Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)

<p><em>Charlie Chan at the Circus</em> is a 1936 mystery film starring Warner Oland as the titular detective, along with Keye Luke, George Brasno, Olive Brasno, Francis Ford, and Maxine Reiner. </p><p>The movie was released on March 27, 1936. In this film, Honolulu detective Charlie Chan's family vacation is interrupted when he is asked to help to solve the murder of a circus owner.</p><p>Between the inclusion of yellow face, the stereotyping of Chinese and Chinese-American people, and other racist aspects of this film series, Charlie Chan has not held up well.</p><p>Listen to Áine and Kevin discuss topics like Hollywood's shameful history of racism, our status as scholars, and Kevin's support of Richard Hatch's career.</p><p>Follow us on the usual social media suspects:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Mystery-to-Me-Podcast-105987494771196" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/mystery_to_me_" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mysterytomepodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>And send your big top tickets to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.</p><p><em>Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.</em></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>