FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Patience very lovely virtue.”

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GREETINGS: This week, we join Charlie Chan, Number Two Son, Tommy, and Birmingham Brown for a case involving a shady contract among a group of men who suddenly begin to die mysteriously, one by one!

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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 along with one or more extras that relate in some way to our feature presentation. Then, at precisely 8:15 ET, we begin our feature film simultaneously starting our personal or online copies of this week’s spooky feature!

THIS WEEK’S PRESENTATION: “Docks of New Orleans” (1948; 64 minutes)

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.”

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.

CAST (as credited):

Roland Winters: Charlie Chan
Virginia Dale: Rene Blanchette
Mantan Moreland: Birmingham Brown
John Gallaudet: Captain Pete McNally
Victor Sen Young: Tommy Chan
Carol Forman: Nita Aguirre (alias Countess Allemand)
Douglas Fowley: Grock
Harry Hayden: Oscar Swendstrom
Howard Negley: Andre Pareaux (alias Mr. Fernand)
Stanley Andrews: Theodore Von Scherbe
Emmett Vogan: Henri Castanaro
Boyd Irwin: Simon Lafontanne
Rory Mallinson: Thompson
George J. Lewis: Sergeant Dansiger

UNCREDITED CAST (alphabetical):

Paul Conrad: Man from D.A.'s Office
Dian Fauntelle: Mrs. Swendstrom
Haywood Jones: Mobile Jones
Charlie Jordan: Fingerprint Expert
Forrest Matthews: Detective
Matthew McCue: Records Clerk
Fred Miller: Armed Guard
Cap Somers: Gangway Security Guard
Larry Steers: Doctor
Frank Stephens: Police Sergeant
Ferris Taylor: Dr. Dooble, Coroner
Jack Tornek: Sidewalk Passerby
Wally Walker: Chauffeur
Eric Wilton: Watkins

THIS WEEK’S IMAGE: (Attached) Charlie Chan and Captain McNally interview Theodore Von Sherbe and Henri Castanaro.



IF YOU LACK A COPY OF OUR FEATURE: It is available online through a link provided at our Chat Room Page!

THIS WEEK’S EXTRAS:

EXTRA NUMBER ONE:

Old New Orleans - a James A FitzPatrick Traveltalk (1940)

(8:30)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bm-iPi5x6g

EXTRA NUMBER TWO:

Port of New Orleans Drone Video Tour

(4:32)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wV9UwH6u74

EXTRA NUMBER THREE:

Time-lapse - down the Mississippi from New Orleans to Gulf of Mexico

(6:16)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdKXqJAXj2s

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NEXT WEEK (November 14): Please join us for “Mr. Wong, Detective,” starring Boris Karloff.

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

OUR 2022 CHARLIE CHAN FAMILY NEWSLETTER!

This year’s Charlie Chan Family Newsletter, chronicling the year 2021, is still 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, “Docks of New Orleans.”

AS ALWAYS… THANK YOU SO MUCH…

Sincerely,

Rush Glick