OUR CCF MONDAY EVENING CHAT FOR April 1, 2024: “Charlie Chan on Broadway”
CHAT NUMBER: 1,249
FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Keep eyes open and mouth shut.”
THIS WEEK: Please join us as we share “Charlie Chan on Broadway”!
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 on Broadway” (1937; 65 minutes) Yes, this film IS available online for those who lack a personal copy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhqd2j2JFRA
FEATURE SUMMARY: Billie Bronson, having left the country hurriedly a year earlier when sought as an important witness in a political scandal, has returned to New York City to “blow the lid off the town.” Later, Billie is mysteriously murdered and Charlie Chan is summoned from a police banquet in his honor. While seeking a motive for her murder, a second killing is discovered in the hotel room of Chan and his son Lee. A package is missing from the detective’s trunk and it is realized that it must have contained Billie Bronson’s inflammatory diary. Chan must piece together a string of clues in order to find the killer.
FEATURE NOTES: Thomas Beck is listed as a cast member in early Hollywood Reporter cast charts, but his participation in the final film is doubtful.
THIS WEEK’S EXTRAS: Our weekly “extras” are offered to provide enhanced background information for our featured film, hopefully enriching our viewers’ appreciation of each film’s place in actual history, culture, and context.
EXTRA #1: 21 Club Restaurant Part 1 of 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJL9aSgfLr4
Running time: 2:19
EXTRA #2: 21 Club Restaurant Part 2 of 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iec9G9RgRQ
Running time: 1:57
EXTRA #3: Broadway, New York 1930s in color [60fps, Remastered] w/sound design added
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ETHBtbSVSw
Running time: 8:00
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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 at Monte Carlo”
SO… Please join us for what Charlie Chan and Number One Son, Lee expect to be a short stopover in New York on their way home from the Olympic Games!
