Behind That Curtain | Warner Baxter | Charlie Chan Mystery

[@dalanmanbros8311]

Warner Baxter was one of those rare silent film gems who very smoothly made the transition to "talkies", with a striking look and excellent and natural delivery of his lines in all his roles. Thanks for sharing this one.

[@nomadpi1]

A 95-year-old film. Amazing preservation done. Schmaltzy; nearly subdued, silent screen acting, silent screen dramatic, tear-jerker "I can't" love scenes, and Holly Wood cliches. A long reel-time for its era. The production and directing was well aware of the changes coming to the industry. Yet, for me, an eight-decade old man, I liked watching it. It was well done for that period; shot entirely in Holly Wood. Real wall phones, real telephone directory, real cars, old-style elevators, et al. No person was walking around looking into their "hive" machines. Thks for posting it.

[@taniadolphy5122]

Well said 👏

[@deadalready7467]

I’m watching on my hig machine

[@RetiredSchoolCook]

Thank you , always enjoy watching a Warner Baxter movie . 🥰Nice to see the great and talented Boris Karloff . 🥰

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

All that wood! The paneling! The stair bannisters! The furniture! The script! The acting...😉

[@marbleman52]

@jeraldbaxter3532....Well said....! I always find it interesting to watch these very early 'talkies' where they talk so slowly...speaking a few words... then a pause, and often move slowly. I wonder what that is all about? It was still fun to watch.

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

@marbleman52 Very true! I have heard people blame it on the fact that some movie actors\ actress came from a stage background, and while the acting style, back then was, sometimes, more stilted and mannered, they were acting in late Victorian and Edwardian styles. Other performers had no acting background, so that would explain their stiffness self conscious in a drastically new medium.

[@marbleman52]

@@jeraldbaxter3532 ...HI....thanks for your thoughts on this. I did notice a couple of the actors in this movie that talked what I would call 'normally'...like actors talk today, so that made me curious.

[@HipPocketMemories]

And an early talkie role for Boris Karloff too!

[@markmock2887]

I believe it's his first talkie.

[@bethparker1500]

If Baxter Warner was gay, please don't tell me!

[@HipPocketMemories]

@markmock2887 I think it might be. He did a talkie serial KING OF THE KONGO in 1929 as well.

[@Uman1479]

What a good film, one of the better Chan mysteries even though he only appears for a few minutes near the end.

[@dennislyon8030]

Nothing like these great Old movies

[@LouiseTurmenne]

NOT A CHARLIE CHAN MOVIE!!! BUMMER!!! 😞

[@TheProteusV]

There's a shooting in a crowded theater and he yells, "Musician play!"? 🤣 What kind of Charlie Chan movie was this? The movie was almost over before he makes an appearance and it's a bit part! I want my money back! 😡

[@ninamartin1084]

An hour in and no sign of Charlie Chan.

[@tonycanabal1659]

He appears at the 1 hour,18 minute mark in a Chinatown scene.

[@TIGONDriver]

I thought I had seen all the Charlie Chan movies.....sad he was only in it for minutes.....

[@Froger26]

Amazing

[@kimmccabe1422]

She has the perfect way to escape an abusive husband and wont'? Where's Charlie? But love Mr. Baxter

[@ay4981]

Thanks for posting. I've been trying to watch the series of Charlie Chan movies. Interesting that a Chinese American was actually used in the earlier movies, wonder why they didn't continue using him. My earliest memories of these movies are with Sidney Toler or Warner Oland. Although their Asian make-up is something to cringe about, the movies are always enjoyable. Any chance you have The House Without a Key 1924-25? The Chinese Parrot 1927? Thanks again for posting this one.

[@lpultz6071]

Sound too low

[@AnnaciaD]

such a stilted stiff melodrama ~ yet still most satisfying. lol ~ a fascinating lost artform.

[@ChristopherSmith-fn6xr]

Has anyone ever been that much in love? 48:20 - 55:20

[@MaritzaAgosto-e1g]

A Charlie Chan mystery with little time of the star character ... worthless .

[@tonycanabal1659]

Fox Films did not establish a Chan film franchise yet.The studio wanted to find a foreign market with the next Chan fiim in Spanish, then cast Warner Oland for the ongoing franchise.

[@MaritzaAgosto-e1g]

@tonycanabal1659 Nice to know .

[@RealBigBadJohn]

I've never liked color posters or thumbnails advertising BLACK and WHITE movies.

[@thekingtroll2]

What a long drawn out boring movie. Charlie Chan had about 120 seconds in the entire movie and was played by E.L. Park. Lois Moran was a horrible actress. I would never watch this again nor recommend it.