April 2024 Calendar

At the conclusion of the case, Charlie Chan and Number One Son, Lee, prepare to leave, in a scene that was to be Warner Oland’s final appearance on screen in Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo.


1  Monday

WEEKLY CHAT/FILM VIEWING: Please join us as we view Charlie Chan on Broadway starring Warner Oland.  Join us as we discuss this film LIVE, watching it together via personal video…or online, if available!

Time: 7:30 p.m., Eastern Time.  First, we share arrivals and greetings along with open dialogue or a possible short “extra” presentation.  Then, following, we share our featured film in synchronized fashion beginning together at precisely 8:15.

Place: Our Charlie Chan Family Chat Room.

2  Tuesday

3  Wednesday

Earl Derr Biggers, the creator of Charlie Chan, dies of a heart attack in Pasadena, California, on this day in 1933.

4  Thursday

5  Friday

George Kuwa, who would portray Charlie Chan in The House Without a Key (1925), is born in Japan, on this day in 1885.

6  Saturday

7  Sunday

8  Monday

WEEKLY CHAT/FILM VIEWING: Please join us as we view Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo starring Warner Oland.  Join us as we discuss this film LIVE, watching it via personal video…or online, if available!

Time: 7:30 p.m., Eastern Time.  First, we share arrivals and greetings along with open dialogue or a possible short “extra” presentation.  Then, following, we share our featured film in synchronized fashion beginning together at precisely 8:15.

9  Tuesday

10 Wednesday

11  Thursday

12  Friday

13  Saturday

14  Sunday

Peter Ustinov, who would portray Charlie Chan in the comedy/mystery Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen, is born in London, England, on this day in 1921.

15  Monday

WEEKLY CHAT/FILM VIEWING: Please join us as we view Mr. Moto’s Gamble starring Peter Lorre and featuring Keye Luke in the film that was to have been Charlie Chan at the Ringside with Warner Oland in the starring role.  Join us as we discuss this film LIVE, watching it together via personal video…or online, if available! 

Time: 7:30 p.m., Eastern Time.  First, we share arrivals and greetings along with open dialogue or a possible short “extra” presentation.  Then, following, we share our featured film in synchronized fashion beginning together at precisely 8:15.

Place: Our Charlie Chan Family Chat Room.

16  Tuesday

17  Wednesday

18  Thursday

19  Friday

20  Saturday

21  Sunday

22  Monday

WEEKLY CHAT/FILM VIEWING: Charlie Chan in Honolulu starring Sidney Toler, whose birthday we celebrate this evening.  Please join us as we discuss this film LIVE, watching it together via personal video…or online, if available!

Time: 7:30 p.m., Eastern Time.  First, we share arrivals and greetings along with open dialogue or a possible short “extra” presentation.  Then, following, we share our featured film in synchronized fashion beginning together at precisely 8:15.

Place: Our Charlie Chan Family Chat Room.

23  Tuesday

24  Wednesday

25  Thursday

26  Friday

Sidney Toler, who would portray Charlie Chan in twenty-two films, is born in Warrensburg, Missouri, on this day in 1874.

27  Saturday

28  Sunday

29  Monday

WEEKLY CHAT/FILM VIEWING: The New Adventures of Charlie Chan, starring J. Carrol Naish. Please join us as we view and discuss TWO episodes: Charlie’s Highland Fling and The Patient in Room 21, sharing these adventures LIVE, watching them together via personal video…or online, if available!

Time: 7:30 p.m., Eastern Time.  First, we share arrivals and greetings along with open dialogue or a possible short “extra” presentation.  Then, following, we share our featured film in synchronized fashion beginning together at precisely 8:15.

Place: Our Charlie Chan Family Chat Room.

30 Tuesday