Movies: John Cork

An examination of the life of great Russian author Leo Tolstoy, who penned the 1877 novel Anna Karenina....

A brief documentary about Roger Moore as James Bond....

A documentary about Ian Fleming....

A short story about Alfred Hitchcock....

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

Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Notorious' (1946)....

A documentary on the United States Army Air Forces pilot David Jones, the inspiration for Steve McQueen’s character in the 1963 film THE GREAT ESCAPE....

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 documentary on the creation of the popular Charlie Chan detective character as well as the history of Chan films of the 1930s....

Film historians discuss the Charlie Chan films...

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

An interview with Guy Hamilton....

A profile of two writers of City in Darkness....

A short documentary on the life and, particularly, last days of the Swedish actor, Warner Oland...probably the most famous of the actors who played Charlie Chan. It begins right before his odd death and then goes back to a quick overview of his life ...

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

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

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

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

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

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