“No barber shave so close but another barber find some work to do.” – Charlie Chan

Our movie for this week’s edition of our Monday Evening Chat and film viewing will be “The Jade Mask.” In tonight’s picture, starring Sidney Toler we meet Number Four Son, Edward (Eddie), played by Edwin Luke, the brother of Keye Luke! Tonight we have numerous murders committed in and around the home of a very eccentric scientist who is working on a formula for the U.S. Government.

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 entry, may be found available for viewing through such outlets as YouTube, etc. HAPPY NEWS…this week’s film, “The Jade Mask,” IS available at YouTube! Here is the address:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5yXIpsfWP4

FILM NOTES: The working title of this film was Mystery Mansion. The title card on the print reads: Charlie Chan in "The Jade Mask." Early Hollywood Reporter production charts include Russell Simpson in the cast, but it is unlikely that he appeared in the released film. The Variety review mistakenly identifies Edwin Luke's role as Tommy in the accompanying list of credits. Edwin Luke, who played Edward Chan in this picture, was the younger brother of actor Keye Luke, who had previously played son Lee Chan in numerous films in this series.

NEXT WEEK: (August 25) we will be sharing “The Scarlet Clue” with Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan, Benson Fong as Number Three Son, Tommy, and Mantan Moreland as Birmingham Brown!

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