Our Monday Evening Chat/Film Viewing: "Charlie Chan in Paris"
“Youth tonic for old blood.” (Charlie Chan)
As we continue our journey through the Charlie Chan film series, our film for this week is “Charlie Chan in Paris,” starring Warner Oland as Charlie Chan and, introducing KEYE LUKE as Number One Son, Lee! In the City of Light, a series of bank bond forgeries sends Charlie Chan on a very dangerous path as, assisted by Number One Son, Lee, his trail to the truth is soon stained by murders!
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:
According to Daily Variety, Hamilton MacFadden, the original director, was relieved of his assignment after the film was in production one week. Dan Clark, who did not receive screen credit, was the original cameraman. As noted above, this was the first film in which Keye Luke played the role of Lee Chan.
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, “Charlie Chan in Paris,” IS available at YouTube at this address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XADdj-QOy-c
NEXT WEEK (February 16) we will be sharing TWO episodes from “The New Adventures of Charlie Chan,” “The Noble Art of Murder,” and “The Hand of Hera Dass,” as we celebrate the birthday of James Hong, TV's Number One Charlie Chan Son!
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 “Charlie Chan in Paris.”
