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GREETINGS! We now will be sharing the second-oldest existing entry in the Charlie Chan film series proper, “Charlie Chan in London.” Between “The Black camel” and this week’s film, there is an availability gap of three movies, “Charlie Chan’s Chance,” “Charlie Chan’s Greatest Case,” and “Charlie Chan’s Courage,” sadly, all lost to us. If we recall Warner Oland’s portrayal of Charlie Chan in “The Black Camel” and compare that with that in “London,” we can see that Oland has, by this time, given us the detective as we know him. “Charlie Chan in London” is the first of the three “connected” Chan films: “Charlie Chan in London,” “Charlie Chan in Paris,” and “Charlie Chan in Egypt.”

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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 PRESENTATION: “Charlie Chan in London” (1935; 79 minutes).

FEATURE INTRODUCTION: When a young Englishman, Paul Gray, is convicted of murder and sentenced to hang, his sister, convinced of his innocence, asks Charlie Chan, who is visiting London, to investigate and find the real murderer. To that end, Chan visits a large country manor house in England where the killing occurred. There are a number of suspects among the large group of fox hunters who are staying at the manor, and it soon becomes clear that the killer is still actively trying to avoid capture. Charlie Chan must work fast to discover the real murderer's identity and save Paul Gray from the gallows.

FEATURE NOTES: This was the first film in the Charlie Chan series that was not based on a particular novel by Chan's creator, Earl Derr Biggers. The ‘New York Times’ commented that this film, written by Philip MacDonald, a noted detective novelist himself, "maintains the Chan tradition." “Charlie Chan in London” is the second-oldest film in the Charlie Chan series that we have available to us today for viewing as the intervening three following “The Black Came (at his time the oldest existing title in the Charlie Chan series, as the initial picture in the series, “Charlie Chan Carries On” is considered lost as are “Charlie Chan’s Chance” (1932), C”harlie Chan’s Greatest Case” (1933), and “Charlie Chan’s Courage” (1934). “Charlie Chan in London” is referenced in the 2001 mystery film “Gosford Park.” It is mentioned because a fictional Hollywood producer named Morris Weissman travels to Gosford Park to do research on British customs. Actor Alan Mowbray, a cast member in “Charlie Chan in London,” is also mentioned.

CAST (as credited):

Warner Oland: Inspector Charlie Chan
Drue Leyton: Pamela Gray
Raymond Milland: Neil Howard
Mona Barrie: Lady Mary Bristol
Alan Mowbray: Geoffrey Richmond
Murray Kinnell: Phillips (alias Captain Seton)
Douglas Walton: Paul Gray (incorrectly billed as Hugh Gray)
Walter Johnson: Jerry Garton
E. E. Clive: Detective Sergeant Thacker
George Barraud: Major Jardine
Madge Bellamy: Mrs.[Betty] Fothergill
David Torrence: Sir Lionel Bashford
John Rogers: Lake
Paul England: Bunny Fothergill
Elsa Buchanan: Alice Perkins
Perry Ivans: Kemp

UNCREDITED CAST (alphabetical):

Frank Baker: Police Officer
Arthur Clayton: Warden
Phillis Coghlan: Nurse
J.C. Fowler: Fox Hunter
Mary Gordon: Prison Matron
Helena Grant: Miss Judson
Claude King: RAF Commandant
Margarett Mann: Housemaid
Harold Miller: Manor Guest
Montague Shaw: Doctor
Reginald Sheffield: Commander King
Doris Stone: Manor Guest
Carlie Taylor: Manor Guest

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OUR MONTHLY POLL: Please take a moment, before it closes, 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 (February 7): Please join us as we begin our Charlie Chan Film Tour 2022 with a shared viewing of “Charlie Chan in Paris.”

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:

https://thepostmanonholidayhome.files.wordpress.com/2021/12/2021-newsletter-lou-final.pdf

AND, FINALLY, REMEMBER: PLEASE JOIN US for this week’s feature “Charlie Chan in London.”

THANK YOU SO MUCH…

Sincerely,

Rush Glick

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