Our Monday Evening Chat/Film Viewing: "Eran Trece" ("There Were Thirteen")
“Big head is only good place for very large headache.” (Charlie Chan)
Our film to kick-off this week's stop along the route of our journey through the Charlie Chan film series will be “Eran Trece” (“There Were Thirteen”), the Spanish language version of the first movie in the Chan series, proper, “Charlie Chan Carries On.” As “Charlie Chan Carries On” is sadly still lost to us, “Eran Trece” provides a virtual mirror image of the original film, which starred Warner Oland for the first time in the title role. In “Eran Trece,” Manuel Arbo is Charlie Chan as he carries on for his good friend, Inspector Duff of Scotland Yard in his quest to capture the killer who lurks among a group of round-the-world tourists!
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:
“Eran Trece” (“Therer Were Thirteen”) was the Spanish language version of “Charlie Chan Carries On,” using Spanish-speaking actors and actresses in its cast, and following the original script, with minor changes. This was the only Spanish version of a film from the Charlie Chan series. Some sources erroneously include Luana Alaniz in the cast of “Eran Trece.” In his autobiography, L. B. Abbott notes that he assisted photographer Sidney Wagner on “Eran Trece.” “Eran Trece” was the only Spanish version in the Charlie Chan series.
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’s film, “Eran Trece,” IS available at YouTube at this address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuMm5j77kw0
NEXT WEEK (January 19) we will be sharing two episodes of “The New Adventures of Charlie Chan”: “No Future for Frederick” and “Three Men on a Raft.”
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 “Eran Trece.”
