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OUR CCF MONDAY EVENING CHAT AND FILM VIEWING FOR November 29 “The Golden Eye”

FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Little knowledge sometimes very dangerous possession.”

OUR CONTINUING SAGA… As we inch toward new support for our Charlie Chan Family Home, 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.

AND…GREETINGS! This week finds Charlie Chan and assistants Tommy and Birmingham following a growing series of puzzling clues to a gold mine in Arizona.

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: “The Golden Eye” (1948; 69 minutes); along with our “extra,” a Charlie Chan radio drama: “The Escaped Musician” (25 minutes).

FEATURE INTRODUCTION: In San Francisco's Chinatown, an Arizona mine owner believes that someone is out to kill him. While in the shop, Manning is shot at by an unseen assailant. Later, Chan agrees to help Manning. Posing as a dealer in oriental curios, Chan travels to the Manning home where he finds that Manning has been gravely injured in a mysterious accident in his mine. Very suspicious of the situation, Chan, along with his number two son Tommy and assistant Birmingham Brown proceed with what proves to be a very dangerous investigation.

FEATURE NOTES: The working title of this film was "The Mystery of the Golden Eye." The opening title card reads: "Charlie Chan in 'The Golden Eye'." The Call Bureau Cast Service lists Herman Cantor and Sam McDaniel in the cast, but they do not appear in the finished film that we have available today. Copyright records list George L. Spaulding as Dr. Groves, but the role was played by Sam Flint. Richard Loo, Barbara Jean Wong, and Tom Tyler are also listed in the cast, but they do not appear in the finished film.

CAST (as credited):

Roland Winters: Charlie Chan (also posing as "Chan, dealer in Oriental curios")
Wanda McKay: Evelyn Manning
Mantan Moreland: Birmingham Brown
Victor Sen Young: Tommy Chan
Bruce Kellogg: Talbot Bartlett
Tim Ryan: Lt. Mike Ruark (also posing as Vincent O'Brien)
Evelyn Brent: Sister Teresa
Ralph Dunn: [Jim] Driscoll
Lois Austin: Mrs. Margaret Driscoll
Forrest Taylor: Manning
Lee "Lasses" White: Pete

UNCREDITED CAST (alphabetical):

Herman Cantor
Edmund Cobb: Miner
Geraldine Cobb: Girl in Riding Clothes
Aileen Babs Cox: Bathing Girl
Lee Tung Foo: Wong Fai
Michael Gaddis: Pursuer
Sam Flint: Dr. Groves
Jack Gargan: Voice from Darkness
Mary Ann Hawkins: Bathing Girl
Richard Loo
Sam McDaniel
John Merton: Miner
Suzanne Ridgway: Dude Ranch Guest
George Spaulding: Dr. Groves
Tom Tyler
Bill Walker: Gang Member

THIS WEEK’S IMAGE: Within the Golden Eye Mine, Birmingham Brown makes a grim discovery!



FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ON OUR FEATURE: Please go to http://www.charliechan.info/id55.html

IF YOU LACK A COPY OF OUR FEATURE: Often our features can be found online. GOOD NEWS! “The Golden Eye” is available through the link provided 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 (December 6): Please join us for The Feathered Serpent.”

AND, AS ALWAYS… 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, “The Golden Eye.”

THANK YOU SO MUCH…

Sincerely,

Rush Glick