FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Silence best answer when uncertain.”
We have now reached the end of the second month of our year-long Charlie Chan Film Tour 2017! Our presentation for this week will be “Charlie Chan in Shanghai,” starring Warner Oland with the return of Keye Luke as Number One Son, Lee. In this adventure, the only one in the series taking place in Mr. Chan’s ancestral home, father and son take on a deadly international opium smuggling gang, with death lurking at every turn!
As is our custom, we begin arriving at 7:30 Eastern Time, we will be sharing, before our featured presentation, an “extra” in the form of a vintage Charlie Chan continuing radio drama! Following our "extra," we begin our collective running of our feature at 8:15!
OUR PRESENTATIONS:
“The Landini Murder Case” (part 18) radio program (Circa 1936; Runtime: 14:27)
“Charlie Chan in Shanghai” (1935; Runtime: 70 minutes)
FEATURE SUMMARY: Charlie Chan travels to his ancestral homeland, China, at the request of Sir Stanley Woodland, a prominent official in Shanghai, to help break up an opium-smuggling organization. When Chan is honored at a Shanghai banquet, Sir Stanley informs the detective that he has discovered some sinister activities. Before Sir Stanley can share this information he is silenced by a booby-trapped box. With Number One Son, Lee, at his side, Chan seeks to discover the secrets of the smuggling activities in Shanghai as well as the identity of the Sir Stanley's killer.
FILM NOTES: Although the character played by Frederik Vogeding is listed as "Burke" in the onscreen credits, he is called "Ivan Marloff" throughout the dialog of the film.
“The Song of Princess Ming Lo Fu”
Long the journey, hard the way,
But his heart was gay;
For, was he not a prince both strong and brave,
Vowed a princess fair to save?
And he slew the dreadful dragon,
Even cut off his seven heads;
And in his cave he found the princess
Bound to her lowly bed.
Then came they both back to the land
Of the mighty Emperor Fu Manchu,
To claim his reward, the dainty hand
Of lovely Ming Lo Fu.
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 (EST) when we share our featured presentation “Charlie Chan in Shanghai.”
LOCATION: Our Charlie Chan Family Chat Room, which is accessed at http://www.charliechan.info/id17.html.
IF YOU LACK A COPY OF OUR FEATURE: Often our features can be found available online. GOOD NEWS! Our twin feature for this week, “Charlie Chan in Shanghai,” is available online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_GFnA_b-vc . Our “extra” can be found at: https://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com/crime/charlie-chan/charlie-chan-18-landini
NEXT WEEK: “Charlie Chan’s Secret” starring Warner Oland.
PLEASE join us as we follow the exploits of Charlie Chan and son, Lee, in the international city of intrigue and danger, Shanghai…
