John Cork Movies

An interview with Guy Hamilton.

A short documentary on Charlie Chan series actor Layne Tom, Jr.

Documentary giving input on Robert Stevenson and the creation of the production with a bit of a battle between the director and Orson Welles who attempted to unsuccessfully usurp control from him.

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 documentary on the third Charlie Chan film to star Sidney Toler.

A documentary on the Charlie Chan films of the 1930s

Special featurette included on the Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) DVD.

Documentary short on the real-life origins behind the fictional movie All About Eve, with audio of the "real Eve."

A profile of two writers of City in Darkness.

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

A documentary on the third film in the Sidney Toler Charlie Chan series

Supplement on Charlie Chan in Reno DVD

A short story about Alfred Hitchcock.

Special featurette included on the Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) DVD.

Special featurette included on the Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) DVD.

How the history and reputation of Reno, Nevada figures into the film mystery Charlie Chan in Reno.

A documentary on Chang Apana, the Chinese-Hawaiian police officer who was the inspiration for the character of Charlie Chan.

Featurette for Four Jills in a Jeep (1944). The stars of the '44 film actually went on a USO tour on which the film was based.