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Our Monday Evening Chat/Film Viewing: "Charlie Chan at the Circus"


“One ounce of experience worth ton of detective books.” - Charlie Chan (“Charlie Chan at the Circus”)

Our film for this week is “Charlie Chan at the Circus,” starring Warner Oland with Keye Luke and the entire Chan family! Tonight, as Charlie Chan travels through the Southwest with his family, a stopover is made to visit the Kinney and Gaines Circus, a small outfit, at the request of one of the owners. Soon, a mysterious death plunges Chan and son Lee into a case that proves dangerous and possibly deadly!

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 'Hollywood Reporter' news items and production charts, June Lang and John Dilson were to be in the cast, but their participation in the final film has not been confirmed.  According to another 'Hollywood Reporter' news item, the film was shot "on location at the Al G. Barnes winter quarters," and a 'Motion Picture Herald' pre-release article states that "the Barnes Circus [was] used as a background for production settings."  In a mid-1980s interview, Keye Luke mentioned that the winter home of the circus used in the film was in the eastern Los Angeles community of El Monte.

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 at the Circus,” IS available at YouTube at this address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4in9qDJss8

NEXT WEEK (March 23) we will be sharing “Charlie Chan at the Race Track.”

FINAL NOTE: If you would like to receive our weekly email message regarding each week's chat film, please email to: charliechanfamily@lycos.com.

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 at the Circus.”


Sincerely,
Rush Glick