Layne Tom Jr.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

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Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Jean Arthur  •  James Stewart  •  Claude Rains  •  Edward Arnold

Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Jean Arthur  •  James Stewart  •  Claude Rains  •  Edward Arnold

The Hurricane (1937)

A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community petition the governor for clemency but all pretense of law and order are soon shattered by an incoming tropical storm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Dorothy Lamour  •  Jon Hall  •  Mary Astor  •  C. Aubrey Smith

A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community petition the governor for clemency but all pretense of law and order are soon shattered by an incoming tropical storm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Dorothy Lamour  •  Jon Hall  •  Mary Astor  •  C. Aubrey Smith

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

Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)

Get ready for a Gold Medal murder mystery! This "tense, thrilling mystery" ('California Congress of Parents and Teachers') pits Charlie Chan against international spies who are using the Berlin Olympic games as the perfect cover...for cold-blooded murder!  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. Bruce Humberstone
CAST:  Warner Oland  •  Katherine DeMille  •  Keye Luke  •  C. Henry Gordon

Get ready for a Gold Medal murder mystery! This "tense, thrilling mystery" ('California Congress of Parents and Teachers') pits Charlie Chan against international spies who are using the Berlin Olympic games as the perfect cover...for cold-blooded murder!  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. Bruce Humberstone
CAST:  Warner Oland  •  Katherine DeMille  •  Keye Luke  •  C. Henry Gordon

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)

On a cruise ship from Honolulu to San Francisco, the famous Chinese detective encounters four more murders while trying to figure out the murder of a Scotland Yard friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Forde
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Victor Sen Yung  •  Robert Lowery  •  Marjorie Weaver

On a cruise ship from Honolulu to San Francisco, the famous Chinese detective encounters four more murders while trying to figure out the murder of a Scotland Yard friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Forde
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Victor Sen Yung  •  Robert Lowery  •  Marjorie Weaver

The Legacy of Charlie Chan (2006)

Documentary on the Charlie Chan films  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cork
CAST:  Layne Tom Jr.  •  Jon L. Breen

Documentary on the Charlie Chan films  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cork
CAST:  Layne Tom Jr.  •  Jon L. Breen

Layne Tom, Jr: The Adventures of Charlie Chan, Jr. (2006)

A short documentary on Charlie Chan series actor Layne Tom, Jr.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cork
CAST:  Layne Tom Jr.

A short documentary on Charlie Chan series actor Layne Tom, Jr.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cork
CAST:  Layne Tom Jr.