OUR CCF MONDAY EVENING CHAT AND FILM VIEWING FOR June 28:

“Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum”

FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Man with ear to keyhole betray excessive curiosity.”

GREETINGS! This week, rounding out the month od June, we join Charlie Chan and son, Jimmy, aboard an old, possibly haunted, sailing ship that was soon to be bound for a search for treasure…before murder changed the plans!

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 PRESENTATION: “Dead Men Tell” (1941; 61 minutes); along with our “extra,” a Charlie Chan radio mystery, “The Landini Murder Case: Ryder’s Cover-up”. (1936; 15 minutes).

FEATURE INTRODUCTION: The lure of millions of dollars in lost pirate treasure brings together an unusual and diverse group of fortune hunters aboard an old sailing ship, including Jimmy Chan, who sneaks aboard. Patience Nodbury, who holds the treasure map, torn in four pieces, dies suddenly, the apparent victim of the ghost of a long-dead pirate. Charlie Chan, on board the docked ship to locate his wayward son now finds himself in the midst of a case of what he believes to be murder.

FEATURE NOTES: According to ‘Hollywood Reporter’ news items, Jean Rogers was to have appeared in this film as Laura Thursday, but was replaced after shooting began by Katherine Aldridge when she became ill with the flu. ‘Hollywood Reporter’ production charts include Faye Helm in the cast, but her participation in the completed film has not been confirmed.

CAST (as credited):

Sidney Toler: Charlie Chan

Shiela Ryan: Kate Ransome

Robert Weldon: Steve Daniels

Sen Yung: Jimmy Chan

Don Douglas: Jed Thomasson

Katharine Aldridge: Laura Thursday

Paul McGrath: Charles Thursday (also known as Mr. Parks)

George Reeves: Bill Lydig

Truman Bradley: Captain Kane

Ethel Griffies: Miss [Patience] Nodbury

Lenita Lane: Dr. Anne Bonney

Milton Parsons: Gene Lafarge

UNCREDITED CAST (alphabetical):

Stanley Andrews: Inspector Vesey

Jimmy Aubrey: English Sailor

Ralph Dunn: Homicide Desk Sergeant

Pat Flaherty: Policeman

Lee Tung Foo: Wu Mei

O.G. "Dutch" Hendrian: Saloon Dancer

Paul Kruger: Sailor in Saloon

Lee Phelps: Detective

Tim Ryan: Red Eye [Bartender]

Brick Sullivan: Police Sergeant

Charles Tannen: Sailor with Girl

John Wallace: Peg Leg

FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ON OUR FEATURE: Please go to http://www.charliechan.info/id43.html

THIS WEEK’S TERM: lace-piece - A hairpiece using lace allowing a more natural-looking toupee. The use of a strip of lace just at the front gives the appearance of a natural hairline.

Charles Thursday: "You idiot, that's a lace-piece, a toupee."

THIS WEEK’S IMAGE: Jimmy Chan tells his Pop that the wax figure in the jail cell display was positioned differently before. The two holes seen at the left edge of this still indicate it to be a keybook still. Keybook stills are stills kept in books by the studio for use of reference.



For a viewing of more than 500 images from ALL films in the Charlie Chan series and MORE, please visit our Gallery: http://www.charliechan.info/id448.html

TRIVIA: Cocos Island is an actual place! This small island is owned by Costa Rica, and lies in the Pacific Ocean about 300 miles south of the Central American country. Over the centuries, Cocos Island has seen its share of pirates and buried treasure.

IF YOU LACK A COPY OF OUR FILM: Often our features can be found online, and this week our good fortune again smiles as “Dead Men Tell” IS AVAILABLE online! You may access it above at “THIS WEEK’S PRESENTATION” and also at our Chat Room as a link.

OUR MONTHLY POLL: Please take a moment to cast your vote in our APRIL 2021 POLL, right here: May 2021 Poll

OUR APRIL POLL RESULT:

QUESTION: Do you think a Charlie Chan film could be made today?

Yes 75%

No 25%

DO YOU HAVE A POLL QUESTION? You are invited to suggest a Monthly Poll question! Send your ideas to: charliechanfamily@lyahoo.com.

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/id830.html

NEXT WEEK (July 5): We will be sharing “Charlie Chan in Rio.”

OUR CHARLIE CHAN FAMILY NEWSLETTER for this year!

This is our third annual Charlie Chan Family Newsletter! It contains the work of a number of Charlie Chan Family members and friends. Thank you so much to Lou Armagno, aka, HonoluLou, who has put together and published yet another masterpiece! Please use this link to access this year's newsletter which covers the year 2020. Please enjoy!

AND… DON’T MISS THIS GREAT CHARLIE CHAN BLOG!: AND… DON’T MISS THIS GREAT CHARLIE CHAN BLOG!: A great blog site, The Postman on Holiday, is offered by our own Charlie Chan and Earl Derr Biggers expert, 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." Updated each month, it can be found at this address: www.thepostmanonholiday.com

SO, REMEMBER, PLEASE JOIN US for this week’s feature, “Dead Men Tell.”

THANK YOU SO MUCH…

Sincerely,

Rush Glick

Actually...DEAD MEN TELL! Sorry!

After a toilsome, stressful move of the family and homestead across country, we can give you that one! These "DEAD MEN (won't) TELL." :sleuth_or_spy: