Greetings,

I would just like to say that I like the website. I'm a huge Charlie Chan fan, ever since I saw Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum for the first time on, I think it was Fox Movies Channel a few years back. I now own all the boxsets that were sold in the stores and watch them frequently.

I love mysteries, but I have a special fondess to the old mystery/detective movies/stories. Movies like Charlie Chan, Sherlock Holmes and the old b&w Dick Tracy movies/serials are some of my favorite movies to watch.

I'm 29, soon to be 30 and I find it somewhat sad that not many people nowadays know of the Charlie Chan movies. Many people dislike b&w movies altogether (just because it's not color). It's very upsetting because these movies have wonderful and creative writing and are very entertaining; yet many people won't even give them a chance.

In any case, I'm glad to have found your website.

Welcome to our family!

It's always nice to have someone "find" this wonderful site, as I had done five years ago.

Please feel free to join us on Monday's, as we gather in our Chat Room and watch a Charlie Chan film together. We begin showing up in the Chat Room at 8PM (est) and we count down and start our own film precisely at 8:30PM. It's a fun evening and we always welcome new members to our "family".

Thanks again for the post and we hope to see you on Monday's!

Sincerely,
Matt

RChanFan,

So glad you discovered this wonderful Charlie Chan film site. A great deal of hard work has gone into the creation of this site, which I believe is the best of the bunch.

There are great sections dedicated to the Chan actors, Earl Derr Biggers, Chang Apana, the making of the films, etc. Plus wonderful photographs and movie ads. All the creation of Mr. Rush Glick. Over the years, a number of us have contributed material from our personal collections to support Rush and this site.

In February 2006, I was introduced to Rush and this amazing website by fellow Chan researcher Steve Owens.

Like yourself, I am a film fan of both Charlie Chan and Sherlock Holmes. Dick Tracy, The Falcon, and Mr. Moto are fun films to watch too.

When I was a teenager, I discovered classic Hollywood movies on commercial TV during the mid-1960s. With my father, we watched "Casablanca," and the Universal Horror Films. The craftmanship that went into the making of these films is remarkable. Such wonderful acting, writing, editing, direction, etc.

The cinematography of old b&w films is a true art form. Just look at films like "Citizen Kane," "The Bride of Frankenstein," "The 3rd Man," or "The Uninvited." "Charlie Chan in Egypt" has some nice camera work too.

When I ask a young person to name the oldest film they have seen, several times, "The Sound of Music" (1965) or "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) are mentioned.

A young person such as yourself needs to continue "beating the drum" for classic Hollywood films. After the core of this group is gone, you will need to carry on.

Look forward to seeing you at the Monday night chat room.

Aloha,

Hawaii_Steve

Matt and Steve: In the words of Charlie Chan: "Thank you so much". I'm glad to be apart of the family :)

I have checked out the site, and I must say that Rush and all that contributed have done a great job representing everything about Charlie Chan. It's great to learn more about the Charlie Chan movies and those that were involved in it and the website is very informative! I would love to join the chat and hope I can get the opportunity to do so in the near future. I don't think I'll be able to today though but the idea of watching the movies with other Chan fans and chatting about it sounds great. I don't know anyone right now, sadly, who likes or even knows of the Charlie Chan movies so it's a lonely passion of mine I guess you can say.

Did I see Rush Glick in some of the extras that were on the Charlie Chan DVDs? Those extras were really insightful. I started watching Charlie Chan because they seemed like fun who-done-it mysteries, the type of mysteries I enjoyed. But the movies did a lot more than just entertained me. Their historical nature has intrigued me and sparked a curiousity that I never thought I had. I found a lot of those DVD extras to be very interesting and I must say, I shed a tear when it covered Warner Oland's death. Warner Oland being one of my favorite Chans, although Sidney Toler is right up there with him.

Steve: You mentioned how great the cinematography, writing, acting, ect were in the classic movies. I completely agree although I wish I could say that I know much about films. I unfortunately haven't had the opportunity to watch many of the classics but I do appreciate them and their artistry. I think this was the point I was making in my first post. It's very upsetting to me that these films don't get more attention nowadays because they'd deamed "old" or just because they're in b&w. It's sad, but with people like you and many others who keep these movies and even television shows alive and, especially with DVDs nowadays and the restoration process, it's nice to know that they won't disappear and be forgotten.

I love the old b&w "monster" movies. The old Frankenstein and Dracula movies, for example. I actually watch them for Halloween every year (it's sort of a tradition of mine heh). To be honest, I actually think some movies are better in b&w. Mysteries and horror in b&w actually seem to go well together. But then again, it may be because I'm accustomed to it. You see when I was a kid growing up in the 80s, I was somewhat of an insomniac. I would stay up very late watching Nick-at-Nite and I grew to love the old classic tv shows whether they were in color or b&w, it didn't matter. I'm a very nostalgic person.

I believe my liking for the classics also came from my Grandfather. I remember after "discovering" Charlie Chan, I told him about it. We had a nice conversation about the movies and he then told me about, when he was growing up, how the movie theatres would have serials each week (I believe) that you could see. It was a very nice conversation that I will remember, especially now that he has passed away.

I'm sure I'm just one in a million who will say they want to write a novel, but I hope someday to write a mystery novel or story that will bring back all the wonderful elements that Charlie Chan incorporates.

Anyway, thanks again for the welcomes. And Steve, if I ever get to Hawaii, I'd love to go on your Ghost Tour that I read about on your website. It sounds like a lot of fun!