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Past Monthly Poll Results
JANUARY 2012:
Of these multiple-film Charlie Chan
20th Century-Fox film directors, who is your favorite?
Hamilton MacFadden 9%
Eugene Ford 6%
Harry Lachman 0%
DECEMBER 2011:
Mantan Moreland Playoffs (FINAL!) - Please choose your favorite "Birmingham" film:
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service 15%
The Chinese Cat 23%
The Jade Mask 13%
Black Magic/Meeting at Midnight 49%
NOVEMBER 2011:
Mantan Moreland Playoffs (Group 3) - Please choose your favorite "Birmingham"
film:
Black Magic/Meeting At Midnight 39%
The Scarlet Clue 25%
Shadows Over Chinatown 18%
OCTOBER 2011:
Mantan Moreland Playoffs (Group 2) - Please choose your favorite "Birmingham" film:
The Feathered Serpent 9%
The Shanghai Cobra 12%
The Chinese Cat 32%
SEPTEMBER 2011:
Mantan Moreland Playoffs (Group 1) - Please choose your favorite "Birmingham" film:
The Sky Dragon 16%
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service 34%
The Golden Eye 16%
AUGUST 2011:
Do you currently own all available authorized Charlie Chan films on DVD or VHS?
JULY 2011:
Do you ever watch the showings of Charlie Chan films on ThisTV?
JUNE 2011:
Have you ever watched a Charlie Chan film on the big screen in a theater?
MAY 2011:
Which, in your opinion, is the best Chan film that portrays a historical event?
Charlie Chan at the Race Track 10%
Charlie Chan at the Olympics 74%
Charlie Chan in City in Darkness 16%
APRIL 2011:
Regarding the anti-Charlie Chan rhetoric that abounded in recent times:
I never believed it. 98%
I once believed it. 2%
I still believe it. 0%
MARCH 2011:
Do you feel that The New Adventures of Charlie Chan could fit into the Charlie Chan
"canon"?
FEBRUARY 2011:
Which is the most endearing of Charlie Chan's traits?
His humility 26%
His fatherliness 11%
His wisdom 27%
His wit 14%
His deductive abilities 22%
JANUARY 2011:
If it could help attract new viewers, would you be in favor of colorizing any Charlie Chan
films?
DECEMBER 2010:
What would like to ask Santa Claus for
this year?
A "lost" Chan film found 55%
A new Chan film produced 7%
The last 7 Chan films from TCM 38%
NOVEMBER 2010:
How do you prefer to experience Charlie Chan's adventures?
Watching the films 94%
Reading the Biggers books 6%
OCTOBER 2010:
Do you plan to purchase Yunte Huang's new book, Charlie Chan?
SEPTEMBER 2010:
Do you think that Warner Brothers/TCM will eventually release the final seven Monogram Chan
Films?
AUGUST 2010:
Which "Chan site" would provide you the best chance to attend a Chan convention?
Honolulu 10%
Los Angeles/Hollywood 12%
New Orleans 37%
JULY 2010:
Overall, how do you feel about about TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection?
Very pleased 78%
Pleased 18%
Somewhat pleased 4%
JUNE 2010:
Which film from TCM Spotlight: The Charlie Chan Collection do you enjoy most?
Dark Alibi 37%
Dangerous Money 19%
The Trap 22%
MAY 2010:
If Warner Brothers/TCM releases the final seven Monogram Chan films on DVD, will you buy them?
APRIL 2010:
Do you plan to pre-order the TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection DVD set?
MARCH 2010:
Who introduced you to Charlie Chan?
My father 11%
My mother 11%
My brother 0%
My sister 0%
Another family member 8%
I discovered him myself 69%
FEBRUARY 2010:
Have you ever seen any episodes of The New Adventures of Charlie Chan television
series?
JANUARY 2010:
What would be your Charlie Chan wish for 2010?
Warner's Chans on DVD 30%
Chan films seen on TV 13%
The Lucy Liu Chan film 3%
A lost Chan film found 54%
DECEMBER 2009:
The first Charlie Chan films that I recall watching were made by:
20th Century-Fox 74%
Monogram Pictures 26%
NOVEMBER 2009:
When is Charlie Chan's "birthday"?
Chang Apana's birthday (1871) 17%
Warner Oland's birthday (1879) 3%
Earl Derr Biggers' birthday (1884) 33%
First Chan novel (1925) 39%
First Chan film (1926) 8%
OCTOBER 2009:
Which film, in your opinion, has the better beach scenes?
The Black Camel 77%
The Trap 23%
SEPTEMBER 2009:
Regarding the culture of the time, which decade
do you prefer in Charlie Chan films?
The 1930s 61%
The 1940s 39%
AUGUST 2009:
If a Charlie Chan museum were to be established, where should it be located?
Warren, Ohio, Biggers' hometown 15%
Pasadena, California, Biggers' home 7%
Honolulu, Hawaii, Charlie Chan's home 62%
Hollywood, California 13%
JULY 2009:
What is your favorite "air travel" Charlie Chan film?
Charlie Chan at the Olympics 28%
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island 48%
Murder Over New York 21%
JUNE 2009:
Who, in your opinion, could produce the best Charlie Chan film today?
A Hollywood studio 28%
An independent studio 31%
Commercial television 1%
MAY 2009:
How did you first see a Charlie Chan film?
In a movie theater 5%
On television 81%
On a DVD/video tape 11%
APRIL 2009:
How many of the Earl Derr Biggers Charlie Chan stories have you read?
None 33%
One 6%
More than one 39%
MARCH 2009:
Do you consider Behind That Curtain to be a part of the Charlie Chan series proper?
FEBRUARY 2009:
How often do you read our Charlie Chan Sunday Comics page?
Always 10%
Often 10%
Sometimes 38%
JANUARY 2009:
What is your Charlie Chan wish for this year?
A "lost" film will be found 44%
Warner will release Chan films 23%
More Chan films on TV 27%
See people adopt Chan's ethics 5%
DECEMBER 2008:
My preference for our weekly Chat/Film Viewings would be to watch our Charlie Chan
films:
in chronological order 76%
as randomly chosen 24%
NOVEMBER 2008:
Who may have deposited Allen Colby's body during the séance in
Charlie Chan's Secret?
Baxter 21%
Ulrich 21%
Prof. Bowen (mechanically) 24%
OCTOBER 2008:
How do you feel about the Charlie Chan Collection, Volume 5 DVD set from Fox?
Very pleased 80%
Pleased 16%
Not pleased 4%
SEPTEMBER 2008:
Do you think that Sidney Toler brought new life to Charlie Chan when he took on the role in
1938?
AUGUST 2008:
Do you plan to purchase the 20th Century-Fox Charlie Chan Collection, Volume 5 DVD
set?
Yes 49%
Yes, I have pre-ordered! 42%
Yes, more than one set! 5%
JULY 2008:
What is your favorite Chan sibling pairing in a Charlie Chan movie?
Jimmy/Tommy (Charlie Chan in Honolulu) 42%
Jimmy/Willie (Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise) 32%
Tommy/Iris (Charlie Chan in the Secret Service) 12%
Lee/Tommy (The Feathered Serpent) 14%
JUNE 2008:
Which is your favorite Chan DVD set volume from the those released thus far by 20th Century-Fox?
Volume 1 24%
Volume 2 20%
Volume 3 19%
MAY 2008:
How do you feel about Charlie Chan's assistant, Kashimo, as seen in The Black Camel?
Like him 31%
Dislike him 47%
No opinion 22%
APRIL 2008:
With TCM scheduling four Charlie Chan films on June
10, do you think we will see more Chan on TV?
MARCH 2008:
How do you feel about the Charlie Chan Collection, Volume 4 DVD set from Fox?
Very pleased 96%
Pleased 4%
Not pleased 0%
FEBRUARY 2008:
Do you plan to purchase the Charlie Chan Collection,
Volume 4 DVD set?
Yes 83%
Yes, more than one set! 11%
Not sure 4%
JANUARY 2008:
Had Roland Winters made more Charlie Chan films, he would today compare better with Oland
and Toler.
DECEMBER 2007:
Which do you prefer: Charlie Chan's adventures at
home (Honolulu) or his adventures abroad?
NOVEMBER 2007:
Charlie Chan has thrived and will continue to thrive, despite today's politically correct
climate.
OCTOBER 2007:
Do you think that 20th Century-Fox will release the
rest of their Charlie Chan films on DVD?
SEPTEMBER 2007:
How do you feel about the Charlie Chan Collection, Volume 3 DVD set from Fox?
Very pleased 95%
Pleased 3%
Not pleased 1%
AUGUST 2007:
Do you plan to purchase the 20th Century-Fox Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 3
DVD set?
Yes 79%
Yes, more than one set! 11%
Not sure 4%
JULY 2007:
Do you think that any of the four "lost" Charlie
Chan films will ever be found?
JUNE 2007:
Why do you think that, at the end of the Chan series, Charlie Chan settles in San Francisco?
His honorable wife passed away 23%
Son Tommy passed away 0%
Both Mrs. Chan and Tommy died 12%
The Chans separated 2%
Chan needed the work 7%
None of the above 51%
MAY 2007:
As TCM is airing more Charlie Chan films in upcoming months, would you like to see a mini-marathon?
APRIL 2007:
Will 20th Century-Fox release more Charlie Chan DVD sets?
Would you purchase future Charlie Chan DVD set releases from 20th Century-Fox?
FEBRUARY 2007:
As TCM is going to air a Charlie Chan film in March,
will this modest step lead to MORE Chan on TV?
JANUARY 2007:
How do you feel about the Charlie Chan Collection, Volume 2 DVD set from Fox?
Very pleased 88%
Pleased 7%
Not pleased 3%
DECEMBER 2006:
Do you plan to purchase the 20th Century-Fox Charlie Chan Collection, Volume 2 DVD
set?
Yes 70%
Yes, more than one set! 9%
Note sure 4%
Regarding Charlie Chan, what are you most thankful
for?
We have many films available 23%
"Chan Colection, Vol. 1" 1%
Upcoming Fox DVD set(s) 0%
Probable Warner DVD releases 1%
Which, in your opinion, will we see first?
A "lost" Chan film found 42%
A GOOD new Chan movie 3%
A Chan film on TV 53%
SEPTEMBER 2006:
Which nightclub would you like to visit?
Cafe du Singe Bleu (Charlie Chan in Paris) 16%
Hottentot Club (Charlie Chan on Broadway) 37%
Manolo's Cabaret (Charlie Chan in Panama) 8%
Carioca Casino (Charlie Chan in Rio) 37%
Capitol Night Club (The Red Dragon) 0%
Mango Inn (Dangerous Money) 0%
AUGUST 2006:
In your opinion, what is the best "shipboard" Charlie Chan film?
Charlie Chan Carries On 5%
Charlie Chan at the Race Track 18%
Charlie Chan in Honolulu 18%
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise 33%
Dead Men Tell 24%
Dangerous Money 0%
JULY 2006:
Did the overall quality of the Charlie Chan Collection, Volume 1 match your expectations?
Yes 57%
Yes - it exceeded them! 40%
No 4%
JUNE 2006:
Do you plan to purchase the 20th Century-Fox Charlie Chan Collection, Volume 1 DVD
set?
Yes 80%
Yes, more than one set! 9%
Not sure 6%
MAY 2006:
In your opinion, who is the best one-timer Chan "sidekick/assistant"?
Kashimo (The Black Camel) 12%
Snowshoes (Charlie Chan in Egypt) 42%
Baxter (Charlie Chan's Secret) 35%
Marcel (City in Darkness) 10%
APRIL 2006:
Who is the most aggravating character in a Charlie Chan film?
Kashimo (The Black Camel) 33%
Bunny Fothergill (Charlie Chan in London) 5%
Max Corday (Charlie Chan in Paris) 38%
Barry Arnold (Charlie Chan in Egypt) 3%
Marcel Spivak (City in Darkness) 11%
Miss Finch (Charlie Chan in Panama) 7%
Mrs. Winters (Charlie Chan in the Secret Service) 0%
MARCH 2006:
Have you ever seen a Charlie Chan movie on the big screen?
FEBRUARY 2006:
Please choose your favorite Victor Sen Yung MONOGRAM Chan film:
Shadows Over Chinatown 25%
Dangerous Money 28%
The Trap 8%
The Chinese Ring 8%
Docks of New Orleans 11%
The Shanghai Chest 5%
The Golden Eye 2%
The Feathered Serpent 8%
JANUARY 2006:
Please choose your favorite Victor Sen Yung FOX Chan film:
Charlie Chan in Honolulu 3%
Charlie Chan in Reno 11%
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island 22%
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise 1%
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum 6%
Charlie Chan in Panama 6%
Murder Over New York 7%
Dead Men Tell 2%
Charlie Chan in Rio 7%
DECEMBER 2005:
If Fox does, indeed, release their Charlie Chan movies on DVD during 2006, do you plan to
buy them?
Yes 92%
No 2%
Not sure 4%
NOVEMBER 2005:
When did you "discover" Charlie Chan?
1920s 0%
1930s 2%
1940s 5%
1950s 32%
1960s 15%
1970s 18%
1980s 12%
1990s 6%
2000s 7%
OCTOBER 2005:
Please make your choice for the best performance of mystical powers:
Tarneverro (The Black Camel) 9%
Carlotta (Charlie Chan's Secret) 3%
Eve Cairo (Charlie Chan at Treasure Island) 40%
Dr. Zodiac (Charlie Chan at Treasure Island) 28%
The Walters (Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise) 0%
Marana (Charlie Chan in Rio) 3%
Madame Saturnia (Castle in the Desert) 12%
Chardo (Black Magic/Meeting at Midnight) 3%
SEPTEMBER 2005:
Who was the first actor that you recall seeing as Charlie Chan?
Warner Oland 35%
Sidney Toler 60%
Roland Winters 3%
AUGUST 2005:
Where did you "discover" Charlie Chan?
Movie theater 12%
Television 73%
Video tape/DVD 3%
Radio 3%
Comics 0%
Other 2%
JULY 2005:
At what age did you "discover" Charlie Chan?
Up to 10 43%
11 - 20 35%
21 - 30 9%
31 - 40 3%
41 - 50 2%
Over 50 3%
JUNE 2005:
Please choose your favorite Chan film to incorporate historic, event-specific, footage.
Charlie Chan at the Olympics 76%
City in Darkness 24%
The Shanghai Cobra 0%
MAY 2005:
The Black Camel (Honolulu) and The Trap (Malibu) were shot on location.
Your choice, please:
The Black Camel 81%
The Trap 19%
APRIL 2005:
Which of these Chan sons do you think probably got married first?
Lee 39%
Jimmy 28%
Tommy 15%
Edward (Eddie) 7%
Charlie, Jr. 5%
Willie 2%
MARCH 2005:
If Lucy Liu does make a "Charlie Chan" movie, how optimistic will you be of its quality/content?
Very optimistic 17%
Guardedly optimistic 38%
Not optimistic 43%
FEBUARY 2005:
What is your favorite "rainy" Charlie Chan movie?
Charlie Chan in Paris (arrival scene) 7%
Charlie Chan at the Opera (first scenes) 11%
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum 64%
The Shanghai Cobra (opening scene) 14%
Shadows Over Chinatown (bus) 1%
JANUARY 2005:
What, in your opinion, is the best film version of an Earl Derr Biggers Charlie Chan Novel?
Charlie Chan Carries On 8%
The Black Camel 64%
Charlie Chan's Chance 8%
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case 16%
Charlie Chan's Courage 4%
DECEMBER 2004:
Which of the following transportation modes used by Charlie Chan is your favorite?
Ship/Boat 49%
Car/Bus/Taxi 13%
Airplane 11%
Train 2%
Zeppelin 18%
Donkey 4%
NOVEMBER 2004:
What is your favorite Charlie Chan "remake"?
Charlie Chan in Rio 25%
Murder Over New York 31%
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise 43%
OCTOBER 2004:
Which Charlie Chan movie is the "spookiest"?
Charlie Chan in Egypt 12%
Charlie Chan's Secret 11%
Charlie Chan at the Opera 8%
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island 11%
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum 27%
Dead Men Tell 14%
Castle in the Desert 9%
The Chinese Cat 0%
Meeting at Midnight 4%
SEPTEMBER 2004:
Which of the movies in the "Charlie Chan Chanthology" is your favorite?
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service 14%
The Chinese Cat 21%
Meeting at Midnight 28%
The Jade Mask 10%
The Scarlet Clue 7%
The Shanghai Cobra 17%
AUGUST 2004:
What is your favorite Keye Luke Charlie Chan film?
Charlie Chan in Paris 3%
Charlie Chan in Shanghai 11%
Charlie Chan at the Circus 16%
Charlie Chan at the Race Track 13%
Charlie Chan at the Opera 15%
Charlie Chan at the Olympics 12%
Charlie Chan on Broadway 8%
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo 5%
The Feathered Serpent 1%
The Sky Dragon 5%
JULY 2004:
How many "Charlie Chan Chanthology" sets do you plan to purchase?
One 51%
Two 10%
Three 34%
JUNE 2004:
Please choose your favorite tropical Charlie Chan
film:
The Black Camel 16%
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (lost) 0%
Charlie Chan in Honolulu 28%
Charlie Chan in Panama 35%
Charlie Chan in Rio 12%
Dangerous Money 7%
MAY 2004:
Which meal would you like to have with the Chan family?
Breakfast (The Black Camel) 14%
Dinner (Charlie Chan in Honolulu) 86%
APRIL 2004:
Please choose your favorite location for a Charlie Chan film:
Honolulu 34%
U.S. mainland 23%
Latin America 5%
Europe (including England) 6%
North Africa (Egypt) 3%
Asia (Shanghai) 5%
Aboard ship 21%
MARCH 2004:
Who gives the best singing performance in a Charlie Chan film?
Charlie Chan (Charlie Chan in Shanghai) 21%
Lilli Rochelle (Charlie Chan at the Opera) 6%
Gravelle (Charlie Chan at the Opera) 40%
Kathi Lenesch (Charlie Chan in Panama) 6%
Lola Dean (Charlie Chan in Rio) 24%
Countess Irena (The Red Dragon) 3%
FEBRUARY 2004:
Who is your favorite Mrs. Chan?
Annie Mar (Charlie Chan at the Circus) 45%
Grace Key (Charlie Chan in Honolulu) 55%
JANUARY 2004:
Please choose your favorite Earl Derr Biggers Charlie Chan story:
The House Without a Key 27%
The Chinese Parrot 23%
Behind That Curtain 4%
The Black Camel 31%
Charlie Chan Carries On 11%
Keeper of the Keys 4%
DECEMBER 2003:
With Toler's passing (1947), which ASIAN actor could
have best played Chan?
Philip Ahn 20%
Luke Chan 8%
Keye Luke 62%
Lee Tung Foo 10%
NOVEMBER 2003:
Which of the three Charlie Chan portrayals best matches your own temperment?
Warner Oland's Chan 34%
Sidney Toler's Chan 63%
Roland Winters' Chan 3%
OCTOBER 2003:
Which would YOU choose to air Charlie Chan movies
in the future?
American Movie Classics 29%
Fox Movie Channel 14%
Turner Classic Movies 55%
SEPTEMBER 2003:
Which Charlie Chan movie animal is your favorite?
Tony, the "Chinese Parrot" (Charlie Chan's Courage) 2%
Hellcat, the horse (Charlie Chan in London) 4%
Lucifer, the cat (Charlie Chan's Secret) 9%
Avalanche, the racehorse (Charlie Chan at the Race Track) 6%
Lollipop, the monkey (Charlie Chan at the Race Track) 27%
Oscar, the lion (Charlie Chan in Honolulu) 38%
Priscilla, the cat (Charlie Chan in Reno) 6%
Gertie, the parrot (Dead Men Tell) 4%
The turtle with the flashlight (Dangerous Money) 4%
AUGUST 2003:
Will Charlie Chan movies ever be shown on
major TV channels again?
JULY 2003:
What have you done to return Charlie Chan
to The Fox Movie Channel?
Used their comment mail 55%
Wrote to them 6%
Telephoned them 1%
Two or more of the above 23%
None of the above 15%
JUNE 2003:
Of the six Roland Winters films, which is your favorite?
The Golden Eye 20%
The Shanghai Chest 20%
Docks of New Orleans 18%
The Feathered Serpent 16%
The Chinese Ring 15%
The Sky Dragon 11%
MAY 2003:
Which film has the most "authentic" French feel?
Charlie Chan in Paris 48%
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo 27%
City in Darkness 25%
APRIL 2003:
Which Chan offspring "one-timer" is your favorite?
Marianne Quon as Iris Chan 39%
Frances Chan as Frances Chan 36%
Edwin Luke as Edward Chan 25%
MARCH 2003:
Which film best portrays the Chan family?
Charlie Chan in Honolulu 59%
Charlie Chan at the Circus 33%
The Black Camel 8%
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