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Re: New York Times DVD Review: "Charlie Chan Collection"

Thanks, Steve.

I often wonder if the reviewers actually watch the films they review...this segment from the article makes me wonder about this writer:

"Ostensibly a chauffeur, Moreland’s Birmingham Brown character behaves more like a full partner in the Chan family enterprise. Carrying the ball for the immobile Toler, he does much of the work of clue gathering as a sort of sensible older brother to the impulsive youngster played by Victor Sen Yung"

I love Moreland in these films, but in no way is he "carrying the ball" for Toler (who's not really immobile) and he certainly is never "sensible".