The Chinese Parrot (1927)
- Directed by
- Paul Leni
- Genre
- silent film, crime film, mystery film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A detective investigates a murder connected to a valuable pearl necklace. The case takes him from a San Francisco mansion to a remote desert ranch.
mysterioussuspensefulclassicintriguingfast-pacedlight-heartedwittyshadowy
What happens
The Chinese Parrot is a 1927 American silent mystery film, the second in the Charlie Chan series. It was directed by Paul Leni and starred Japanese actor Sōjin Kamiyama as Chan. The film is an adaptation of the 1926 Earl Derr Biggers novel The Chinese Parrot. Another version of the novel was filmed in 1934 and is entitled Charlie Chan's Courage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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