Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)

February 13, 1981 (US) • Comedy, Mystery, Thriller • 97m

Overview

Famous detective Charlie Chan is called out of retirement to help a San Francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders. With his bumbling grandson as his sidekick, Chan also encounters an old nemesis known as the Dragon Queen who is the prime suspect.

Director

Clive Donner

Writers

David Axlerod, Stan Burns

Top Billed

Peter Ustinov

Keywords

california san francisco, california detective 1980s murderess

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Top Billed Cast

Peter Ustinov

Charlie Chan

Lee Grant

Mrs. Sylvia Lupowitz

Angie Dickinson

Dragon Queen

Michelle Pfeiffer

Cordelia Farenington III

Brian Keith

Police Chief Baxter

Roddy McDowall

Gillespie

Rachel Roberts

Mrs. Dangers

Paul Ryan

Masten

Michael Fairman

Bernard Lupowitz

Richard Hatch

Lee Chan, Jr.

Johnny Sekka

Stefan

Gerald Okamura

Club Shanghai Bouncer

James Winburn

Cop at Beach

Momo Yashima

Dr. Yu Sing

Karlene Crockett

Brenda Lupowitz

Bennett Ohta

Hawaiian Chief of Police

David Hirokane

Lee Chan Sr.

James Ray

Haynes

Kael Blackwood

Medical Assistant

Jerry Loo

Medical Assistant

Laurence Cohen

Reporter at Clinic

Robin Hoff

Reporter at Clinic

Kathie Kei

Reporter at Clinic

James Bacon

Reporter at Clinic

Frank Michael Liu

Homicide Detective

John Hugh

Shopkeeper

George Chiang

Shopkeeper

David Chow

Shopkeeper

Alison Hong

Maysie Ling

Dewey Yee

TV Interviewer

Joe Bellan

Reporter at Pier

Garrick Huey

Reporter at Pier

Duane Tucker

Cocktail Waiter

Don Parker

Hotel Manager

John J. Fox

Pimp

Kenneth Snell

Pimp

Nicholas Gunn

Pimp

Don Murray

Pimp

Kai J. Wong

Murdered Messenger

Miya

Club Shanghai Hostess

Lonny Carbajal

Spaced Out Dancer

Peter Michas

Chauffeur to Dragon Queen

Vic Hunsberger

Traffic Cop

Larry Duran

Man Getting Traffic Ticket

Kay Kimler

Riding Instructor

Luther Fear

Reporter with pad looking at hanged man (uncredited)

Crew

Clive Donner

Director

David Axlerod

Screenplay

Earl Derr Biggers

Characters

Stan Burns

Screenplay

Fred Williams

Makeup Artist

Paul Baxley

Second Unit Director

Vince Deadrick Jr.

Stunt Double

Paul Baxley

Stunt Coordinator

Sheryl Brown

Stunts

Jeannie Epper

Stunts

Henry Kingi

Stunts

Tony Brubaker

Stunt Driver

Gwen Williford

Production Assistant

Jack Collier

Craft Service

Tim Hill

Transportation Coordinator

Alvin Greenman

Script Supervisor

Lou Leucart

Transportation Co-Captain

Al Teeter

Music Editor

David Stump

Production Assistant

Rene Inouye

Production Assistant

Arthur Morton

Orchestrator

Jim Carberry

Location Manager

Timothy E. Wade

Camera Operator

Edna Tromans

Unit Publicist

Theodore Tabura

Production Assistant

Jeff Lohmann

Production Assistant

Bud Clarke

Assistant Editor

Hal Nelson

Dolly Grip

Roberta Newman

Costumer

Skip Ward

Stunt Double

Peter Stader

Stunts

Larry Mann

Assistant Editor

Mark Yerkes

Utility Stunts

Kevin Tansey

Grip

J. Michael Marlett

Gaffer

Phil Stern

Still Photographer

Steve Randolph

Second Assistant Camera

Jim Wilkerson

Utility Stunts

Leland Sun

Stunts

Bill M. Ryusaki

Stunts

Toni Telo

Apprentice Sound Editor

Leo J. Napolitano

First Assistant Camera

Dianne L. Wilson

Utility Stunts

Carrie Salazar

Stunts

Sunny Woods

Stunts

Regis Parton

Stunts

Tom Morga

Stunts

Jack Gereghty

Still Photographer

Richard Washington

Stunt Coordinator

David McGough

Costumer

Rock A. Walker

Stunt Driver

Michael M. Vendrell

Stunts

Guy Polzel

Key Grip

Phillip Marlett

Electrician

Edmond L. Koons

Second Unit Director of Photography

Cordell Boyd

Electrician

Eddie Wong

Utility Stunts

George Sawaya

Stunts

Terry Marshall

Electrician

Herbert W. Spencer

Orchestrator

Danny Wong

Utility Stunts

Jerry Summers

Stunt Double

Sharon Schaffer

Stunts

Walter Robles

Utility Stunts

Jody Orrison

Utility Stunts

Jack Verbois

Utility Stunts

Sammy Thurman

Stunts

Joe Stone

Stunts

Bill Saito

Stunts

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Stunts

Bob Orrison

Stunts

Nancie Kawata

Stunts

Stephanie Epper

Stunts

Erik Cord

Utility Stunts

Michael Wood

Special Effects

Denny Arnold

Stunt Double

Faith Minton

Stunts

Yangi Kitadani

Utility Stunts

Roydon Clark

Stunt Double

David Cadiente

Stunts

Vince Deadrick Jr.

Stunts

Elizabeth A. Bardsley

Stunts

Pat Suraci

Boom Operator

Doug J. Campbell

Grip

Rosemary Johnston

Stunts

Shirley Loney

Stunt Double

Ted Grossman

Utility Stunts

Bruce Bisenz

Sound Mixer

Eddie Hice

Stunt Double

Marguerite Happy

Stunt Double

Jadie David

Stunts

Norman Blankenship

Utility Stunts

Gary Baxley

Utility Stunts

Chuck Hayward

Stunt Driver

James J. Casino

Stunt Double

Bob Bralver

Stunts

Clifford Happy

Stunt Double

Greg Wayne Elam

Stunts

Tom Chatlos

Stunt Double

Robert Black

Stunts

John Moio

Stunt Double

Bob Minor

Stunts

Allison Klolzman

Stunts

Murray Siegel

Cableman

John Hudkins

Stunt Driver

Donna Garrett

Stunt Double

Tony Brubaker

Stunts

Samuel E. Price

Special Effects

Kenny Endoso

Stunts

Vince Cadiente

Stunts

Gene Grigg

Special Effects

Diamond Farnsworth

Utility Stunts

Ted Duncan

Utility Stunts

Bert Schoenfeld

Sound Effects Editor

Ernest Phillips

Standby Painter

Pat Moudakis

Propmaker

Kym Washington Longino

Utility Stunts

Angelo Lamonea

Stunts

Mort Zwicker

Construction Foreman

Ray Alba

Sound Effects Editor

Richard Luke Rothschild

First Assistant Director

Jon Paré

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Donald Lee Harris

Assistant Art Director

E.C. Chen

Set Designer

Sam Moore

Property Master

John Zane

Unit Production Manager

Joseph G. Pacelli Jr.

Set Designer

Bruce Wayne Mecchi

Set Dresser

Pamela M. Eilerson

Second Assistant Director

Anthony Tomeo

Paint Coordinator

William J. Foley

Leadman

Rafael Elortegui

Second Assistant Director

Charles H. Schram

Makeup Artist

Paul Lohmann

Director of Photography

Toni Howard

Casting

Joy Zapata

Hairstylist

Walter Hannemann

Editor

Mary Keats

Hairstylist

Sam J. Jones

Set Decoration

Jocelyn Rickards

Costume Design

Anne D. McCulley

Set Decoration

Joel Schiller

Production Design

Michael Leone

Executive Producer

Alan Belkin

Executive Producer

Phil Tucker

Editor

Jerry Sherlock

Producer

Randy Glass

Gaffer

Mary Peters

Stunts

Patrick Williams

Original Music Composer

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Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)

David Axlerod, Stan Burns

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