OUR CCF MONDAY EVENING CHAT FOR JANUARY 9, 2023: “Eran Trece” (“There Were Thirteen”)
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OUR CHARLIE CHAN FAMILY MONDAY EVENING CHAT FOR JANUARY 9, 2023:
“Eran Trece” (“There Were Thirteen”)
AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS: charliechan.org
FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Only very brave mouse make nest in cat’s ear.”
WE BEGAN THE NEW YEAR with a NEW website and a NEW Chat Room! Our first Chat in our new Chat Room went well as we tested things out. This week, we will continue to get used to the intricacies of our new digs, as we continue with the next stop on our journey through the Charlie Chan film series with “Eran Trece” (“There Were Thirteen”), the Spanish language version of the “lost” “Charlie Chan Carries On.”
THE NEW CHAT ROOM: As mentioned before, we are trying out a new Chat Room (RumbleTalk) to go along with our new location. Go to our “Chat Room” page, and, at the bottom of that page, click on the “Charlie Chan Family Chat Room ENTRANCE” link. You may then enter as a “Guest.” If you have not used our new Chat Room yet, please make a “test run” ahead of time to see if you have any difficulties.
If you do have difficulties with anything on Monday evening, please email, and I will try to reply in hopes of helping you!
OUR FILM: “Eran Trece” (1931; 79 minutes)
FOR INFORMATION on our film, go to “Other Media” at charliechan.org, then scroll down to “Eran Trece.”
FILM NOTES: “Eran Trece” was the Spanish language version of “Charlie Chan Carries On,” using Spanish-speaking actors and actresses in its cast, and following the original script, with minor changes. This was the only Spanish version of a film from the Charlie Chan series. Some sources erroneously include Luana Alaniz in the cast of “Eran Trece.” In his autobiography, L. B. Abbott notes that he assisted photographer Sidney Wagner on “Eran Trece.” “Eran Trece” was the only Spanish version in the Charlie Chan series.
FILM SUMMARY: Inspector Duff of Scotland Yard receives a call about the murder of the wealthy Louis Potter, who was strangled with a suitcase strap while on an around-the-world tour with a party of other Americans. Dr. Lofton, the tour conductor, discovers that the strap came from his bag. Duff interrogates Walter Decker, a theatrical manager occupying the room next to Potter’s, who hopes to meet his estranged wife, actress Sybil Conway, at San Remo and persuade her to join him on the trip. Duff then realizes that he cannot hold the twelve remaining tourists because he has no motive or evidence. Therefore, Inspector Duff must join the tour in hopes of finding the killer.
THE WEEK’S EXTRA: This week’s EXTRA is the trailer for “Charlie Chan Carries On.”
PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY IF POSSIBLE so that we can hopefully settle into our new Chat Room together, hopefully resolving any issues before our feature is to start at 8:15 Eastern Time!
AGAIN, OUR NEW ADDRESS IS:
charliechan.org
AS ALWAYS,WE BEGIN OUR EVENING at 7:30 Eastern Time with a 45-minute time for arrivals and greetings, and, this week, we can use this early arrival time to make sure we are able to access our new Chat Room successfully! Hopefully, any issues will be minor at worst! Then, at precisely 8:15 ET, we begin our feature film simultaneously starting our personal or online copies of this week’s feature!
THE CHARLIE CHAN FAMILY HOME 2022 NEWSLETTER is now available at our “Bulletin Board” at our Charlie Chan family Home, charliechan.org!
Take care, and I hope to see you at our first Monday Evening Chat at our NEW LOCATION: charliechan.org!
