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Any Resemblance to Actual Persons: The Real People Behind 400+ Fictional Movie Characters - Page 12

From Hal Erickson's book of the same title, these are fictional films with characters based on real people (but with different names).
I put the Charlie Chan movies at the end, except for the ones he mentions by name. (Charlie Chan was inspired by a Hawaiian detective named Chang Apana.)
I'm disappointed that so few people have used this list. It took me forever to make, and I'm proud of it. I guess I didn't need to include ALL the Charlie Chan movies. That was overkill. But it's still a complete and accurate list of movies discussed in the book! And it's a great book. So please, use it. Share it. And check out the book if you get the chance!
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Charlie Chan's Courage (1934)
Charlie Chan's Courage (1934)
441
6.5
Charlie Chan in London (1934)
Charlie Chan in London (1934)
442
7.0
Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
443
7.2
Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
444
6.7
Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)
Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)
445
7.0
Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)
Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)
446
60%7.0
Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)
Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)
447
6.9
Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)
448
60%7.1
Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
449
60%7.3
Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)
450
7.1
Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)
Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)
451
7.1
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937)
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937)
452
6.9
Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
453
6.8
Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
454
7.1
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
455
7.2
Charlie Chan in City in Darkness (1939)
Charlie Chan in City in Darkness (1939)
456
6.6
Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
457
7.2
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
458
7.2
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)
459
80%7.2
Murder Over New York (1940)
Murder Over New York (1940)
460
7.0
Dead Men Tell (1941)
Dead Men Tell (1941)
461
7.1
Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)
Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)
462
7.0
Castle in the Desert (1942)
Castle in the Desert (1942)
463
7.1
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
464
6.4
The Chinese Cat (1944)
The Chinese Cat (1944)
465
6.5
Black Magic (1944)
Black Magic (1944)
466
6.5
The Jade Mask (1945)
The Jade Mask (1945)
467
6.4
The Scarlet Clue (1945)
The Scarlet Clue (1945)
468
6.5
The Shanghai Cobra (1945)
The Shanghai Cobra (1945)
469
6.6
The Red Dragon (1945)
The Red Dragon (1945)
470
6.6
Charlie Chan in Dangerous Money (1946)
Charlie Chan in Dangerous Money (1946)
471
6.4
Dark Alibi (1946)
Dark Alibi (1946)
472
6.6
Shadows Over Chinatown (1946)
Shadows Over Chinatown (1946)
473
6.7
The Trap (1946)
The Trap (1946)
474
6.2
The Chinese Ring (1947)
The Chinese Ring (1947)
475
6.0
Docks of New Orleans (1948)
Docks of New Orleans (1948)
476
6.0
The Shanghai Chest (1948)
The Shanghai Chest (1948)
477
6.3
The Golden Eye (1948)
The Golden Eye (1948)
478
6.2
The Feathered Serpent (1948)
The Feathered Serpent (1948)
479
6.3
The Sky Dragon (1949)
The Sky Dragon (1949)
480
6.7
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