This week's Monday Evening Chat and Film Viewing: "The Chinese Cat"
FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Dog cannot chase three rabbits at same time.”
THIS WEEK: We continue with the second Monogram Pictures Charlie Chan film, “The Chinese Cat.” We find Charlie Chan called on to solve the mystery of the murder of a prominent socialite, Thomas Manning. With Number Three Son, Tommy and “chance” assistant, Birmingham Brown in on the case as well, the trio find themselves thrust into a very dangerous world of diamond smuggling and murder!
OUR PRESENTATIONS: “The Chinese Cat” (1944; 65 minutes) …AND, the first installment of “The Baffling Murder of Colonel Willoughby,” (Radio Drama: 1936; 15 minutes).
FILM SUMMARY: Leah Manning enlists Charlie Chan's help in solving the murder of her stepfather, Thomas, who was found slain in his study. With no concrete leads, the police have given up and only Chan's deducing can refute a scandalous book that blames Mrs. Manning, Leah's mother, for the crime. Number Three Son, Tommy and Birmingham Brown assist the detective as the trail to the identity of Manning's killer leads to a ruthless diamond smuggling gang.
FILM NOTES: This was Monogram's second entry in the Charlie Chan series. The onscreen title is listed as “Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat.” The working title of the film was “Murder in the Funhouse.”
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, “The Chinese Cat.”
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, and, I am pleased to announce that our feature IS available online at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2-wuVmkwWU
And, for our Charlie Chan radio drama, you may use this link: http://podbay.fm/show/288425504/e/1242842663?autostart=1
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NEXT WEEK: Join us on Monday, August 6, as we share a viewing of “Black Magic,” also known as “Meeting at Midnight.” We also continue our Charlie Chan radio mystery, “The Baffling Murder of Colonel Willoughby” as an “extra” prior to the viewing of our film!
SO, PLEASE JOIN US for our Monday Evening Chat and Film Viewing as we share “The Chinese Cat.” What better way to begin the new week?
