Our film for this week’s Monday Evening Chat and Film Viewing will be “Dangerous Money” starring Sidney Toler and featuring Victor Sen Yung as Number Two Son, Jimmy, and Birmingham’s cousin Chattanooga Brown in the person of Willie Best. We join Chan and company aboard ship as they sail the South Seas on their way to Australia. Along the way, however, they become caught up in a murder investigation that leads in strange directions as they follow the trail of dangerous money.
FILM NOTES: The film's working title was “Hot Money.” The title card reads, “Charlie Chan in ‘Dangerous Money”". ‘Hollywood Reporter’ news items add the following information about the production: Prior to his appearance in this film, Rick Vallen served a term in the U.S. Coast Guard. Restaurateur "Don the Beachcomber" gave technical advice on the South Sea Islands. It was the wish of Jack De Witt, the actual writer of the screenplay, to credit his wife, Miriam Kissinger as the writer. Please check our Films of Charlie Chan page for "Dangerous Money" at www.charliechan.info which features som fun tidbits about this week's movie!
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. GOOD NEWS…this week our film, “Dangerous Money,” IS available at YouTube! You will find it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv0xpMON9DA
NEXT WEEK (October 21) we will be viewing “The Trap,” starring Sidney Toler in his final film appearance.
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