OUR CHARLIE CHAN FAMILY MONDAY EVENING CHAT FOR FEBRUARY 6, 2023: “Charlie Chan in Paris”
FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Young bird must learn to fly.”
THIS WEEK as we continue on our journey through the Charlie Chan film series, we follow the detective across the Channel to the City of Light for a case of bank bonds fraud and murder as we share “Charlie Chan in Paris.”
THE CHAT ROOM: 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 (charliechanfamily@yahoo.com) or post a message on our Message Board and I will try to reply in hopes of helping you!
OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION: “Charlie Chan in Paris” (1935; 70 minutes)
FOR IN-DEPTH INFORMATION on our film, go to “Films” at charliechan.org, then scroll down to “Charlie Chan in Paris.”
FEATURE SUMMARY:
Charlie Chan is hired by British investors to investigate a bond-forgery racket involving a Parisian bank. Upon his arrival in Paris, Chan, who pretends to be on vacation, is made harshly aware through a warning note that the true nature of his visit is known. Later, his agent, a nightclub dancer named Nardi is killed before she can tell give the detective any information. Surprised by the appearance of his Number One Son, Lee, father, and son work as a team on a dangerous case that is complicated by a false murder accusation against the banker’s daughter Yvette.
FEATURE NOTES:
According to ‘Daily Variety,’ Hamilton MacFadden, the original director, was relieved of his assignment after the film was in production for one week. Dan Clark, who did not receive screen credit, was the original cameraman. This was the first film in which Keye Luke played the role of Lee Chan. Charlie Chan in Paris was thought to be lost for many years until a print was discovered in Czechoslovakia in the 1970s.
THE WEEK’S EXTRAS: Please join us earlier before the start of our features for THREE Extra presentations:
Extra 1: Paris, France 1930s in color [60fps, Remastered] w/sound design added (8:23)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NG4axtPA9s
Extra 2: The original Moulin Rouge the year before it burned down and other historical images (1:45)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmsZKcJ44Lk
Extra 3: 1930s Paris at Night Nightclubs Neons (2:20)
1930s Paris at Night Nightclubs Neons
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!
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Message Board” link.)
AS ALWAYS, WE BEGIN OUR EVENING at 7:30 Eastern Time with a 45-minute time for arrivals and greetings, and the sharing of an extra or two. Then, at precisely 8:15 ET, we begin running our feature film simultaneously starting our personal or online copies of this week’s feature!
AT OUR BULLETIN BOARD: THE CHARLIE CHAN FAMILY HOME 2022 NEWSLETTER is now available at our “Bulletin Board” at our Charlie Chan Family Home, charliechan.org! Also, at our Bulletin Board you will find a lot more in the form of links to other items of possible interest!
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NEXT WEEK: “Charlie Chan in Egypt”
Take care, and I hope to see you at this week’s Monday Evening Chat at our Charlie Chan Family Chat Room at charliechan.org as we share “Charlie Chan in Paris.”
