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"The Feathered Serpent," our film for this week's Monday Evening Chat!

FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Very difficult to estimate depth of well by size of bucket.”

Greetings!

This week, as we approach the conclusion of this year’s journey through the entire Charlie Chan film series, we will be sharing “The Feathered Serpent,” starring Roland Winters as Chan. Finding a renowned archeologist wandering in the Mexican wilderness, Charlie Chan’s vacation with sons Number One and Two, along with Birmingham Brown, comes to a halt as the mystery at hand becomes a case of murder!

As is our custom, we begin arriving at 7:30 Eastern Time, we will be sharing, before our featured presentation, an “extra.”

OUR PRESENTATIONS:
1. The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan in: “The Gypsy Caper” (1972; Runtime: 22 minutes)
2. “The Feathered Serpent” (1948; Runtime: 69 minutes)

FILM SUMMARY: In San Pablo, Mexico, an expedition prepares to look for two missing archeologists, Professors Scott and Farnsworth, who had been searching for the lost Aztec Temple of the Sun. The two men have now been missing for two months. Charlie Chan, who is on his way to Mexico City for a vacation with two of his sons, Number One Son, Lee and Number Two Son, Tommy plus chauffeur and associate, Birmingham Brown, finds Professor Scott delirious as he collapses in a field near the road to San Pablo. Later, in San Pablo, Scott explains that after he and Farnsworth had found the temple, they were held as hostages and were forced to unearth a fortune in Aztec jade and gold. However, before Scott can name his captor, the lights go out and he is murdered with a knife. A search party, including Chan, his sons, and Birmingham, is organized out to look for Farnsworth and the lost temple.

NOTES: The opening title card of this film reads: “Charlie Chan in The Feathered Serpent.” This is the only film in which Charlie Chan's number one and number two sons actively work together with their father on a case. It is also the final appearance in a Charlie Chan film by Victor Sen Yung (Sen Yung). The plot of this film was based on that of the 1937 movie, “The Riders of the Whistling Skull” (which, interestingly, featured Robert Livingston who later appeared as John Stanley in the Charlie Chan version).

TIME: We begin with arrivals and greetings at 7:30 EASTERN TIME. Then, we share our “extra,” which will be followed at exactly 8:15 when we roll our featured movie: “The Feathered Serpent.”

LOCATION: Our Charlie Chan Family Chat Room, which is accessed at http://www.charliechan.info/id17.html.

IF YOU LACK A COPY OF OUR FILM: Often our features can be found available online. Sadly, our feature for this week IS NOT presently available online. Our “extra” can be found at: http://www.toon.is/the-amazing-chan-and-the-chan-clan-13-the-gypsy-caper-video_93524ea19.html

PLEASE plan on joining us, even if you lack a copy of our movie! Lots of fun to go around!

Sincerely,
Rush Glick