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

“Truth, like football - receive many kicks before reaching goal.” (Charlie Chan – “Charlie Chan at the Olympics”)

Our film for this week is “Charlie Chan at the Olympics,” starring Warner Oland with Keye Luke and Layne Tom, Jr. In Honolulu, a military bomber with a secret experimental control device mysteriously disappears. It soon becomes apparent that this is no localized mystery and Charlie Chan follows a very dangerous trail of murder and international espionage all the way to the Berlin Olympics where son, Lee, is a competitor!

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: This film contains newsreel footage of the dirigible ‘Hindenburg’ which exploded only two weeks before the release of “Charlie Chan at the Olympics,” as well as several highlights of the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, including a sequence featuring American runner Jesse Owens participating in the 4x100 relay. John Carradine is listed as a cast member in ‘Hollywood Reporter’ production charts, but his participation in the final film has not 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 Olympics,” IS available at YouTube at this address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4DAkRiFM9w

NEXT WEEK (April 13) we will be sharing “Charlie Chan on Broadway.”

ADDITIONAL NOTE: For those of us who are in the Southern California region, on May 1-2 the Old Town Music Hall in El Segundo will be showing “Castle in the Desert.” For any who have experienced to Chan film in this intimate setting, I am sure that you can attest to the unique quality of the experience! For more information, please call (310) 322-2592 or visit their website: www.oldtownmusichall.org.

Please have a happy and safe Monday, and let’s all get together for another Chan-filled evening of fun and sharing as we watch “Charlie Chan at the Olympics.” See you there!

Sincerely,
Rush Glick