OUR CHARLIE CHAN FAMILY MONDAY EVENING CHAT FOR June 19 2023: “Murder Over New York”
CHAT NUMBER: 1,208
FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Door of opportunity swing both ways.”
THIS WEEK: Charlie Chan is on the trail of saboteurs who are causing death and destruction in the sky!
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OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION: “Murder Over New York” (1940; 65 minutes)
FEATURE SUMMARY:
Charlie Chan arrives in New York City for a policeman’s convention, only to find that Number Two Son Jimmy, in that city to visit the World’s Fair, is there to greet him! Following the convention, Chan’s old friend, Inspector Hugh Drake, a British intelligence officer, is found dead. The killing is tied in with a gang of enemy saboteurs who are responsible for the crash of an experimental bomber. Chan must proceed through a complex web of suspects in order to capture the killer and break up the saboteur ring before another bomber and its crew meet the same fate as the first.
FEATURE NOTE:
The working title of this film was Charlie Chan in New York. According to Fox publicity material contained in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Library files, the studio changed the title in order to prevent the public from confusing this film with other Chan features.
THIS WEEK’S EXTRAS:
The first two extras focus on the airplane that is used for the TR-4 experimental bomber. The first offers a chance to fly along on this classic plane.
So, please join us earlier before the start of our feature for these extra presentations:
Flying The 1936 Lockheed Electra Jr 12a
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKw8D-WWWV8
Running time: 6:22
Chasing Planes Season 2 Short Lockheed Electra Jr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1miReuLKZ0
Running time: 4:20
NYC 1940
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGY6uFx2wYA
Running time: 3:21
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AS ALWAYS, WE BEGIN OUR EVENING at 7:30 Eastern Time with a 45-minute block of time for arrivals and greetings, and the sharing of an extra…or two...or even three! (see above). Then, at precisely 8:15 ET, we begin running our feature film simultaneously starting our personal or online copies of this week’s feature!
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NEXT WEEK: We will be sharing “Dead Men Tell”
Take care, and let’s gather again for another fun and Chan-filled evening at our Monday Evening Chat within the friendly confines of our Charlie Chan Family Chat Room at charliechan.org as we share “Murder Over New York.”
