OUR CHARLIE CHAN FAMILY MONDAY EVENING CHAT FOR December 11, 2023: “The Feathered Serpent”
CHAT NUMBER: 1,233
FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Man who improve house before building solid foundation apt to run into very much trouble.”
THIS WEEK: Charlie Chan, Sons Numbers One and Two, and Birmingham Brown have a trip south of the border interrupted by MURDER revolving around an ancient Aztec tomb!
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OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION: “The Feathered Serpent” (1949; 60 minutes) Sadly, this film IS NOT available online for those who lack a personal copy.
FEATURE SUMMARY: In San Pablo, Mexico, an expedition prepares to look for two missing archeologists, Professors Scott and Farnsworth, who had been searching for the lost Aztec Temple of the Sun. The two men have now been missing for two months. Charlie Chan, who is on his way to Mexico City for a vacation with two of his sons, Number One Son, Lee and Number Two Son, Tommy plus chauffeur and associate, Birmingham Brown, finds Professor Scott delirious as he collapses in a field near the road to San Pablo. Later, in San Pablo, Scott explains that after he and Farnsworth had found the temple, they were held as hostages and were forced to unearth a fortune in Aztec jade and gold. However, before Scott can name his captor, the lights go out and he is murdered with a knife. A search party, including Chan, his sons, and Birmingham, is organized to look for Farnsworth and the lost temple.
FEATURE NOTES: The opening title card of this film reads: Charlie Chan in The Feathered Serpent. This is the only film in which Charlie Chan’s number one and number two sons actively work together with their father on a case. It is also the final appearance in a Charlie Chan film by Victor Sen Yung (Sen Yung). The plot of this film was based on that of the 1937 movie, The Riders of the Whistling Skull (which, interestingly, featured Robert Livingston who later appeared as John Stanley in the Charlie Chan version).
THIS WEEK’S EXTRA:
The Green Hornet (Chapter 7 - Bridge of Disaster)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhfvnCxvq4U
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NEXT WEEK: Please join us as we view “The Sky Dragon.”
SO… Please join us as we share “The Feathered Serpent.”
