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The Chinese Parrot (1927) is a silent film, the second in the Charlie Chan series. It was directed by Paul Leni and starred Japanese actor Sōjin Kamiyama as Chan.[1] The film is an adaptation of the 1926 Earl Derr Biggers novel The Chinese Parrot. It is considered a lost film.[2][3] Another version of the story was filmed in 1934, entitled The Courage of Charlie Chan.

The Chinese Parrot
German poster
Directed by	Paul Leni
Written by	J. Grubb Alexander (scenario) Walter Anthony (intertitles)
Based on	The Chinese Parrot by Earl Derr Biggers
Starring	Marian Nixon Florence Turner Hobart Bosworth
Cinematography	Benjamin H. Kline
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	October 23, 1927 (1927-10-23)
Running time	7 reels; 7,304 feet
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film English intertitles

Cast

• Marian Nixon as Sally Phillmore
• Florence Turner as Mrs. Phillmore
• Hobart Bosworth as P.J. Madden
• Edmund Burns as Robert Eden
• Albert Conti as Martin Thorne
• Sōjin Kamiyama as Charlie Chan
• Fred Esmelton as Alexander Eden
• Edgar Kennedy as Maydorf
• George Kuwa as Louis Wong
• Slim Summerville as Prospector
• Dan Mason as Prospector
• Anna May Wong as Nautch Dancer
• Etta Lee as Girl in Gambling Den
• Jack Trent as Jordan
• Frank Toy as number one son

References

External links

• The Chinese Parrot at the American Film Institute Catalog
• The Chinese Parrot at IMDb
• The Chinese Parrot at AllMovie

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