TONIGHT: "Dead Men Tell" in our Chat Room at charliechan.info
FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Trouble, like first love, teach many lessons.”
Happy Independence Day on this July 4th as our trip through the Charlie Chan film series progresses and we near the halfway point. Tonight, with our viewing of “Dead Men Tell,” our CHARLIE CHAN FILM TOUR 2016 takes us with Charlie Chan and Number Two son, Jimmy, on one of their more eerie adventures as we board the antique sailing ship, ‘Suva Star.’ What begins as a gathering of treasure seekers soon changes to as case of murder with supernatural undertones!
Also, 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 “In Search of Charlie Chan,” a featurette which can be found on the 20th Century-Fox DVD “Charlie Chan in Paris” from “The Charlie Chan Collection – Volume One.” PLEASE NOTE: this featurette is NOT available online!
OUR PRESENTATIONS: “Dead Men Tell” (1941). Runtime: 61 minutes…AND “In Search of Charlie Chan” (2006; Runtime: 26 minutes).
FILM SUMMARY: The lure of millions of dollars in lost pirate treasure brings together an unusual and diverse group of fortune hunters aboard an old sailing ship, including Jimmy Chan, who sneaks aboard. Patience Nodbury, who holds the treasure map, torn in four pieces, dies suddenly, the apparent victim of the ghost of a long-dead pirate. Charlie Chan, on board the docked ship to locate his wayward son now finds himself in the midst of a case of what he believes to be murder.
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, “Dead Men Tell.”
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=hKY3W_sYmiY
OF NOTE: According to 'Hollywood Reporter' news items, Jean Rogers was to have appeared in this film as Laura Thursday, but was replaced after shooting began by Katherine Aldridge when she became ill with the flu. ‘Hollywood Reporter’ production charts include Faye Helm in the cast, but her participation in the completed film has not been confirmed.
PLEASE have a happy and safe Independence Day, and I hope to see you after, before, or even during the fireworks in our Chat Room for another Chan-filled evening!
