Scott McIsaac Movies

A 100 year history of the development of movie marketing, reflecting technical improvements, audience taste and cultural sensibilities.

Documentary on Alfred Hitchcock and early spy and espionage films.

Film historians discuss the Charlie Chan films

Documentary on the making of the 4th Sidney Toler Charlie Chan movie.

Short piece about Daryl F. Zanuck and his time at 20th Century Fox in the 1930s.

A look at 4 of the best Chan films and the careers of many of the actors in them.

Short documentary on the screen depiction and public reception of fictional Chinese-American detective character Charlie Chan, as well as cultural perceptions of Asians during the 1920s and 1930s.

Short documentary on Charlie Chan film series director H. Bruce Humberstone

A documentary on the Charlie Chan films of the 1930s.

This short documentary charts the professional life of Keye Luke, from his early career as an artist to his iconic roles as Lee Chan (Number One Son) in the Charlie Chan series and Master Po in Kung Fu.

A short documentary about the transition from Warner Oland to Sidney Toler in the Charlie Chan film series following Oland’s death.

Short about the talent behind the musical film, Pigskin Parade, featuring Judy Garland in her first feature film.

A profile of two writers of City in Darkness.