"Never bait trap with wolf to catch wolf." – Charlie Chan

For this week’s edition of our Monday Evening Chat and film viewing we will be sharing “Shadows Over Chinatown,” starring Sidney Toler with Victor Sen Yung and Mantan Moreland. Can Charlie Chan and company solve the mystery of the “Torso Murder” as they scour the city of San Francisco for the killer!

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. SAD NEWS…this week’s film, “Shadows Over Chinatown,” IS NOT available at YouTube or elsewhere on the Internet…

FILM NOTES: This film's working titles were Corpus Delecti and The Mandarin's Secret. Shadows Over Chinatown featured the return of Sen Yung (Victor Sen Young) as Charlie Chan's Number Two Son, whose last previous appearance had been in Castle in the Desert (1942). For more information, please find it at our Charlie Chan Family Home site at: http://www.charliechan.info/id53.html

NEXT WEEK: (September 29) we will be sharing “Charlie Chan at the Circus” starring Warner Oland as we celebrate the actor’s birthday!

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 “Shadows Over Chinatown.”

Sincerely,
Rush Glick

Anyone ever hear of "Elliot Ness and the Torso Murders" here in Cleveland, Ohio? There's a huge section of Cleveland's police museum dedicated to this crime! Known locally as "The Kingsbury Run Murders", from 1934-1938, 12 torso victims were discovered; a crime that plagued then city Safety Director, Elliott Ness. Eventually, a man confessed, but no one believed he did it, and he was beaten and found hanged in his cell. The timing is relatively close enough to make it the idea for this weeks movie (1946)?

http://www.clevelandpolicemuseum.org/collections/kingsburyrun.html

Wow!

I don't remember finding out about the case before although I had heard about it. That's one interesting article.

Thanks, Lou!

You're welcome VA. There's always murder & mayhem in Cleveland!