Our CCF Monday Night Chat: "Charlie Chan in Paris"
FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Youth tonic for old blood."
OUR “NEW” CHAT ROOM: Our NEW Chat Room can be accessed the same way that we accessed our previous version. Just go to our “Chat Room” link at charliechan.info, or use this direct link: http://www.charliechan.info/id17.html
While our “new” Chat Room is not as “fun” as our old Parachat room (sadly, no sound effects!), still, it is proving to be quite functional as far as the “basics” are concerned, and it seems to be working well for the most part. And...it's FREE!
THIS WEEK: With “Charlie Chan in Paris,” the second of the “connected” Charlie Chan travel films. In this film, Mr. Chan flies across the English Channel to Paris, following a lead he was asked to investigate while in London for his previous adventure. What was a secret investigation is soon revealed, resulting in danger for the detective as well as his number one son, Lee!
OUR PRESENTATIONS: “Charlie Chan in Paris” (1935; 70 minutes) AND we have as our “extra” presentation, the SIXTH chapter of the 1943 movie serial, The Adventures of Smilin’ Jack (1943; 20 minutes), which features our Number One Son, Keye Luke AND “Pop,” Sidney Toler in supporting roles!
FILM SUMMARY: Charlie Chan is hired by British investors to investigate a bond-forgery racket involving a Parisian bank. Upon his arrival in Paris, Chan, who pretends to be on vacation, is made harshly aware through a warning note that the true nature of his visit is known. Later, his agent, a nightclub dancer named Nardi is killed before she can tell give the detective any information. Surprised by the appearance of his Number One Son, Lee, father and son work as a team on a dangerous case that is complicated by a false murder accusation for banker's daughter Yvette.
FILM NOTES: According to ‘Daily Variety,’ Hamilton MacFadden, the original director, was relieved of his assignment after the film was in production one week. Dan Clark, who did not receive screen credit, was the original cameraman. This was the first film in which Keye Luke played the role of Lee Chan.
TIME: We begin with arrivals and greetings at 7:30 EASTERN TIME. Then, we share our “extra” presentation which will be followed at exactly 8:15 when we roll our feature for our Monday evening, “Charlie Chan in Paris.”
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 online. Happily, both our feature as well as our extra are available online. Please use the links provided at our Chat Room.
OUR FEBRUARY MONTHLY POLL: Please take a moment to cast your vote in our new February 2019 Poll, located at our Entrance Page (http://www.charliechan.info/index.html)!
NEXT WEEK: Please join us on Monday, February 18 as we continue on with our Charlie Chan Film Tour for 2019 with “Charlie Chan in Egypt” (1935), as Charlie Chan travels to Luxor, Egypt to investigate the corrupt sales of ancient artifacts on the black market. Of course, MURDER enters the picture!
SO, PLEASE JOIN US for this week’s Monday gathering as we continue our group tour through the entire Charlie Chan film series…and more…with “Charlie Chan in Paris.”
IF YOU HAVE YET TO DOWNLOAD OUR CHARLIE CHAN FAMILY NEWSLETTER: If anyone has yet to access it, Included as an attachment, please find a copy of “The Charlie Chan Family 2018 Newsletter” (Issue No. 1), edited by Lou Armagno, whom we know as HonoluLou. Mr. Armagno, as you will see, put together the contributions of a number of CCF members, creating a masterpiece that will be a shining star in Charlie Chan family lore! If, for any reason, you are unable to access the links provided, please view the copy that was placed into our Study at our Charlie Chan family Home: http://www.charliechan.info/id632.html. You may also access “The Charlie Chan family 2018 Newsletter” at this address online: https://thepostmanonholidayhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/2018-newsletter-master.1.pdf.
