Our Monday Evening Chat/Film Viewing: "Phantom of Chinatown"
This week we celebrate the birthday of our Number One Son, Keye Luke, with a showing of “Phantom of Chinatown” for our Monday Evening Chat and Film Viewing for this week. Taking over the role of Mr. Wong from none other than Boris Karloff, Keye Luke, in his only starring film role in his long, illustrious career, portrays a young James Wong, detective. This gives us a chance to see Mr. Luke in another light about two years after leaving the Lee Chan role behind. “Phantom of Chinatown,” a Monogram Pictures film, has something of a higher-budgeted look when compared with the monogram Chan films that were to be produced beginning a few years later.
So, please join us in our Chat Room which is located at our Charlie Chan Family Home: www.charliechan.info, and 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 15 minutes later (8:15).
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. Also, as is our custom, newcomers are offered the seat of honor at our humble table. (Many of our films, such as this week’s entriy, may be found available for viewing online through such outlets as YouTube, etc. Again this week we have HAPPY NEWS! A check at YouTube reveals that “Phantom of Chinatown” IS available online at YouTube for viewing.)
NEXT WEEK we will be viewing “Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise,” starring Sidney Toler and featuring Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan and Layne Tom, Jr. as Willie Chan (his THIRD appearance as different Chan son)! This will also be a celebration of Mr. Tom’s birthday.
Please continue to offer prayers for Joanne Walsh and her family. They are truly needed att his time...
Thank you so much, and let’s meet for yet another fun Monday evening as we gather to watch “Phantom of Chinatown.”
