The month of December continues to move along quickly as we are in the final weeks of our year-long journey through the Charlie Chan film series.

This week’s Monday Evening Chat and Film Viewing will feature “The Golden Eye,” starring Roland Winters as Charlie Chan. This adventure has Charlie Chan, Number Two Son, Tommy, and assistant Birmingham Brown literally and figuratively go underground to solve the mysterious and deadly goings-on at an Arizona gold mine!

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).

FILM NOTES: The working title of this film was “The Mystery of the Golden Eye.” The opening title card reads: “Charlie Chan in ‘The Golden Eye.’” The Call Bureau Cast Service lists Herman Cantor and Sam McDaniel in the cast, but they do not appear in the finished film that we have available today. Copyright records list George L. Spaulding as Dr. Groves, but the role was played by Sam Flint. Richard Loo, Barbara Jean Wong, and Tom Tyler are also listed in the cast, but they do not appear in the finished film.

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. HAPPY NEWS…this week’s film, “The Golden Eye,” IS available at YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZcYwWXD4V8

NEXT WEEK (December 23) we will viewing of “The Feathered Serpent,” starring Roland Winters with Victor Sen Young, Mantan Moreland, and…KEYE LUKE!

A CONTINUED HUMBLE REMINDER: If you have not already done so, please consider ordering your copy of the new “Charlie Chan Collection” Warner Brothers box DVD collection! The best price I have found thus far is from Amazon.com at $28.79 with FREE postage! Hawaii Steve notes that this collection may be purchased at Oldies.com for $21.80 plus postage! So, get yours now!

A NEW CHARLIE CHAN BOOK: “The Charlie Chan Mystery Movie Guide” by Luke Freemen, who attended last week’s Chat, is available at a list price of $16.99 (and less via Amazon.com). Please read our description of this new Chan entry at our Entrance page at www.charliechan.info.

Please take care, have a pleasant Monday, and let’s all get together for another Chan-filled evening of fun and sharing as we watch “The Golden Eye.”

Sincerely,
Rush Glick

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