Tonight's Monday Evening Chat/Film Viewing: "The Chinese Cat"
Greetings, as summer speeds along....
Our film for this week’s Monday Evening Chat and Film Viewing will be “The Chinese Cat,” starring Sidney Toler and with Benson Fong as Number Three Son Tommy and Mantan Moreland as Birmingham Brown. We will watch together as Chan and company track down a murderous gang of diamond smugglers!
FILM NOTES: This was Monogram Pictures' second entry in the Charlie Chan series. The onscreen title is listed as “Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat. The working title of the film was “Murder in the Funhouse.” Although a ‘Hollywood Reporter’ production chart places Danny Desmond in the cast, his participation in the film has not been confirmed.
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 entry, 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 “The Chinese Cat” IS available online at YouTube for viewing. You may find it at this address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EUn-4ySvBs
NEXT WEEK we will be viewing “Black Magic” (also known as “Meeting at Midnight”) starring Sidney Toler.
CC ON DVD: If you have not already done so, please consider ordering your copy of the new “Charlie Chan Collection” Warner Brothers box DVD collection!
Take care, and let’s all get together for another Chan-filled evening of fun and sharing as we watch “The Chinese Cat.”
