OUR CCF MONDAY EVENING CHAT FOR (TUESDAY) December 26, 2023: “The Return of Charlie Chan”
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
CHAT NUMBER: 1,235
DATE: TUESDAY, December 26
FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Have never met Santa Claus…yet accept gift from same.” (“Charlie Chan at the Olympics”)
THIS WEEK: We reach the finish line of this year’s tour through the Charlie Chan film series (and more!) with our traditional final movie of the year, “The Return of Charlie Chan,” starring Ross Martin as Charlie Chan!
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,” choosing the name you wish to use.
OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION: “The Return of Charlie Chan” (1972; 91 minutes) Happily, this film IS available online for those who lack a personal copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0WDtcPVRUw
FEATURE SUMMARY: The patriarch of the ultra-wealthy Hadrachi family, Alex Hadrachi, shipping magnate and fifth-richest man in the world, is shot at aboard his luxury boat one evening as he is talking with Richard Lovell, one of his guests. Refusing to report the incident to the nearby Vancouver police, writer Andrew Kidder, a friend of Charlie Chan, suggests that Hadrachi call on the famous detective for assistance.
FEATURE NOTES: “The Return of Charlie Chan” was also known as “Happiness is a Warm Clue.” In the late 1960s, there was something of a “Happiness is…” craze, from TV commercials, to the “Peanuts” comic strip, to even the Beatles’ “Happiness is a Warm Gun.” This made-for-television movie was meant as a pilot for a possible TV series, which, of course, never came to pass. Leslie Nielsen is featured in a dramatic role as millionaire Alex Hadrachi.
THIS WEEK’S EXTRAS:
A Tribute To Ross Martin - Artemus Gordon on TV's "The Wild Wild West"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVF_Lsjh1xc
Running time: 6:10
Ross Martin: The Man Of 1001 Faces
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFBby1fKl6k
Running time: 9:32
OUR MESSAGE BOARD: Please consider visiting our Message Board. Feel free to add a message to a post or begin a conversation…or state a thought! Our Message Board has been there for YOU since 2004!
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! (please 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: Now available! THE CHARLIE CHAN FAMILY HOME 2023 NEWSLETTER is available for your enjoyment at our “Bulletin Board” and “Study” (under the “Charlie Chan” category) at our Charlie Chan Family Home!
OUR DECEMBER POLL is available on our Bulletin Board or our Home Page…or directly at this address: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NMCVP76
NEXT WEEK: “Behind That Curtain”
SO… Please enjoy the magic of the season, and amidst it all, please join us for our end-of-the-year sharing of “The Return of Charlie Chan”! And, don’t miss the accompanying EXTRAS!
