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Our film for this week's Monday Evening Chat/Film Viewing; "Docks of New Orleans"

FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Can fallen fruit return to branch?”

As we head along the home stretch of our Charlie Chan Film Tour for 2017, we continue along with a sheared viewing of “Docks of New Orleans,” starring Roland Winters in his second appearance as Charlie Chan.

Also, as our weekly “extra,” we will be sharing another of the cartoons from the 16-episode cartoon series from 1972 which featured KEYE LUKE as the voice of Charlie Chan, “The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan.” The episode we will be sharing is “Double trouble,” which can be found online at: http://watchcartoonsonline.eu/watch/the-amazing-chan-and-the-chan-clan-episode-9-double-trouble/

OUR PRESENTATIONS: “Docks of New Orleans” (1948; 64 minutes) …AND “Double Trouble” (1972; 22 minutes).

FILM SUMMARY: Simon Lafontanne, head of a chemical company, goes to consult Charlie Chan who is staying in New Orleans along with his number two son, Tommy, and his chauffeur and assistant, Birmingham Brown. Lafontanne suspects that he has an enemy who is having him followed everywhere he goes. Chan agrees to investigate further just before Lafontanne is nearly kidnapped in front of the detective's resodence. The next morning, a pair of Lafontanne's business partners pressure him to sign a clause that has been added to their business agreement whereby, in the event of the death of any of the principals, his share of the profits will go to the remaining partners. A short time later, Lafontanne is found dead in his office, apparently of a heart attack, but Charlie Chan believes otherwise.

FILM NOTES: The film's title card reads: “Charlie Chan in ‘Docks of New Orleans.’" Despite the title, the docks are seem only briefly during the credit titles, and, during the opening scene of the film, they are suggested as the ship ‘Presidente’ is being loaded through a cargo door with chemicals from the Lafontanne Chemical Company. Although not acknowledged in the onscreen credits, the film's story was derived from Monogram's 1938 picture, Mr. Wong, Detective. The working title for this movie was “Charlie Chan in New Orleans.”

TIME: We begin with arrivals and greetings at 7:30 EASTERN TIME. Then, we share our special short “extra” which will be followed at exactly 8:15 when we roll our feature for this Monday evening, “Docks of New Orleans.”

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. Good fortune once again smiles, as our featured film is available online as this address: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4ebuhu And, again, for our Chan cartoon, you may use this link: http://watchcartoonsonline.eu/watch/the-amazing-chan-and-the-chan-clan-episode-9-double-trouble/

OUR MONTHLY POLL: Please take a moment to cast your vote in our November 2017 Poll, located at our Entrance Page (www.charliechan.info)!

NEXT WEEK: Join us as we share “Mr. Wong, Detective,” starring Boris Karloff, whose birthday we will be celebrating. Also, this Mr. Wong movie provides the basis for this week’s Charlie Chan picture, and we can compare the two as we watch!

SO, please join in on the fun as we watch and share “Docks of New Orleans.”

Sincerely,

Rush Glick