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This Week's Monday Evening Chat: "Charlie Chan at the Race Track"

“When player cannot see man who deal cards, much wiser to stay out of game.” (Charlie Chan – “Charlie Chan at the Race Track”)

Our film for this week is “Charlie Chan at the Race Track,” starring Warner Oland with Keye Luke. This is one of those adventures that is far-reaching geographically. Our story begins both in Sydney, Australia and Honolulu, Hawaii, and culminates at a race track in Los Angeles, California! In this case, we have Charlie Chan and son, Lee, on the trail of an international gambling syndicate which will stop at nothing – including murder - to ensure their illegal profits! Will Chan and son survive this very dangerous test?

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).

FLIM NOTES: The Roxy Theatre in New York billed this film as “At The Race Track with Charlie Chan.” Variety reviewed the movie as “Chan at the Race Track.” According to ‘Motion Picture Herald’ and ‘Liberty’, some scenes in the film were shot at Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia, California, and the film contained footage of "some of the most spectacular events of the recent racing season." ‘Motion Picture Herald’ also notes that the film "has a semi-topical significance in as much as a great antipodean horse, Pharlap, brought to this country a few years ago [from Australia], died under circumstances that have never been fully explained." ‘Liberty’ notes that Technical Director Monroe Liebergold had been a jockey for the well-known horse breeder H. P. Whitney. Although ‘Hollywood Reporte’r production charts list Neil Fitzgerald and John Mooney as additional actors, and only Neil Fitzgerald's participation in the final film has been confirmed.

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 Race Track,” IS available at YouTube at this address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMJF_QJHEh8

NEXT WEEK (March 30) we will be sharing “Charlie Chan at the Opera.”

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 Race Track.”

Sincerely,
Rush Glick