain
Film poster
Directed by	Irving Cummings
Produced by	William Fox
Written by	Earl Derr Biggers (novel) Sonya Levien George Middleton Wilbur Morse Jr. Clarke Silvernail
Starring	Warner Baxter Donald Keith
Cinematography	Conrad Wells Vincent J. Farrar Dave Ragin
Edited by	Alfred DeGaetano
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release dates	June 30, 1929 (1929-06-30)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Behind That Curtain is a 1929 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Irving Cummings, starring Warner Baxter and featuring Boris Karloff.^[1] It was the first Charlie Chan film to be made at Fox Studios. It was based on the novel of the same name. Charlie Chan is played by Korean American actor E. L. Park, gets one mention early in the film, then makes a few momentary appearances after 75 minutes. Producer William Fox chose this film to open the palatial Fox Theatre in San Francisco on June 28, 1929. It was a sound film.

Cast

Warner Baxter as Col. John Beetham
Lois Moran as Eve Mannering Durand
Gilbert Emery as Sir Frederick Bruce (as Gilbert Emory)
Claude King as Sir George Mannering
Philip Strange as Eric Durand
Boris Karloff as Beetham's Manservant
Jamiel Hasson as Sahib Hana
Peter Gawthorne as British Police Inspector
John Rogers as Alf Pornick
Edgar Norton as Hilary Galt
E. L. Park as Police Insp. Charlie Chan

References

↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: Behind That Curtain". Silent Era. Retrieved May 19, 2009.

External links

Behind That Curtain at the Internet Movie Database

Charlie Chan

Creator	Earl Derr Biggers

Inspiration	Chang Apana

Novels	The House Without a Key (1925) The Chinese Parrot (1926) Behind That Curtain (1928) The Black Camel (1929) Charlie Chan Carries On (1930) Keeper of the Keys (1932)

English-language films	The House Without a Key (1926) The Chinese Parrot (1927) Behind That Curtain (1929) Charlie Chan Carries On (1931) The Black Camel (1931) Charlie Chan's Chance (1932) Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933) Charlie Chan's Courage (1934) Charlie Chan in London (1934) Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935) Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936) Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937) Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) Charlie Chan in Reno (1939) Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) City in Darkness (1939) Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) Murder Over New York (1940) Dead Men Tell (1941) Charlie Chan in Rio (1941) Castle in the Desert (1942) Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944) The Chinese Cat (1944) Black Magic (1944) The Shanghai Cobra (1945) The Red Dragon (1945) The Scarlet Clue (1945) The Jade Mask (1945) Dangerous Money (1946) Dark Alibi (1946) Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) The Trap (1946) The Chinese Ring (1947) Docks of New Orleans (1948) Shanghai Chest (1948) The Golden Eye (1948) The Feathered Serpent (1948) Sky Dragon (1949) The Return of Charlie Chan (aka Happiness is a Warm Clue) (1973) Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)

Mandarin Chinese-language films	The Disappearing Corpse (1937) The Pearl Tunic (1938) The Radio Station Murder (1939) Charlie Chan Smashes an Evil Plot (1941) Charlie Chan Matches Wits with the Prince of Darkness (1948)

Spanish-language films	Eran Trece (1931) La Serpiente Roja (1937) El Monstruo en la Sombra (1955)

Television	The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1956-57) The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972)

Films directed by Irving Cummings

Flesh and Blood (1922)
The Johnstown Flood (1926)
The Port of Missing Girls (1928)
Romance of the Underworld (1928)
In Old Arizona (1929)
Behind That Curtain (1929)
Not Quite Decent (1929)
A Holy Terror (1931)
The Cisco Kid (1931)
Attorney for the Defense (1932)
Man Hunt (1933)
I Believed in You (1934)
Grand Canary (1934)
The White Parade (1934)
Curly Top (1935)
Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
Girls' Dormitory (1936)
White Hunter (1936)
Vogues of 1938 (1937)
Little Miss Broadway (1938)
Just Around the Corner (1938)
Everything Happens at Night (1939)
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
Lillian Russell (1940)
Down Argentine Way (1940)
That Night in Rio (1941)
Belle Starr (1941)
Louisiana Purchase (1941)
My Gal Sal (1942)
Springtime in the Rockies (1942)
Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
The Impatient Years (1944)
The Dolly Sisters (1945)
Double Dynamite (1951)

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Behind That Curtain (film)

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