Tonight's Monday Evening Chat/Film Viewing: "The Scarlet Clue"
We have reached September's end, and with this Labor Day we have reached the traditional close of summer…
Our film for this week's Monday Evening Chat and Film Viewing will be "The Scarlet Clue" starring Sidney Toler. Tommy Chan is back and working with Birmingham Brown to help his famous pop capture a ruthless killer who terrorizes a radio/television broadcast center!
FILM NOTES: The working title of this film was "Robot Murder." The title card reads: "Charlie Chan in 'The Scarlet Clue'". 'Hollywood Reporter' production charts include Harry Bradley and William Gould in the cast, but their participation in the released film has not been confirmed. 'Hollywood Reporter' production charts also note that director of photography William Sickner was borrowed by Monogram from Universal to work on this film. The minor role of actor "Horace Carlos" is obviously based on film actor Boris Karloff, while the film's killer wears a mask modeled on actor Rondo Hatton. Modern sources add the following actors to the cast: Charles Jordan (Nelson) and Kernan Cripps (Detective).
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).
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. Again this week we have HAPPY NEWS! A check at YouTube reveals that "The Scarlet Clue" IS available online at YouTube for viewing. You may find it at this address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JONjx6cVkHM
NEXT WEEK we will be viewing "The Shanghai Cobra" starring Sidney Toler.
CC ON DVD: If you have not already done so, please consider ordering your copy of the new "Charlie Chan Collection" Warner Brothers box DVD collection! The best price I have found thus far is from Amazon.com at $28.79 with FREE postage! Hawaii Steve notes that this collection may be purchased at Oldies.com for $21.80 plus postage! So, get yours now!
Take care, have a restful day off, and let's all get together for another Chan-filled evening of fun and sharing as we watch "The Scarlet Clue."
