Earl Derr Biggers was an American novelist and playwright. His novels featuring the fictional Chinese American detective Charlie Chan were adapted into popular films made in the United States and China.
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Known For
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
(1981)
Characters
House of the Long Shadows
(1983)
Novel
Dark Alibi
(1946)
Characters
Full Filmography
Writing
Seven Keys to Baldpate
(1916)
Novel
Seven Keys to Baldpate
(1917)
Novel
The Gown Of Destiny
(1917)
Story
Inside the Lines
(1918)
Writer
Fifty Candles
(1921)
Novel
The Reckless Age
(1924)
Novel
Trouping with Ellen
(1924)
Story
Seven Keys to Baldpate
(1925)
Novel
The House Without a Key
(1926)
Writer
The Man Upstairs
(1926)
Novel
The Chinese Parrot
(1927)
Novel
Honeymoon Flats
(1928)
Story
Behind That Curtain
(1929)
Novel
Seven Keys to Baldpate
(1929)
Novel
The Second Floor Mystery
(1930)
Novel
Inside the Lines
(1930)
Story
There Were Thirteen
(1931)
Novel
Charlie Chan Carries On
(1931)
Novel
The Black Camel
(1931)
Original Story and Novel
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
(1933)
Novel
Charlie Chan in London
(1934)
Characters
Take the Stand
(1934)
Novel
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
(1935)
Characters
Seven Keys to Baldpate
(1935)
Novel
Charlie Chan in Egypt
(1935)
Characters
Charlie Chan in Paris
(1935)
Characters
Charlie Chan at the Circus
(1936)
Characters
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
(1936)
Characters
Charlie Chan at the Opera
(1936)
Characters
Charlie Chan's Secret
(1936)
Characters
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
(1937)
Characters
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
(1937)
Characters
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
(1938)
Characters
Charlie Chan in Reno
(1939)
Characters
City in Darkness
(1939)
Characters
Charlie Chan in Panama
(1940)
Characters
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
(1940)
Story
Murder Over New York
(1940)
Characters
One Night in the Tropics
(1940)
Novel
Dead Men Tell
(1941)
Characters
Passage from Hong Kong
(1941)
Story
Castle in the Desert
(1942)
Characters
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
(1944)
Characters
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
(1944)
Characters
Black Magic
(1944)
Characters
The Red Dragon
(1945)
Characters
The Shanghai Cobra
(1945)
Characters
Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask
(1945)
Characters
The Scarlet Clue
(1945)
Characters
The Trap
(1946)
Characters
Dangerous Money
(1946)
Characters
Dark Alibi
(1946)
Characters
Shadows Over Chinatown
(1946)
Characters
Seven Keys to Baldpate
(1946)
Novel
The Chinese Ring
(1947)
Characters
Seven Keys to Baldpate
(1947)
Novel
Shanghai Chest
(1948)
Characters
The Feathered Serpent
(1948)
Characters
The Golden Eye
(1948)
Characters
Docks of New Orleans
(1948)
Characters
Sky Dragon
(1949)
Characters
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
(1981)
Characters
House of the Long Shadows
(1983)
Novel