Charlie Chan       
 
Last Edited: 04-Apr-2017 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chan for more details.

The character was created by Earl Derr Biggers as novels, subsquently adapted, extended as pastiches, and spoofed in many forms. Episodes from the radio series from 1932 to 1948 on four radio networks.
American Episodes
Date Title Cast Parameters
1932? No titles. Files are labeled Ep 07 through 39
14:52, 5306, M
14:39, 5221, M
14:40, 5215, M
14:23, 5123, M
14:31, 5165, M
14:26, 5134, M
14:29, 5173, M
14:29, 5177, M
14:17, 5103, M
14:21, 5102, M
14:38, 5211, M
14:27, 5152, M
14:34, 5164, M
14:33, 5146, M
14:35, 5141, M
14:28, 5160, M
14:40, 5176, M
14:34, 5165, M
14:36, 5161, M
14:31, 5131, M
14:17, 5137, M
14:22, 5133, M
14:21, 5104, M
13:43, 4863, M
14:22, 5116, M
14:55, 5324, M
14:55, 5349, M
14:57, 5315, M
14:58, 5364, M
14:56, 5300, M
14:57, 5302, M
15:01, 5330, M
15:02, 5374, M
08-Oct-1936
15-Oct-1936
22-Oct-1936
29-Oct-1936		 Col Willoughby, Baffling Murder Mystery Walter Connolly? 14:20, 6727, M
15:14, 3572, M
14:13, 6668, M
14:15, 6688, M
c. 1936 Murder in Cabin 15-Steamship Lacronia
Butler is murdered		 Walter Connolly? 14:40, 3440, M
US ABC
1945
 Case of The Marching Ants 451 -
Charlie Ambushed		 Ed Begley Sr, Leon Janney
written by Alfred Bester
produced by Chick Vincent		 14:36, 2656, M
US ABC
 Man Who Moved Mountains Ed Begley Sr, Leon Janney?
 13:27, 3154, M
unknown Eye Of Budda
#7 and 8
15:48, 3704, M
15:55, 3732, M
unknown Murder of Deacon Jessup Ep
02 (452) ReportsTo Commissioner
13:22, 6273, M
AFRS
c. 1945		 Mystery Playhouse
Charlie Chan Charlie's Daughter Is Kidnapped
30:56, 7254, M
Australian Episodes
Date Title Cast Parameters
unknown Fiery Santa Claus #49 directed by Lawrence H Cecil
 26:54, 6306, s 
unknown The Curious Ride of the Sea Witch produced by Grace Johnston 25:31, 5983, s
unknown The Escaped Musician
24:20, 5708, s
unknown The Frightened Sharaf produced by Grace Johnston 24:56, 8769, M
unknown The Man Who Murdered Santa Claus (50) directed by Lawrence H Cecil 26:18, 6166, s
unknown The Romantic Engineer William Rhys?
produced by Grace Johnston		 26:14, 6151, s
unknown The Telltale Hands produced by Grace Johnston 27:42, 6496, s
unknown The Curious Ride Of The Sea Witch produced by Grace Johnston 25:31, 5955, M
Spoofs
Date Title Cast Parameters
NBC
11-Nov-1934		 Jack Benny Show
Charlie Chan in Radio City		 Jack Benny,
23:54, 5578, M
heavy record noise
02-Apr-1941 Fred Allen Show (Texaco Star Theater)
One Long Pan		 Fred Allen, Kenny Baker, Portland Hoffa 56:55, 13341, M
Documentaries and Collateral Material
Date Title Cast Parameters