Our Monday Evening Chat: TWO episodes from "The New Adventures of Charlie Chan"
“Hungry man never quarrels with cook.” (Charlie Chan - “Death at High Tide”)
Greetings, as we take a bonus stop on our journey through the Charlie Chan film series! Our Chat session this week consists of TWO episodes from the 1957 crime drama series, “The New Adventures of Charlie Chan,” starring J. Carrol Naish as Charlie Chan with James Hong as Number One Son, Barry! Our twin offerings will be, first, “Death at High Tide,” which will be followed by “The Man with a Hundred Faces.”
So, 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).
SUMMARIES:
“Death at High Tide”: Charlie Chan is asked to travel to France help track down a Nazi war criminal who has recently escaped from custody and is thought to be heading to that country in order to retrieve a stash of gold that was lost at sea during the war.
“The Man with a Hundred Faces”: In Venice, Charlie Chan and Number One Son, Barry work to help a repentant thief, who is a master of disguise, who being forced to assist a ruthless criminal gang in carrying out their heists.
THE FACTS (“The Man with a Hundred Faces”):
Copyright Television Productions of America, Inc. 1957
Distributed by: Television Programs of America, Inc.
in association with Incorporated Television Programme Company, Ltd.
RCA Sound Recording
Running Time: 26 minutes
"Made on Location in England"
Based upon characters as created by Earl Der [sic] Biggers
Production Code: 433
First aired: 1958
Director: Charles Bennett
Producer: Rudolph Flothow
Executive Producer: Leon Fromkess
Writer: Rik Vollaerts
Associate Producer: Herman Blaser
Production Manager: Aida Young
Director of Photography: W. Suschitzky
Film Editor: Inman Hunter
Assistant Director: David Tomblin
Story Editor: Jerry Sackheim
Art Director: Harry White
Makeup: Colin Garde
Sound Supervisor: Fred Turtle
CAST:
J. Carrol Naish: Charlie Chan
James Hong: Barry Chan
Alan Wheatley: Pietro Monti
Eric Pohlmann: Vincente Donati
Peter La Trobe: Olamano
Harry Tardios: Police Sergeant
Arthur Brander: Romano
Michael Mellinger: Inspector Rietti (not credited)
THE FACTS (“Death at High Tide”):
Copyright Television Productions of America, Inc. 1957
Distributed by: Television Programs of America, Inc.
in association with Incorporated Television Programme Company, Ltd.
RCA Sound Recording
Running Time: 26 minutes
"Made on Location in England"
Based upon characters as created by Earl Der [sic] Biggers
Production Code: 412
First aired: May 6, 1958
Executive Producer: Leon Fromkess
Producer: Rudolph Flothow
Associate Producer: Herman Blaser
Director: Leslie Arliss
Assistant Director: David Tomblin
Production Manager: Aida Young
Teleplay: Lee Erwin
Original Story: Kenneth Enochs
Director of Photography: Kenneth Talbot
Film Editor: Derek Hyde Chambers
Story Editor: Jerry Sackheim
Art Director: Harry White
Makeup: Colin Garde
Sound Supervisor: Fred Turtle
CAST:
J. Carrol Naish: Charlie Chan
James Hong: Barry Chan
Ivan Craig: Henri Mazarac
Victor Beaumont: Karl Bretner
Peter Dyneley: John Robey
Lisa Daniely: Marie Mazarac
Thomas Gallagher: Jacob Brun
Henry Vidon: Inspector Darnet
Leslie Weston: Frank Wells
EVEN IF you cannot access a copy of the above-noted films, please do join us anyway, as you will NOT be left out of our ongoing chat and festivities. Also, as is our custom, new comers are offered the seat of honor at our humble table. Many of our films, such as this week’s entries, may be found available for viewing online through such outlets as YouTube, etc.
HAPPY NEWS…this week’s films, “Death at High Tide” and “The Man with a Hundred Faces,” IS available at Youtube at these addresses:
“Death at High Tide”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCuQOZUsdPI
And, “The Man with a Hundred Faces”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t55f5oixNBo
NEXT WEEK (Monday, November 16) we will be sharing “Docks of New Orleans,” starring Roland Winters.
So, let’s have a happy and safe Monday, and let’s gather again for another evening of Charlie Chan…times TWO!
