OUR CHARLIE CHAN FAMILY MONDAY EVENING CHAT FOR July 31, 2023: “Black Magic”/“Meeting at Midn
CHAT NUMBER: 1,214
FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Shady business do not make for sunny life.”
THIS WEEK: We join Charlie Chan and his Number Three Daughter, Frances, who was present during a murder at a séance, and is thus considered a suspect!
OUR 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.”
FEATURE SUMMARY: A murder occurs during a séance conducted by a fraudulent medium. Birmingham Brown, who happens to be on the premises when the killing occurs as is Charlie Chan’s daughter, Frances. Chan finds himself entangled in a dangerous web as he follows the killer’s trail of death in a case that has its origins a decade in the past.
FEATURE NOTES: The working titles of this film were “Murder Chamber” and “Charlie Chan in the Murder Chamber.” It was also reviewed as “Charlie Chan in Black Magic.” The film was later reissued as “Meeting at Midnight,” probably so as to avoid confusion following the 1949 release of the Orson Wells film also titled “Black Magic.” Although a ‘Hollywood Reporter’ news item lists Trevor Bardette in the cast, his participation in the completed film has not been confirmed.
THIS WEEK’S EXTRA:
Secret Agent X-9 - Chapter 03 - Death Curve – 1945
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsebhzN2q_I
Running time: 20:06
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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!
AT OUR BULLETIN BOARD: THE CHARLIE CHAN FAMILY HOME 2022 NEWSLETTER is now available at our “Bulletin Board” at our Charlie Chan Family Home! Also, at our Bulletin Board you will find a lot MORE in the form of links to other Chan-related items of possible interest!
AND, please take a minute to cast your last-minute vote on our JULY POLL, also available on our Bulletin Board or our Home Page…or directly at this address: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PBMPP5C
A MOST WONDERFUL NEW BOOK!
Our own "HonoluLou," Lou Armagno, has just published a fantastic new book focusing on the aphorisms of Charlie Chan as found in the original Chan stories by Earl Derr Biggers! To learn more about this book, please visit our BULLETIN BOARD section: https://charliechan.org/bulletin-board/
Thank you so much, Lou, for creating the most unique of Charlie Chan studies!
NEXT WEEK: We will be sharing “The Jade Mask,” as we meet Number Four Son, Edward. Also, we will continue sharing the 13-part serial, Chapter 4 of “Secret Agent X-9,” featuring Keye Luke with Benson Fong as the week’s “extra”!
Take care, and let’s join together again for another Chan-filled evening within the friendly confines of our Charlie Chan Family Chat Room at charliechan.org as we attend a deadly “Meeting at Midnight”!
