OUR CHARLIE CHAN FAMILY MONDAY EVENING CHAT FOR April 10, 2023: “Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo”
FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Action speak louder than French.”
THIS WEEK: Charlie Chan and Number One Son, Lee, passing through Monte Carlo on their way to a Paris art exhibition where Lee’s works are to be on display, quickly find themselves caught up in a case of international finance intrigue and…murder!
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FEATURE SUMMARY:
Charlie Chan and number one son Lee are passing through Monte Carlo on their way to Paris for an art show in which Lee has a painting. They meet Inspector Jules Joubert, chief of police of Monte Carlo with whom they work to solve the murder of the courier of a wealthy financier, Victor Karnoff, who was carrying a fortune in bonds. Among the many suspects are Savarin, a bitter financial rival of Karnoff, Evelyn Gray, a beautiful blonde without visible means of support, and Al Rogers, a shady bartender who is blackmailing Mrs. Karnoff.
FEATURE NOTES:
“Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo” was Warner Oland’s last film. He had begun work on “Charlie Chan at the Ringside” in January of 1938, but the production was halted when the actor walked off the set on the 17th of that month. According to news items, there was a dispute between Oland and the studio. Reportedly suffering from a nervous breakdown, Oland spent the month of February in a hospital. In March, having significantly recovered, he signed a contract with Twentieth Century-Fox to make three more Charlie Chan films. It was agreed that the actor would take a break and sail to Europe, and then begin shooting the next Charlie Chan movie, “Charlie Chan in Honolulu,” upon his return. However, Oland contracted a fatal case of bronchial pneumonia while visiting the country of his birth, Sweden, passing away on August 6, 1938.
THIS WEEK’S EXTRAS: Please join us earlier before the start of our feature for these extra presentations:
Along the French Riviera 1937
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1n--viKx5w
(Running time: 10:28)
Monte Carlo (1937)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk4Nb-YXbUw
(Running time: :29)
New casino game in Monte Carlo (1936)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mJawiyvi3A
(Running time: :24)
Monaco Grand Prix (1937)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DJ12kG4dT8
(Running time: :39)
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NEXT WEEK: Lee Chan takes a crime investigation class taught by none other than Mr. Moto in “Mr. Moto’s Gamble,” the film that began production as “Charlie Chan at the Ringside.”
IN CLOSING… 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 at Monte Carlo.”
