Sidney Toler

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Sidney Toler (born Hooper G. Toler Jr., April 28, 1874 – February 12, 1947) was an American actor, playwright and theatre director. The second European-American actor to play the role of Charlie Chan on screen, he is best remembered for his portrayal of the Chinese-American detective in 22 films made between 1938 and 1946. Before becoming Chan, Toler played supporting roles in 50 motion pictures and was a highly regarded comic actor on the Broadway stage. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sidney Toler,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Our Relations (1936)

Two sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and Hardy play themselves and their twins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Lachman
CAST:  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy  •  Alan Hale  •  Sidney Toler

Two sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and Hardy play themselves and their twins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Lachman
CAST:  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy  •  Alan Hale  •  Sidney Toler

That's Entertainment! (1974)

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Haley Jr.
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Bing Crosby  •  Gene Kelly  •  Peter Lawford

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Haley Jr.
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Bing Crosby  •  Gene Kelly  •  Peter Lawford

If I Were King (1938)

King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his kingdom. At a local tavern, he overhears the brash poet François Villon extolling why he would be a better king. Annoyed yet intrigued, the King bestows on Villon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Lloyd
CAST:  Ronald Colman  •  Basil Rathbone  •  Frances Dee  •  Ellen Drew

King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his kingdom. At a local tavern, he overhears the brash poet François Villon extolling why he would be a better king. Annoyed yet intrigued, the King bestows on Villon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Lloyd
CAST:  Ronald Colman  •  Basil Rathbone  •  Frances Dee  •  Ellen Drew

The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)

It's the early nineteenth century Washington. Young adult Margaret O'Neal, Peggy to most that know her, is the daughter of Major William O'Neal, who is the innkeeper of the establishment where most out-of-town politicians and military men stay when they're in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Brown
CAST:  Joan Crawford  •  Robert Taylor  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Franchot Tone

It's the early nineteenth century Washington. Young adult Margaret O'Neal, Peggy to most that know her, is the daughter of Major William O'Neal, who is the innkeeper of the establishment where most out-of-town politicians and military men stay when they're in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Brown
CAST:  Joan Crawford  •  Robert Taylor  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Franchot Tone

Double Wedding (1937)

A bohemian free spirit helps meek Waldo win back his fiancée and falls in love with her over-controlling sister in the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  William Powell  •  Myrna Loy  •  Florence Rice  •  John Beal

A bohemian free spirit helps meek Waldo win back his fiancée and falls in love with her over-controlling sister in the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  William Powell  •  Myrna Loy  •  Florence Rice  •  John Beal

Is My Face Red? (1932)

William Poster writes a gossip column for the Morning Gazette. He will write about anyone and everyone as long as he gets the credit. He gets most of his information from his showgirl gal-pal, Peggy. Eventually Bill's reckless tattling gets him in deep trouble ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  Ricardo Cortez  •  Helen Twelvetrees  •  Jill Esmond  •  Robert Armstrong

William Poster writes a gossip column for the Morning Gazette. He will write about anyone and everyone as long as he gets the credit. He gets most of his information from his showgirl gal-pal, Peggy. Eventually Bill's reckless tattling gets him in deep trouble ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  Ricardo Cortez  •  Helen Twelvetrees  •  Jill Esmond  •  Robert Armstrong

Orchids to You (1935)

An unlikely courtroom romance blooms between a flower-shop owner and her unscrupulous landlord's married attorney.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  John Boles  •  Jean Muir  •  Charles Butterworth  •  Ruthelma Stevens

An unlikely courtroom romance blooms between a flower-shop owner and her unscrupulous landlord's married attorney.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  John Boles  •  Jean Muir  •  Charles Butterworth  •  Ruthelma Stevens

The Daring Young Man (1935)

The Daring Young Man is hotshot-reporter Don McLane, played by James Dunn. Always on the prowl for a good story, McLane is persistently outscooped by his rival, sob sister Martha Allen (Mae Clarke). After several reels of double-crossing one another, hero and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  James Dunn  •  Mae Clarke  •  Neil Hamilton  •  Sidney Toler

The Daring Young Man is hotshot-reporter Don McLane, played by James Dunn. Always on the prowl for a good story, McLane is persistently outscooped by his rival, sob sister Martha Allen (Mae Clarke). After several reels of double-crossing one another, hero and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  James Dunn  •  Mae Clarke  •  Neil Hamilton  •  Sidney Toler

White Savage (1943)

A native boy plays Cupid for a shark fisherman and a South Sea Islands princess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  Maria Montez  •  Jon Hall  •  Sabu  •  Turhan Bey

A native boy plays Cupid for a shark fisherman and a South Sea Islands princess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  Maria Montez  •  Jon Hall  •  Sabu  •  Turhan Bey

Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)

While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. Bruce Humberstone
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Phyllis Brooks  •  Victor Sen Yung  •  Eddie Collins

While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. Bruce Humberstone
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Phyllis Brooks  •  Victor Sen Yung  •  Eddie Collins

The Red Dragon (1945)

Chan is faced with suspects in a stolen atomic bomb formula case, that are being killed with bullets that are not fired from a gun.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Rosen
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Fortunio Bonanova  •  Benson Fong  •  Robert Emmett Keane

Chan is faced with suspects in a stolen atomic bomb formula case, that are being killed with bullets that are not fired from a gun.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Rosen
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Fortunio Bonanova  •  Benson Fong  •  Robert Emmett Keane

The Trap (1946)

When a troupe of showgirls with their impresario and press agent vacation at a Malibu Beach resort, two of them are garroted. Charlie takes on the case assisted by Number Two Son Jimmy and faithful chauffeur Birmingham Brown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Bretherton
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Mantan Moreland  •  Victor Sen Yung  •  Tanis Chandler

When a troupe of showgirls with their impresario and press agent vacation at a Malibu Beach resort, two of them are garroted. Charlie takes on the case assisted by Number Two Son Jimmy and faithful chauffeur Birmingham Brown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Bretherton
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Mantan Moreland  •  Victor Sen Yung  •  Tanis Chandler

The Narrow Corner (1933)

An Englishman sought for murder, tries to escape fate to South Seas island.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred E. Green
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Ralph Bellamy  •  Dudley Digges

An Englishman sought for murder, tries to escape fate to South Seas island.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred E. Green
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Ralph Bellamy  •  Dudley Digges

Dark Hazard (1934)

Jim is a compulsive gambler. He meets Marge at a boarding house and they get married. His gambling causes problems. When he runs into old flame Valerie Marge leaves him. After a few years he returns, but she is now in love with old flame Pres. Jim buys racing dog ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred E. Green
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  Genevieve Tobin  •  Glenda Farrell  •  Robert Barrat

Jim is a compulsive gambler. He meets Marge at a boarding house and they get married. His gambling causes problems. When he runs into old flame Valerie Marge leaves him. After a few years he returns, but she is now in love with old flame Pres. Jim buys racing dog ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred E. Green
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  Genevieve Tobin  •  Glenda Farrell  •  Robert Barrat

Registered Nurse (1934)

In this sudsy hospital melodrama, a married nurse finds herself falling in love with one of two surgeons when her husband goes mad and needs an operation. One of the surgeon's regards his pursuit a lark, while the other harbors genuine affections for the nurse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Bebe Daniels  •  Lyle Talbot  •  John Halliday  •  Irene Franklin

In this sudsy hospital melodrama, a married nurse finds herself falling in love with one of two surgeons when her husband goes mad and needs an operation. One of the surgeon's regards his pursuit a lark, while the other harbors genuine affections for the nurse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Bebe Daniels  •  Lyle Talbot  •  John Halliday  •  Irene Franklin

One Wild Night (1938)

Frenzied comedy starring June Lang as a reporter investigating the mysterious disappearances of four men who had all withdrawn large sums of money from the local bank in Stockton, Ohio.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Forde
CAST:  June Lang  •  Dick Baldwin  •  William Demarest  •  Lyle Talbot

Frenzied comedy starring June Lang as a reporter investigating the mysterious disappearances of four men who had all withdrawn large sums of money from the local bank in Stockton, Ohio.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Forde
CAST:  June Lang  •  Dick Baldwin  •  William Demarest  •  Lyle Talbot

Upperworld (1934)

A railroad tycoon, disillusioned with his marriage, starts seeing a showgirl. Things go agreeably until the woman's manager decides to blackmail the millionaire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Warren William  •  Ginger Rogers  •  Mary Astor  •  Andy Devine

A railroad tycoon, disillusioned with his marriage, starts seeing a showgirl. Things go agreeably until the woman's manager decides to blackmail the millionaire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Warren William  •  Ginger Rogers  •  Mary Astor  •  Andy Devine

Black Magic (1944)

Chinese detective Charlie Chan solves a murder linked to the occult. This movie had an alternative title: Meeting at Midnight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Rosen
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Mantan Moreland  •  Frances Chan  •  Joseph Crehan

Chinese detective Charlie Chan solves a murder linked to the occult. This movie had an alternative title: Meeting at Midnight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Rosen
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Mantan Moreland  •  Frances Chan  •  Joseph Crehan

Dead Men Tell (1941)

When the elderly woman sponsoring a treasure hunt is murdered on board her docked ship, Charlie Chan must deal with a treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a hanged pirate, a talking parrot, a recalcitrant sea captain and several suspicious passengers - and a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Lachman
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Sheila Ryan  •  Robert Weldon  •  Victor Sen Yung

When the elderly woman sponsoring a treasure hunt is murdered on board her docked ship, Charlie Chan must deal with a treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a hanged pirate, a talking parrot, a recalcitrant sea captain and several suspicious passengers - and a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Lachman
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Sheila Ryan  •  Robert Weldon  •  Victor Sen Yung

Shadows Over Chinatown (1946)

In San Francisco's Chinatown, Charlie helps two different people search for their missing relatives and uncovers a murder for insurance scheme.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry O. Morse
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Mantan Moreland  •  Victor Sen Yung  •  Tanis Chandler

In San Francisco's Chinatown, Charlie helps two different people search for their missing relatives and uncovers a murder for insurance scheme.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry O. Morse
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Mantan Moreland  •  Victor Sen Yung  •  Tanis Chandler
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