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
House of the Long Shadows
(1983)
Novel
There Were Thirteen
(1931)
Novel
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
(1981)
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
Trouping with Ellen
(1924)
Story
The Reckless Age
(1924)
Novel
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
Seven Keys to Baldpate
(1929)
Novel
Behind That Curtain
(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
Take the Stand
(1934)
Novel
Charlie Chan in London
(1934)
Characters
Charlie Chan in Egypt
(1935)
Characters
Charlie Chan in Paris
(1935)
Characters
Seven Keys to Baldpate
(1935)
Novel
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
(1935)
Characters
Charlie Chan's Secret
(1936)
Characters
Charlie Chan at the Opera
(1936)
Characters
Charlie Chan at the Circus
(1936)
Characters
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
(1936)
Characters
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
(1937)
Characters
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
(1937)
Characters
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
(1938)
Characters
City in Darkness
(1939)
Characters
Charlie Chan in Reno
(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
Passage from Hong Kong
(1941)
Story
Dead Men Tell
(1941)
Characters
Castle in the Desert
(1942)
Characters
Black Magic
(1944)
Characters
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
(1944)
Characters
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
(1944)
Characters
The Scarlet Clue
(1945)
Characters
The Shanghai Cobra
(1945)
Characters
The Red Dragon
(1945)
Characters
Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask
(1945)
Characters
Seven Keys to Baldpate
(1946)
Novel
Dangerous Money
(1946)
Characters
Shadows Over Chinatown
(1946)
Characters
Dark Alibi
(1946)
Characters
The Trap
(1946)
Characters
The Chinese Ring
(1947)
Characters
Seven Keys to Baldpate
(1947)
Novel
Docks of New Orleans
(1948)
Characters
The Golden Eye
(1948)
Characters
Shanghai Chest
(1948)
Characters
The Feathered Serpent
(1948)
Characters
Sky Dragon
(1949)
Characters
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
(1981)
Characters
House of the Long Shadows
(1983)
Novel