The Red Dragon is a 1946 mystery film starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan, who has to sift through a host of suspects for three murders.[1]

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The Red Dragon
Directed by	Phil Rosen
Written by	George Callahan
Produced by	James S. Burkett
Starring	Sidney Toler Benson Fong
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Production company	Monogram Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	February 2, 1946 (1946-02-02)
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film marks the first appearance of Willie Best as Chattanooga Brown, Birmingham Brown's cousin. Compared with Mantan Moreland's appearances as Birmingham Brown, Best's portrayal of Chattanooga was broader and played more upon racial stereotypes. The character was dropped after two appearances.[2]

Cast

• Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
• Fortunio Bonanova as Insp. Luis Carvero
• Benson Fong as Tommy Chan
• Willie Best as Chattanooga Brown
• Carol Hughes as Marguerite Fontain
• Barton Yarborough as Joseph Brandish
• Don Costello as Charles Masack
• George Meeker as Edmond Slade
• Marjorie Hoshelle as Countess Irena Masak
• Mildred Boyd as Josephine
• Barbara Jean Wong as Iris Ling (as Jean Wong)

DVD release

The Red Dragon has been released on DVD.

References

External links

• The Red Dragon at IMDb
• The Red Dragon at the TCM Movie Database
• The Red Dragon at AllMovie

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