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OUR CCF MONDAY EVENING CHAT AND FILM VIEWING FOR December 7: “The Feathered Serpent”

FROM CHARLIE CHAN: “Man who improve house before building solid foundation apt to run into very much trouble.”

GREETINGS! This week’s adventure takes us South of the Border with Charlie Chan and company as we tag along on a hunt for a missing archeologist. The trail takes us on a dangerous journey, fraught with danger and a very real possibility of MURDER as the lost Aztec tomb is reached!

OUR CHAT ROOM: Our Chat Room can be accessed the same way that we accessed by going to our “Chat Room” link at charliechan.info, or use this direct link: http://www.charliechan.info/id17.html

THIS WEEK’S PRESENTATION: “The Feathered Serpent” (1949; 60 minutes; along with our “extra,” the TENTH episode of “The Adventures of Smilin’ Jack” with Keye Luke…and Sidney Toler! (1943; 21 minutes).

FEATURE SUMMARY: In San Pablo, Mexico, an expedition prepares to look for two missing archeologists, Professors Scott and Farnsworth, who had been searching for the lost Aztec Temple of the Sun. The two men have now been missing for two months. Charlie Chan, who is on his way to Mexico City for a vacation with two of his sons, Number One Son, Lee and Number Two Son, Tommy plus chauffeur and associate, Birmingham Brown, finds Professor Scott delirious as he collapses in a field near the road to San Pablo. Later, in San Pablo, Scott explains that after he and Farnsworth had found the temple, they were held as hostages and were forced to unearth a fortune in Aztec jade and gold. However, before Scott can name his captor, the lights go out and he is murdered with a knife. A search party, including Chan, his sons, and Birmingham, is organized out to look for Farnsworth and the lost temple..

FEATURE NOTES: The opening title card of this film reads: “Charlie Chan in The Feathered Serpent.” This is the only film in which Charlie Chan's number one and number two sons actively work together with their father on a case. It is also the final appearance in a Charlie Chan film by Victor Sen Yung (Sen Yung).

CAST (as credited):

Roland Winters: Charlie Chan
Keye Luke: Lee Chan
Mantan Moreland: Birmingham Brown
Victor Sen Yung: Tommy Chan
Carol Forman: Sonia Cabot
Robert Livingston: [Professor] John Stanley
Nils Asther: Professor Paul Evans
Beverly Jons: Joan Farnsworth
Martin Garralaga: Pedro [Francisco Lopez]
George J. Lewis: Captain Juan Gonzalez
Leslie Dennison: Professor [Henry] Farnsworth

UNCREDITED CAST (alphabetical):

Erville Alderson: Professor Scott
Fred Cordova: Felipe
Juan Duval: Dr. Castelar
Frank Leyva: Jose
Jay Silverheels: Diego
Charles Stevens: Manuel
FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ON OUR FEATURE: Please go to http://www.charliechan.info/id55.html

TRIVIA: The plot of this film was based on that of the 1937 movie, “The Riders of the Whistling Skull” (which, interestingly, featured Robert Livingston who later appeared as John Stanley in the Charlie Chan version).

THIS WEEK’S IMAGE: Charlie Chan, sons Lee and Tommy, and Francisco Lopez meet to discuss the situation.



For a viewing of more than 500 images from ALL films in the Charlie Chan series, please visit our Gallery: http://www.charliechan.info/id448.html

IF YOU LACK A COPY OF OUR FILM: Often our features can be found online. Sadly, “The Feathered Serpent” IS NOT available online!

OUR MONTHLY POLL: Please take a moment to cast your vote in our September 2020 POLL, found as you scroll down our Entrance Page (http://www.charliechan.info/index.html)!

OUR NOVEMBER POLL RESULT:

QUESTION: Do you support a return of Charlie Chan to cinema or television, reimagined for today's audience as we have seen with the likes of Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and others?

Definetly 79%

Maybe 7%

Not sure 7%

No way 7%

Please cast your vote in our DECEMBER Poll! It closes soon!

DO YOU HAVE A POLL QUESTION? Please feel free to suggest a Monthly Poll question! Send your ideas to: charliechanfamily@lyahoo.com.

OUR CCF CHAT ARCHIVE: Please take a look at our growing collection of CCF Chat Texts from previous years and this year: http://www.charliechan.info/id630.html

NEXT WEEK: “The Sky Dragon,” starring Roland Winters.

AND… DON’T MISS THIS GREAT CHARLIE CHAN BLOG!: AND… DON’T MISS THIS GREAT CHARLIE CHAN BLOG!: Continuing strongly in 2020, a great blog site, The Postman on Holiday, is offered by our own Charlie Chan and Earl Derr Biggers expert, Lou Armagno which is: "A place to explore all things surrounding Detective Charlie Chan, his creator Earl Derr Biggers, and their connection with Hawaii, Cleveland, and mystery fiction." Updated each month, it can be found at this address: www.thepostmanonholiday.com

SO, REMEMBER, PLEASE JOIN US for this week’s feature, “The Feathered Serpent.”

THANK YOU SO MUCH…

Sincerely,

Rush Glick