Number One Son Lee Chan in Charlie Chan films

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Number One Son Lee Chan in the Charlie Chan films is the energetic, Americanized eldest son of detective Charlie Chan, serving as his often bumbling but well-meaning assistant and comic foil.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Castle in the Desert
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Charlie Chan at the Circus
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
Charlie Chan in City in Darkness
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Charlie Chan in Panama
Charlie Chan in Paris
Charlie Chan in Reno
Charlie Chan in Rio
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise
Dead Men Tell
Murder Over New York
associatedWith Honolulu Police Department
basedOn Chan family characters created by Earl Derr Biggers
linked to: Charlie Chan novels
characterTrait Americanized
bumbling
energetic
well-meaning
ethnicity Chinese
familyName Chan
father Charlie Chan
fictionalUniverse Charlie Chan film series
firstAppearanceWork Charlie Chan in Paris
firstAppearanceYear 1935
fullName Lee Chan
genre detective fiction
mystery film
givenName Lee
language English
medium film
narrativeRole assistant to Charlie Chan
comic foil
nationality Chinese American
nickname Number One Son
occupation amateur detective
portrayedBy Keye Luke
Layne Tom Jr.
Victor Sen Yung
positionInFamily eldest son
residence Honolulu
typicalFunctionInPlot assists in investigations
provides comic relief

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Keye Luke notableRole Number One Son Lee Chan in Charlie Chan films