OUR CCF MONDAY EVENING CHAT AND FILM VIEWING FOR January 24 “The New Adventures of Charlie Chanâ€
FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Rarely does one hear roar of lion come out of mouse's throat.” (“Something Old, Something New”)
GREETINGS! This week we mark the birthday of J. Carrol Naish, the TV Charlie Chan. Mr. Naish appeared prominently in “Charlie Chan at the Circus” with warner Oland in 1936. Twenty years he was, himself, in the lead role of Charlie Chan in the half-hour crime drama from 1957, “The New Adventures of Charlie Chan.”
KEEP IT FRIENDLY AND FUN! Charlie Chan Family is called Charlie Chan Family because we are, through our devotion to the famous detective who is our namesake, and perhaps even more importantly, as a result of our often years- (if not decades-) long online (and sometimes even personal) contact, we are just that: FAMILY. Each Monday evening we gather, as we have for more than two decades, to share a Charlie Chan movie, share the ups and downs of life, and, of course, have FUN! With this in mind, let's KEEP it FRIENDLY and FUN! We can, as any family does, have occasional disagreements, but, these can be discussed in a way that would make our esteemed namesake, Charlie Chan, most proud. And, with a sigh, I say..."Thank you so much!"
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
We Begin our evening at 7:30 Eastern Time with a 45-minute time for arrivals and greetings. During this time, we also have the opportunity to engage in open dialogue. Then, at precisely 8:15, we begin our feature film simultaneously starting our personal or online copies of this week’s feature!
THIS WEEK’S PRESENTATIONS: “The Airport Murder Case” and “Something Old, Something New” (Both 1957; 25 minutes).
FEATURE INTRODUCTIONS:
“The Airport Murder Case”: While visiting Rome, Charlie Chan is asked by a friend, an inspector of the Rome police, to help investigate a young woman's death. it is soon apparent that the murder has ties to international espionage.
“Something Old, Something New”: A woman's murder is witnessed by a burglar who is then blamed for the crime. Charlie Chan is employed by the thief to prove that he is innocent of the crime.
CAST (as credited):
“The Airport Murder Case”
J. Carrol Naish: Charlie Chan
James Hong: Barry Chan
Gene Anderson: Marta Ricci
Raymond Young: Dino Rienzi
Arthur Gomez: Inspector Galvani
Kay Callard: Carol Vane
Alex Scott: Alfredo Savati
“Something Old, Something New”
J. Carrol Naish: Charlie Chan
James Hong: Barry Chan
Mary Merrall: Alice Garndner
Rupert Davies: Inspector Duff
Brenda Hogan: Julie Crane
Derek Aylward: Dr. Dennis Pearson
Patrick Troughton: Pete Wilson
John Salew: Robert Crane
Diana Fawcett: Helen Crane (not credited)
IF YOU LACK A COPY OF OUR FEATURE: Often our features can be found online. GOOD NEWS! BOTH of our co-features ARE available through the link provided at our Chat Room.
OUR MONTHLY POLL: Please take a moment to cast your vote in our JANUARY 2022 POLL, right here: January 2022 Poll
OUR DECEMBER POLL RESULT:
QUESTION: With the advent of commercial television broadcasts in the late 1940s, could the Charlie Chan series at Monogram Pictures have continued with theatrical releases?
Probably 77%
Probably not 23%
NEXT WEEK (January 31): Please join us as we begin our Charlie Chan Film Tour 2022 with a shared viewing of “Charlie Chan in London.”
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
OUR 2022 CHARLIE CHAN FAMILY NEWSLETTER!
This year’s Charlie Chan Family Newsletter, chronicling the year 2021, is now available! Thank you so much, Lou, for your continued, masterfully hard work and dedication! It can be accessed at the following link:
