Our Monday Evening Chat/Film Viewing: "Charlie Chan in Honolulu"
As we move along on our tour through the entire Charlie Chan film series, we now reach the Sidney Toler era with “Charlie Chan in Honolulu.” Originally, “Honolulu” was to have marked the return of Warner Oland to the role of Chan, with Keye Luke back as Number One Son, Lee. However, with the sad passing of Mr. Oland in his native Sweden during the final leg of his European trip, 20th Century-Fox chose Sidney Toler as the “new” Charlie Chan with his fresh “take” on the character; also, a new son, Jimmy, played by Victor Sen Yung, replaced Keye Luke.
“Charlie Chan in Honolulu” returns the detective to an adventure set in his Honolulu “backyard.” A murder aboard an arriving passenger freighter brings Chan and son (not necessarily in that order!) into a case of murder and a very unusual set of suspects!
So, please join us in our Chat Room which is located HERE at our Charlie Chan Family Home. Please use any of the “Chat Room” links to join us. We begin with arrivals and greetings at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and we roll our personal copies of our film exactly 30 minutes later.
Even if you cannot access a copy of the above-noted film, please do join us anyway, as you will NOT be left out of our ongoing chat and festivities. (Many of our films, such as tonight’s entry, can be found available for viewing online through such outlets as YouTube, etc.) Also, as is our custom, newcomers are offered the seat of honor at our humble table.
Thank you so much, and let’s meet for yet another fun Monday evening as we gather to watch “Charlie Chan in Honolulu.”
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