Our Monday Evening Chat/Film Viewing: "The Red Dragon"
“Hens sit often, but they lay eggs.” – Charlie Chan
Our movie for this week’s edition of our Monday Evening Chat and film viewing will be “The Red Dragon,” starring Sidney Toler. In tonight’s picture, Charlie Chan, Number Three Son, Tommy, and Birmingham Brown’s cousin, Chattanooga Brown, are in Mexico City on a visit which turns quickly to a murder investigation involving a series of unexplainable deaths.
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 Red Dragon,” IS available at YouTube! Here is the address:
FILM NOTES: The film's working title was “Charlie Chan in Mexico”. The title card reads, “Charlie Chan in ‘The Red Dragon’". The Red Dragon features some nice stock footage of Mexico City which can be seen, along with other information, at our Charlie Chan Family Home site at: http://www.charliechan.info/id58.html
NEXT WEEK: (September 15) we will be sharing “Dark Alibi” with Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan, Benson Fong as Number Three Son, Tommy, and Mantan Moreland as Birmingham Brown!
PLEASE NOTE: “THE RETURN OF CHARLIE CHAN” ON DVD: If you are interested in purchasing a clear, clean copy of “The Return of Charlie Chan” (Universal – 1971) a made-for-TV movie starring Ross Martin as Charlie Chan (which will be our final film stop on this year’s Chan Film Tour), I can recommend a version which you will find available at: http://www.ioffer.com/i/the-return-of-charlie-chan-ross-martin-dvd-504052734. It lists for $12.00 which includes postage/handling. However, you may make a lower offer! “The Return of Charlie Chan” is this year’s final film in our journey through Chandom!
As always, please take care, have a pleasant Monday, and let’s all get together for another evening of fun and sharing as we watch “The Red Dragon.”
