Our Monday Evening Chat/Film Viewing: "Charlie Chan on Broadway"
“Triangle very ancient motive for murder.” (Charlie Chan – “Charlie Chan on Broadway”)
Our film for this week is “Charlie Chan on Broadway,” starring Warner Oland with Keye Luke. As Chan and son return from a trip through Europe and the Olympic Games, upon arrival in New York they are thrust into the midst of a case involving a diary that will reveal the names of many important people and their connections to New York mobsters. Their trail is soon bloodied as murder enters the picture!
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: Thomas Beck is listed as a cast member in early ‘Hollywood Reporter’ cast charts, but his participation in the final film is doubtful. It is fun to note the amount of colorful period slang heard in this movie! To see a list (and other information), please check our “Charlie Chan on Broadway” section here at our Charlie Chan Family Home.
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 on Broadway,” IS available at YouTube at this address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkjhNyW_aeg
NEXT WEEK (April 20) we will be sharing “Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo.”
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. Perhaps we could make it a Friday night Chan Family get-together by those of us in the Southern California area? Please post here at our Message Board if you are interested!
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 on Broadway.” See you there!
