FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “He who takes whatever gods send with smile has learned life's hardest lesson.”

OUR CONTINUING SAGA… As the dusts of change begin to settle, it seems that WordPress is the best option for a platform from which to reconstruct our present Charlie Chan Family Home. Through fits and starts, trial and error, and LOTS of help from our Louise and HonoluLou. This will be a lengthy process where the main features will be completed first, and as time passes, more items will be transferred to our new home at WordPress.

For the foreseeable near future, our present site will be our home, and modest changes and additions will continue to be made until the new site is officially opened. Even then, the “old” site will remain available for not-yet-transferred material.

A continued “thank you so much” to everyone…

AND NOW…GREETINGS! First, CONGRATULATIONS to mda19083 who held this year’s winning ticket for the running of the Melbourne Cup! This week we will be sharing “Docks of New Orleans,” starring Roland Winters. Although he is now based in san Francisco, in this adventure, Chan is apparently making an extended visit of the City of New Orleans! And, of course, where Charlie Chan visits, murder is sure to follow!

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THIS WEEK’S PRESENTATION: “Docks of New Orleans” (1948; 64 minutes); along with our “extra,” a Charlie Chan radio drama: “The Eye of Buddha” (Part 1) (15 minutes).

FEATURE INTRODUCTION: Simon Lafontanne, head of a chemical company, goes to consult Charlie Chan who is staying in New Orleans along with his number two son, Tommy, and his chauffeur and assistant, Birmingham Brown. Lafontanne suspects that he has an enemy who is having him followed everywhere he goes. Chan agrees to investigate further just before Lafontanne is nearly kidnapped in front of the detective's residence. The next morning, a pair of Lafontanne's business partners pressure him to sign a clause that has been added to their business agreement whereby, in the event of the death of any of the principals, his share of the profits will go to the remaining partners. A short time later, Lafontanne is found dead in his office, apparently of a heart attack, but Charlie Chan believes otherwise.

FEATURE NOTES: The film's title card reads: “Charlie Chan in ‘Docks of New Orleans’." Despite the title, the docks are seen only briefly during the credit titles, and, during the opening scene of the film, they are suggested as the ship ‘Presidente’ is being loaded through a cargo door with chemicals from the Lafontanne Chemical Company. Although not acknowledged in the onscreen credits, the film's story was derived from Monogram's 1938 picture, “Mr. Wong, Detective.” The working title for this movie was “Charlie Chan in New Orleans.”

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THIS WEEK’S IMAGE: Tommy Chan is overcome by gang members who have taken over Charlie Chan's New Orleans apartment.



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IF YOU LACK A COPY OF OUR FEATURE: Often our features can be found online. GOOD NEWS! “Docks of New Orleans” is available…in TWO PARTS… through links at our Chat Room

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

OUR OCTOBER POLL RESULT:

QUESTION: Who has the best reactions to spooky situations?

Jimmy Chan 8%

Birmingham Brown 77%

Tommy Chan 15%

Chattanooga Brown 0%

NEXT WEEK (November 15): Please join us for “Mr. Wong, Detective,” the film whose story provided the basis for “Docks of New Orleans”!

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

AND, FINALLY, REMEMBER, PLEASE JOIN US for this week’s feature, “Docks of New Orleans.”

THANK YOU SO MUCH…

Sincerely,

Rush Glick