FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Truth wins more friendship than lies.”

GREETINGS: Beginning his work for the U.S. government, Charlie Chan is stationed in the Panama Canal Zone, investigating an international threat to the Canal as war looms in the Pacific.

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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 or perhaps an impromptu sharing of a short video upon request! 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 Panama” (1940; 67 minutes)

FEATURE INTRODUCTION: Charlie Chan, working with the U.S. government, poses as a maker of Panama hats. Amidst a backdrop of suspicion, espionage, and murder, Chan seeks to thwart a plot which would destroy part of the Panama Canal, thus trapping the Navy fleet on its way to the Pacific.

FEATURE NOTES: “Charlie Chan in Panama” provides a glimpse at the stresses experienced by the United States in the stages that led to the eventual entry of our nation into World War II. At this point, the United States was "neutral" in the war which had already begun in both Europe and in the Far East. We note the hints throughout the movie as to the identities of the hostile nations, although no definite references are provided in the interest of appearing neutral. Film footage containing sequences of U.S. Navy warships, including the ‘USS Arizona’ and ‘USS Lexington’ passing through the Panama Canal, is seen in this picture.

CAST (as credited):

Sidney Toler: Charlie Chan (also posing as Fu Yuen)
Jean Rogers: Kathi Lenesch (also known as Kathi von Tzardas and Baroness von Tzardas)
Lionel Atwill: Clivedon Compton
Mary Nash: Miss Sarah Finch (billed as Miss Jennie Finch; alias Reiner)
Sen Yung: Jimmy Chan
Kane Richmond: Richard Cabot
Chris-Pin Martin: Lieutenant Montero (billed as Sergeant Montero)
Lionel Royce: Dr. Rudolph Grosser
Helen Ericson: Stewardess
Jack La Rue: [Emil] Manolo (alias Ramon Gonzalez)
Edwin Stanley: Governor [D.C.] Webster (also known as Colonel D.C. Webster)
Don Douglas: Captain Lewis
Frank Puglia: Achmed Halide
Addison Richards: [R.J.] Godley
Edward Keane: Dr. Fredericks


UNCREDITED CAST (alphabetical):

Eddie Acuff: Sailor
Jimmy Aubrey: Drunk at Club
Brooks Benedict: Nightclub Dancer
Lane Chandler: Officer at Powerhouse
Russell Custer:: Soldier
Alan Davis: Soldier
Alphonso DuBois: Waiter
Franklin Farnum: Marine Officer
Edward Gargan: Plant Workman
Harold Goodwin: Military Police Corporal
Sol Gorss: Soldier
Bobby Hale: Prisoner
Chuck Hamilton: Dancer
Alberto Morin: Hotel San Pablo Desk Clerk
Philip Morris: Plainclothesman
Anthony Natale: Street Vendor
Gloria Roy: Hostess
Charles Sherlock: Soldier
Bhogwan Singh: Prisoner
Charles Stevens: Spy on Dock
Sid Troy: Sailor
Max Wagner: Soldier

THIS WEEK’S IMAGE: Charlie Chan finds son Jimmy bound and gagged inside of Achmed Halide's family tomb.



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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 Panama.”

AS ALWAYS: THANK YOU SO MUCH…

Sincerely,

Rush Glick

Aloha Rush,

Thank you for including the two short videos prior to the start of "Charlie Chan in Panama," the feature film. I believe that these videos provided background information related to the film.

For those who missed the shorts, I have listed them below.

TITLE: How the Panama Canal Works (2020 animation short)
How Panama Canal Works Animation - YouTube
AUDIO: Music track only. No narration.
RUNNING TIME: 2:30.

TITLE: United States Guards the Panama Canal (1939 British Pathe Newsreel)
Us Guards Panama Canal (1939) - YouTube
AUDIO: Narrator with nature sounds from outdoors.
RUNNING TIME: 1:58.

Thank you again, Rush.

Steve

Dear Steve,

Thank YOU for offering the "extras" for the two weeks following those you mention!

Sincerely,
Rush

Dear Steve,

Thank YOU for offering the "extras" for the two weeks following those you mention!

Sincerely,
Rush