OUR CCF MONDAY EVENING CHAT FOR February 19, 2024: “Charlie Chan in Shanghai”
CHAT NUMBER: 1,243
FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Sixty summers young, sixty winters old...brrr...”
THIS WEEK: We continue this year’s Charlie Chan Film Tour, with “Charlie Chan in Shanghai,” the final, and very DANGEROUS stop on Charlie Chan’s four travel adventures!
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: “Charlie Chan in Shanghai” (1935; 70 minutes) Happily, this film IS available online for those who lack a personal copy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LjcZABfVhs
FEATURE SUMMARY: Charlie Chan travels to his ancestral homeland, China, at the request of Sir Stanley Woodland, a prominent official in Shanghai, to help break up an opium-smuggling organization. When Chan is honored at a Shanghai banquet, Sir Stanley informs the detective that he has discovered some sinister activities. Before Sir Stanley can share this information he is silenced by a booby-trapped box. With Number One Son, Lee, at his side, Chan seeks to discover the secrets of the smuggling activities in Shanghai as well as the identity of Sir Stanley’s killer.
FEATURE NOTES: Although the character played by Frederik Vogeding is listed as “Burke” in the onscreen credits, he is called “Ivan Marloff” throughout the dialogue of the film.
THIS WEEK’S EXTRAS:
EXTRA #1: 1936 Shanghai - Actor Warner Oland (Charlie Chan) in China
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U-MtQ6MIaY
Running time: 0:22
EXTRA #2: Old Shanghai 1930s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dba67SLBQzM
Running time: 8:07
EXTRA #3: Shanghai in China in 1929: Restored 1920s Fashion Show Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr6VC8Ok9RU
Running time: 2:47
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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! (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: 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!
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NEXT WEEK: “Charlie Chan’s Secret”
SO… Please join us as we share “Charlie Chan in Shanghai.”
