OUR CCF MONDAY EVENING CHAT AND FILM VIEWING FOR SEPTEMBER 2, 2019…"The Red Dragon"
OUR CCF MONDAY EVENING CHAT AND FILM VIEWING FOR SEPTEMBER 2, 2019…Labor Day!
FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “There is old saying: ‘Mother know best.’"
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
THIS WEEK’S PRESENTATIONS: “The Red Dragon” (1945; 64 minutes) AND we have as our “extra” presentation, Chapter 7 of the movie serial, “Secret Agent X-9“ (1945; 20 minutes), which features our Number One Son, Keye Luke, as well as our Number Three Son, Benson Fong.
FEATURE SUMMARY: In Mexico City, an attempt is made to steal the papers of the mysterious Alfred Wyans. His secretary, Walter Dorn, is working undercover for the U.S. government. At the U.S. embassy, he begs that they send for Charlie Chan. The next day, Dorn is mysteriously shot during a luncheon party at Wyans' home. Chan arrives in Mexico City, accompanied by Number Three Son Tommy and his chauffeur and assistant Chattanooga Brown. Chan reveals that Wyans' papers relate to the discovery of a new, 95th element which could be used to make a bomb much more powerful than an atomic bomb. The detective suspects one of the party guests, setting out to find which one is responsible for Dorn's death.
FEATURE NOTES: The film's working title was “Charlie Chan in Mexico.” The title card reads, “Charlie Chan in ‘The Red Dragon.’”
WORD OF THE WEEK FROM OUR FILM:
banderillas - (Spanish) Decorated barbed darts that are thrust into the bull's neck or shoulder muscles by a banderillero in a bullfight.
Tommy Chan: "Banderillas - they use them in bullfights down here."
TIME: We begin with arrivals and greetings at 7:30 EASTERN TIME. Then, we share our “extra” presentation, “Secret Agent X-9,” which will be followed at exactly 8:15 when we roll our feature for our Monday evening, “The Red Dragon.”
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 MONTHLY POLL: Please take a moment to cast your vote in our SEPTEMBER 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, September 9, as we continue along the road that takes us through our Charlie Chan Film Tour as we enjoy “Dark Alibi.”
DON’T MISS THIS GREAT CHARLIE CHAN BLOG!: A great 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." …Take a look at the September edition, featuring: “Those loveable ‘Sidekicks!’ Who’s your favorite?” It can be found at this address: https://thepostmanonholiday.com/
DO YOU HAVE A POLL QUESTION? Please feel free to suggest a Monthly Poll question! Send your ideas to: charliechanfamily@lyahoo.com!
SO, PLEASE JOIN US for this week’s Monday Evening Chat and Film Viewing as we share “Dark Alibi.”
