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Our Monday Evening Chat/Film Viewing presentation: "Murder Over New York"

FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Coincidence like ancient egg - leave unpleasant odor.”
Our journey began in winter, we moved through spring, and we have now reached summer! This week, our CHARLIE CHAN FILM TOUR 2016 continues along its scheduled course as we arrive in New York City with Charlie Chan and Number Two son, Jimmy, for a case of “Murder Over New York.” Sabotage, international espionage, and murder in the skies create a deadly cocktail for Chan and son!

Also, per our newly inaugurated custom, we will be sharing, before our featured film presentation, an “extra.” Recently we have shared vintage Charlie Chan radio shows. This week our “bonus” presentation will be “The Legacy of Charlie Chan,” a featurette which can be found on the 20th Century-Fox DVD “Charlie Chan in London” from “The Charlie Chan Collection – Volume One.” This featurette is NOT available online.

OUR PRESENTATIONS: “Murder Over New York” (1940). Runtime: 65 minutes…AND “The Legacy of Charlie Chan” (2006; Runtime: 14 minutes).

FILM SUMMARY: Charlie Chan arrives in New York City for a policeman's convention, only to find that Number Two Son Jimmy, in that city to visit the World's Fair, is there to greet him! Following the convention, Chan's old friend, Inspector Hugh Drake, a British intelligence officer, is found dead. The killing is tied in with a gang of enemy saboteurs who are responsible for the crash of an experimental bomber. Chan must proceed through a complex web of suspects in order to capture the killer and break up the saboteur ring before another bomber and its crew meets the same fate as the first.

TIME: We begin with arrivals and greetings at 7:30 EASTERN TIME. Then, we share our special short “extras” which will be followed at exactly 8:15 when we roll our feature, “Murder Over New York.”

LOCATION: Our Charlie Chan Family Chat Room, which is accessed at http://www.charliechan.info/id17.html.

IF YOU LACK A COPY OF OUR FILM: Often our features can be found available online, happily, this week’s feature is presently available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW5mdwOojJA

OF NOTE: The working title of this film was “Charlie Chan in New York.” According to Fox publicity material contained in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Library files, the studio changed the title in order to prevent the public from confusing this film with other Chan features.

PLEASE have a happy and safe Monday, and I hope to see you in our Chat Room for another Chan-filled evening!

Sincerely,
Rush Glick