Len, that is certainly a great choice, and features Cesar Romero! My second recommendation would be "City in Darkness" because there's a lot of action and it also stars Leo G. Carroll & Lon Chaney Jr. Plus, Charlie actually gets smacked around a bit :).

I think your choice is perfect! Lou

Thanks Lou... that's a great selection. I've showed some of City in Darkness -- a few clips.... during the class... great newsreel footage.

Hi, Len!

Yes, I think that "Charlie Chan at Treasure Island" would be an EXCELLENT choice! It would be fun, perhaps, to first provide your class with some information on the setting of this film, the 1939 "West Coast World's Fair."

Sincerely,
Rush

Thanks Rush. That makes good sense, as the first time I saw that title years ago, I thought that it was somehow related to a pirate adventure ala Robert Louis Stevenson....