FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Always pleasant journey which ends among old friends.”
OUR CHAT ROOM: Our Chat Room can be accessed the same way that we accessed by going to our “Chat Room” link at charliechan.info, or use this direct link: http://www.charliechan.info/id17.html
While our “new” but reliable Chat Room is not as “fun” as our old Parachat room that was discontinued earlier this year (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.
THIS WEEK: We share the film that began shooting as “Charlie Chan at the Ringside.” However, fate steps in and, with the sudden departure of warner Oland, the film was retooled into what we have today: “Mr. Moto’s Gamble.” In this adventure, Charlie Chan’s Number One Son, Lee, is taking a criminology class from Mr. Moto. Soon, Lee and Moto are involved in a case of death in the boxing ring!
OUR PRESENTATIONS: “Mr. Moto’s Gamble” (1938; 72 minutes) AND we have as our “extra” presentation, the THIRD chapter of the well-produced movie serial, “The Green Hornet Strikes Again!“ (1940; 22 minutes), which features our Number One Son, Keye Luke, as the Green Hornet’s assistant, Kato! AND…a second “extra,” the trailer for “Mr Moto’s Gamble”!
FILM SUMMARY: When the #1 heavyweight contender is mysteriously poisoned during a bout, Moto knows that identifying the gambler who placed large bets against him is the key to solving the murder. (IMDb)
FILM NOTES: “Mr. Moto’s Gamble” was begun as "Charlie Chan at the Ringside" with Warner Oland. Oland began work on “Charlie Chan at the Ringside” in January of 1938, but the production was halted when the actor walked off the set on the 17th of that month. According to news items, there was a dispute between Oland and the studio.
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, “Mr. Moto’s Gamble.”
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 APRIL MONTHLY POLL: Please take a moment to cast your vote in our new APRIL 2019 POLL, found as you scroll down our Entrance Page (http://www.charliechan.info/index.html)!
OUR CCF CHAT ARCHIVE: Please take a look at our growing collection of CCF Chat Texts from previous years and this year: http://www.charliechan.info/id630.html
NEXT WEEK: Please join us on Monday, April 29, as we move along on our Charlie Chan Film Tour, ushering in the Sidney Toler era with “Charlie Chan in Honolulu” (1938).
A NEW CHARLIE CHAN BLOG!: A NEW blog site, The Postman on Holiday, offered by our own Lou Armagno which is: "A place to explore all things surrounding Detective Charlie Chan, his creator Earl Derr Biggers, and their connection with Hawaii, Cleveland, and mystery fiction." It can be found at this address: https://thepostmanonholiday.home.blog/
SO, PLEASE JOIN US for this week’s Monday Evening Chat and Film Viewing as we continue our group tour through the entire Charlie Chan film series…and more (as is the case this week!)…with our feature, “Mr. Moto’s Gamble.”
OK, the title to this weekly gathering entry puzzles me. I may have seen you use it before, but can't recall if that's true or not: "our evening SOIREE"! Do I detect a small mystery, here? Since I haven't seen Mr. Moto's Gamble, I humbly bow to Webmaster's kind generosity at revealing any hidden meaning within perplexing problem in this unworthy one's mind.
Soiree: an evening party or gathering, typically in a private house, for conversation or music.
