Thanks to everybody who commented on adding addition Chan films to the Monday night family screenings.
Based on our group's response, I put together our comments. I hope that I remembered what people said correctly.
1. "Mr. Moto's Gamble" (1938) co-starring Peter Loore and Keye Luke (as Lee Chan). It appears that everybody has Volume 2 of the Mr. Moto DVD Collection. This title had a positive response from everybody. This title would be an easy add to Monday nights lineup.
2. "The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan" (1972) featuring the voice of Keye Luke, received positive responses from everybody. This is one episode in a DVD compilation collection entitled "Saturday Morning Cartoons 1970s, Vol. One." Because this is a new release, each of us would have to purchase this DVD. On Monday, I bought my copy at Costco. Price: $18.99 + tax.
3. "The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1957) with J. Carrol Naish. This is a hard-to-find title, which is available thru a seller of the web. There were only a couple people that had one or two titles from this TV series. Again, this would be an investment for everybody to purchase.
4. "Mr. Wong" movies: "Mr. Wong, Detective" (1938) later remade as Chan film "Docks of New Orleans" (1948); and "Mr. Wong in Chinatown" (1939) later remade as Chan film "The Chinese Ring" (1947). The "Wong" films star Boris Karloff, which a favorite to members of the Chan family.
Godwin Shelly suggested that we play the Mr. Wong titles that were later remade as Charlie Chan films. This is an interesting idea. The "Wong" films are all in public domain, meaning that we can purchase DVD copies at very reasonable prices. For price examples, please see www.deepdiscount.com or www.oldies.com.
For my two-cents, I say we add "Mr. Moto's Gamble" (1938), "Mr. Wong, Detective" (1938) and "Mr. Wong in Chinatown" (1939).
So what do you think? Before we make investments in additional DVDs, let's hear from the Chan family members.
Steve,
I'm all right withe the Wongs (if you'll forgive the pun!) plus Mr. Moto's Gamble.
Plus . . . I have an small assortment of vintage cartoons for those who want to get a head start on an evening of movies at http://tommenterprises.tripod.com/id131.html.
