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1. This man was a novelist and playwright, who was a 1907 graduate of Harvard University then worked as a journalist before becoming an author of fiction.
Name the creator of this most illustrious character, Charlie Chan, who became a very popular movie series in the 1930s and 40s.
2. The actor who played #1 son was in many other movies and had a lucrative career in television. He also replaced Boris Karloff as the main character in the movie 'Phantom of Chinatown' as James Lee Wong in 1940. Who was this man who was also considered one of the best dressed in Hollywood?
3. Six novels of Mr Moto were written by John Marquand between 1935 and 1957 for 'The Saturday Evening Post'. The movie series ran from 1935-1942, wherein Mr Moto was portrayed by only one actor (in 1957 Henry Silva played the character so badly most would prefer to forget it exists).
So who did portray Mr Moto so superbly?
4. The first Charlie Chan book was published in 1919.
Do you know the first title introducing this most illustrious detective?
5. Many actors in the 1920s portrayed the role of Charlie Chan, but which one popularized the series for Universal Studios with the film 'Charlie Chan Carries On' in 1931?
6. 'Mr. Wong, Detective' was Monogram's answer to the Charlie Chan series.
These movies were not based on novels but short stories in 'Collier's' magazine, written by Hugh Wiley, and starred a very familiar actor who normally was not mild mannered.
Who was this actor?
7. When the actor portraying Chan in 'Mr Wong, Detective' died in 1938 the studio needed to find a replacement quickly and chose an actor who played Mr Chan the next 11 movies. This actor died, five years later; name the actor who played him?
8. When the original actor's replacement took over the series, he no longer had his #1 son, but instead #2 son (Charlie had 12 children so there no end of sons to take over the role including a daughter Francis Chan).
Who played this role?
9. As the series continued into the late 1940s Charlie Chan had a new star by 1947. Though he had Keye Luke as his #1 son. Luke was actually six months older!
He made six more Charlie Chan movies before the series was abandoned in 1948.
Who was he?
10. Lastly we come to #3 son in the last of the Charlie Chan movies, though Keye Luke did act in the last two movies that were made in England. This character actor had a long movie career and was the "old man" in the Kung Fu Series.
Who was Tommy Chan?
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