The text of our Charlie Chan Family Chat for January 15, 2024
Feature: The Black Camel
Chat Number: 1,238
Extras:
10 Things You Should Know About Warner Oland; Scene from THE LIGHTNING RAIDER (1919) Pearl White and Warner Oland; Bobby Jones consoles W.C. Fields on his poor golf swing (with Warner Oland); 1936 Shanghai – Actor Warner Oland (Charlie Chan) in China
Participants:
Godwinshelley
Hawaii_Steve
hounder
Louise
Matt
Mike n Rachel in DC
Nothere
Rush
tenman
01-15 15:21
Rush:
01-15 18:29
hounder:
HS. glad you made it. i was 3rd backup for rush
01-15 18:30
Hawaii_Steve:
Aloha from the Land of Chan! It’s 2:30 PM on a beautiful sunny day in Hawaii.
01-15 18:31
Hawaii_Steve:
Hi Hounder, i’m the second back up. Matt may or may not make it.
01-15 18:31
hounder:
nice! partly cloudy with a cold front movine in here
01-15 18:32
Hawaii_Steve:
I do not have a count down watch. If I give you the start time, can you do the second-to-second countdown?
01-15 18:33
hounder:
with my lack of computer savy I’m proud o see either 1st or 2nd place show up. I have the watch so I can try.
01-15 18:33
Hawaii_Steve:
We will be starting our first extra in about 11 minutes.
01-15 18:33
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Good evening
01-15 18:33
hounder:
hi m n r
01-15 18:34
Hawaii_Steve:
Good afternoon Mike n Rachel.
01-15 18:34
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Looks like no Rush this evening?
It’s 20 degrees and snowing here in DC, Steve 
01-15 18:34
hounder:
brrrrr
01-15 18:35
Hawaii_Steve:
Rush has asked Hounder and I to kick this off with the Extras. Rush will join us later.
Ten minutes until to first extra.
YIPEES!
01-15 18:35
Mike n Rachel in DC:
OK. They look interesting
01-15 18:35
hounder:
hs is in charge.
i’m moral support. lol
01-15 18:36
Hawaii_Steve:
I need help with a countdown. I do not have a stop watch.
01-15 18:36
Godwinshelley:
Hello all
01-15 18:36
Hawaii_Steve:
This is my first time hosting the Chat. I need all the support I can get.
01-15 18:36
hounder:
i have a watch with second hand. it’s my computer skills i’m worried about
hi gs
01-15 18:36
Godwinshelley:
Do we need anything besides the Camel DVD
01-15 18:36
Hawaii_Steve:
Aloha Godwinshelley!!!
01-15 18:37
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Hey GS
I have a second counter on my computer if that helps…
01-15 18:37
Hawaii_Steve:
Glad that you made it tonight.
01-15 18:37
Godwinshelley:
I’m folding sheets – if it takes me a bit to reply
01-15 18:38
Hawaii_Steve:
Cool.
Here is the link to the first Extra. It is short.
01-15 18:38
Godwinshelley:
He looks so “dapper”
01-15 18:38
Matt:
Hello everyone…..I can’t stay, but wanted to say “hello”
01-15 18:39
hounder:
hi matt
01-15 18:39
Hawaii_Steve:
12 minutes before start. Tonight’s extras will feature Mr. Oland, our beloved Charlie Chan.
01-15 18:39
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Hi Matt!
01-15 18:39
Hawaii_Steve:
Aloha Matt.
01-15 18:39
Godwinshelley:
Hello Matt’
01-15 18:39
Hawaii_Steve:
We’re about to start the first extra in 11 minutes.
01-15 18:40
Hawaii_Steve:
Our first extra is a short biography on Mr. Oland. Under 2 minutes.
01-15 18:41
Hawaii_Steve:
I will need a countdown at the 43 minute mark.
01-15 18:41
Godwinshelley:
What is Rush up to tonight? Or is it weather related
01-15 18:41
Hawaii_Steve:
Rush is at the Iowa Caucus tonight.
01-15 18:42
Godwinshelley:
wow fun
01-15 18:42
Hawaii_Steve:
Rush should join us later.
All eyes are on Iowa tonight. Very exciting for Rush.
01-15 18:42
Godwinshelley:
He is always helping out somewhere
01-15 18:43
Matt:
It should be a very interesting experience for Rush
01-15 18:43
Hawaii_Steve:
Okay gang. We start the first extra in one minute. Please cue Youtube link.
01-15 18:43
Mike n Rachel in DC:
all set here
01-15 18:44
hounder:
50
40
30
01-15 18:44
Hawaii_Steve:
Thank you Hounder for the coutdown.
01-15 18:44
hounder:
20
01-15 18:45
hounder:
10
5
go
i think i did it?
01-15 18:45
Matt:
Great job Hounder!I’m going to head out to a watch party. Enjoy the evening and GO Birds!
01-15 18:45
hounder:
have fun matt
01-15 18:45
Mike n Rachel in DC:
take it easy matt…good luck to Philly
01-15 18:46
hounder:
hurray! our fearless leader is back
you did good hs
01-15 18:46
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Hey Rush
01-15 18:46
Godwinshelley:
Hello Rush – back from the Caucaus
01-15 18:46
Hawaii_Steve:
Aloha Rush. How are you?
01-15 18:47
Hawaii_Steve:
Let’s cue up for the next extra. Starting in two minutes.
01-15 18:47
Rush:
Hi! I am just here to say hello, then it’s back to the Caucus here in Iowa. It’s going to run late so I thank you all for being here tonight!
01-15 18:47
Hawaii_Steve:
01-15 18:47
Godwinshelley:
Did you buy a snow shovel when you moved there? I had neighbors from Florida who went 2 years before buying shovel
01-15 18:48
hounder:
good luck at caucus
01-15 18:48
Rush:
Take care. See you next week for “Charlie Chan’s Chance”!
01-15 18:48
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Hope everything goes smoothly Rush. We’re hearing about dicey weather.
01-15 18:48
Hawaii_Steve:
Hounder, another countdown at 50 minutes please.
01-15 18:48
Godwinshelley:
Is that the recreation?
01-15 18:48
Hawaii_Steve:
See you soon Rush.
01-15 18:48
hounder:
50
01-15 18:48
Rush:
Yeah… not tropical for sure!!!
01-15 18:48
hounder:
40
01-15 18:48
Mike n Rachel in DC:
01-15 18:48
Hawaii_Steve:
Everybody cued, please.
01-15 18:49
hounder:
30
01-15 18:49
Mike n Rachel in DC:
all set in DC
01-15 18:49
Rush:
Arctic blast tonight!
01-15 18:49
hounder:
20
01-15 18:49
Hawaii_Steve:
A silent serial featuring Mr. Oland.
01-15 18:49
Mike n Rachel in DC:
stay warm!
01-15 18:49
hounder:
10
5
go
01-15 18:49
Rush:
Tysm, all! Good night, have a great night!!!!
01-15 18:50
Hawaii_Steve:
1919 with Pearl White.
Mahol Rush.
01-15 18:50
Godwinshelley:
Boris Karloff was supposed to be an extra in this
01-15 18:51
Hawaii_Steve:
Pearl White became famous due to “The Perils of Pauline” She may have done her own stunts.
01-15 18:52
Hawaii_Steve:
GS, please let us know if you see Karloff.
01-15 18:52
Godwinshelley:
of course i will
01-15 18:54
Hawaii_Steve:
We’re looking at a film from 105 years ago.
01-15 18:55
Hawaii_Steve:
Enter Warner Oland in an early Asian role.
01-15 18:56
Godwinshelley:
Must have been why Hop Sing was hiding out at the Ponderosa
01-15 18:56
Hawaii_Steve:
LOL.
01-15 18:57
Hawaii_Steve:
karloff is an extra. Do we see him?
01-15 18:58
Godwinshelley:
Hard to see on my computer – little
There is a book on Karloff in “Eastern” films – they probably have a still in that
01-15 18:58
Hawaii_Steve:
This serial is incomplete. Karloff footage may be lost.
01-15 19:00
Hawaii_Steve:
And there we go.
01-15 19:00
Godwinshelley:
HS I texted you a photo of Karloff from that
01-15 19:00
Hawaii_Steve:
Oland was good in this one.
01-15 19:00
Mike n Rachel in DC:
I didn’t see any Karloff
01-15 19:00
Godwinshelley:
I don’t know hot to put it in our chat here
01-15 19:00
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Interesting film
01-15 19:01
Godwinshelley:
Nope wrong photo
01-15 19:01
Hawaii_Steve:
At 5 after the hour, we will have our 3rd extra. Talk among yourselves.
01-15 19:01
hounder:
i have 801 hs is that right?
01-15 19:01
Hawaii_Steve:
Yes hounder.
01-15 19:01
hounder:
great
01-15 19:01
Hawaii_Steve:
We’re on time.
01-15 19:02
Godwinshelley:
I need to cue up my machine
01-15 19:02
Hawaii_Steve:
GS, if you email me the image, I can upload to our chat. I can’t do it from my phone. Sorry.
01-15 19:02
hounder:
tryig to make sure when to start countdown
01-15 19:03
Hawaii_Steve:
This is a very short clip with Oland and W.C. Fields.
Watch Oland’s reactions to W.C.
01-15 19:04
Hawaii_Steve:
Our 3rd extra is from 1933. 48 seconds.
01-15 19:04
hounder:
40
01-15 19:04
Hawaii_Steve:
Cued?
01-15 19:05
hounder:
30
01-15 19:05
Mike n Rachel in DC:
yes
01-15 19:05
hounder:
2o
01-15 19:05
Godwinshelley:
yes
01-15 19:05
Nothere:
Orders found clue
01-15 19:05
hounder:
10
5
go
01-15 19:06
Godwinshelley:
Don’t know if you watch “Murdoch’s Mysteries” – they had an episode with a young Bill Fields trying to make it in vaudveille
01-15 19:06
Mike n Rachel in DC:
cute
01-15 19:06
Hawaii_Steve:
Wow. Cool little sports shot. Oland appears to be enjoying himself.
01-15 19:07
Nothere:
Ah yes the case of the golf swing Charlie cvracked it in ten years:)
01-15 19:07
Hawaii_Steve:
Next extra in 3 minutes.
01-15 19:07
Mike n Rachel in DC:
I’ve seen that full episode somewhere. It’s quite good.
01-15 19:07
Hawaii_Steve:
22 seconds.
01-15 19:08
Hawaii_Steve:
2 minutes gang. Please cue up.
01-15 19:08
Nothere:
GENTELMEN START YOUR ENGINES!
01-15 19:08
Mike n Rachel in DC:
got it
Hi NT
01-15 19:08
Nothere:
Hello Mike and or Racheal
01-15 19:09
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Both tonight!
01-15 19:09
hounder:
time hs
01-15 19:09
Hawaii_Steve:
one min
01-15 19:09
hounder:
k
01-15 19:10
Hawaii_Steve:
stand by
01-15 19:10
Nothere:
Prepare to ALoha
01-15 19:10
Hawaii_Steve:
Let’s go now.
01-15 19:10
Mike n Rachel in DC:
pre-aloha checklist complete
01-15 19:10
Hawaii_Steve:
GO
01-15 19:10
hounder:
did i mi
did i miss the cue?
01-15 19:11
Godwinshelley:
quick
01-15 19:11
Hawaii_Steve:
Short but sweet.
01-15 19:11
hounder:
oops. sorry brain freeze
01-15 19:11
Hawaii_Steve:
4 minutes until we start feature.
All is good.
01-15 19:11
Mike n Rachel in DC:
no worries, hounder. nice to see mrs. oland for a second or two
01-15 19:11
hounder:
i’ll try to do better
01-15 19:11
tenman:
Greetings form the frozen wastes of the midwest!
01-15 19:11
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Hello tenman!
01-15 19:11
Hawaii_Steve:
01-15 19:12
Nothere:
Hello Ten
01-15 19:12
Hawaii_Steve:
Cue to opening fanfare by TCF.
3 minutes.
01-15 19:12
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Hello from snowy DC. We’re tropical compared to the Midwest temperature-wise though.
01-15 19:12
Nothere:
Whats the matter hounder got distracted by a ball?
01-15 19:12
hounder:
no. a cat
01-15 19:12
Hawaii_Steve:
Aloha to the late arrivals.
01-15 19:12
Godwinshelley:
I’m cued
01-15 19:12
Nothere:
So you guys make a snowman or just a snowball fight.
01-15 19:13
Mike n Rachel in DC:
All set here.
a couple of snowballs
01-15 19:13
Hawaii_Steve:
Glad everybody is here tonight. 2 minutes.
01-15 19:13
Godwinshelley:
Hounder post a photo of you kitty
01-15 19:13
tenman:
Too cold for that and not enough snow here at least
01-15 19:13
Hawaii_Steve:
60 seconds. The
01-15 19:13
Godwinshelley:
We have a dusting to maybe 1/2 (being generous)
01-15 19:13
Mike n Rachel in DC:
our yard isn’t conducive to snowman building, but there’s enough snow for one
01-15 19:13
Hawaii_Steve:
black Camel shot in Hawaii.
01-15 19:14
hounder:
400
01-15 19:14
Mike n Rachel in DC:
is it camel season?
01-15 19:14
hounder:
30
01-15 19:14
Rich in Maine:
evening all !
01-15 19:14
Hawaii_Steve:
93 years ago
01-15 19:14
Godwinshelley:
Hi Rich
01-15 19:14
hounder:
20
01-15 19:14
Nothere:
No Shanghai Cobra season
01-15 19:14
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Hello Rich. Hope you’re staying warm.
01-15 19:14
Nothere:
Hey Rich
01-15 19:14
hounder:
10
5
go
01-15 19:14
Rich in Maine:
hiya NT!
01-15 19:15
Mike n Rachel in DC:
93 years ago…wow, Steve
01-15 19:15
Nothere:
I’m so gone I see Sally Ethers
01-15 19:15
Hawaii_Steve:
With your permission, I will comments on few HI scenes.
01-15 19:15
Godwinshelley:
1931 – year Frankenstein film was released
01-15 19:15
Mike n Rachel in DC:
please do!
local color: surfers
01-15 19:15
Hawaii_Steve:
Waikiki with surfriders, as they were called.
01-15 19:16
Nothere:
Oh look at mister fancy shmany I can surk on my head.
01-15 19:16
Godwinshelley:
secretly engaged – the paper said – not too much of a secret
Wow – that area is really built up from what this shows
01-15 19:16
Rich in Maine:
“Shelah” L)
01-15 19:17
Hawaii_Steve:
Kailua Beach. Shelia Fane (Dorothy Revier) approaches a Hawaiian beach boy (Melvin Paoa).
In the background are the Mokulua Islands.
The Hawaiian beach boy is played by Melvin Paoa, not Duke Kahanamoku, as some sources state. Born on April 26, 1914 in Waikiki. At the time of the filming, Melvin was 16, almost 17 years old. He was just a kid.
01-15 19:17
Godwinshelley:
Didn’t we do this film late into last year – maybe Halloween?
01-15 19:17
Hawaii_Steve:
In the background are real people. Not extras.
01-15 19:17
Mike n Rachel in DC:
I think so Gs
01-15 19:18
Nothere:
So Steve have you shown anyone the palms of paradise?
01-15 19:18
Hawaii_Steve:
Yes, all the way from Hollywood.
01-15 19:18
Godwinshelley:
I got to see the Royal Hawaiian and beach while I was there
01-15 19:18
Mike n Rachel in DC:
palms of paradise? good name for a massage place…
01-15 19:19
Hawaii_Steve:
Watch for this handsome group. Coming up.
01-15 19:19
Godwinshelley:
NICE
01-15 19:19
Mike n Rachel in DC:
look at that distinguished pair
01-15 19:20
Rich in Maine:
Princess, oh Princess
01-15 19:20
Hawaii_Steve:
Did you see the marker. It hasn’t changed.
01-15 19:20
Godwinshelley:
There is the Royal Hawaiian
01-15 19:20
Hawaii_Steve:
Yes, GS.
01-15 19:20
Godwinshelley:
And that room looks familiar – without so many plants
01-15 19:20
Nothere:
I forsee a suave Hungarian in your future.
01-15 19:20
Mike n Rachel in DC:
would love to see that hotel one day. it looks magical.
01-15 19:20
Godwinshelley:
You can to the walk like that bellhop and sit where Lugosi sat
01-15 19:21
Hawaii_Steve:
Yes, indeed.
01-15 19:21
Godwinshelley:
It feels weird after being there to watch it on this film
01-15 19:21
Hawaii_Steve:
Yes, it does.
01-15 19:21
Nothere:
Saw the maker. Not sure what it marked.
01-15 19:22
Hawaii_Steve:
That guys looks familiar.
01-15 19:22
tenman:
My hero! At least in his guise as Dracula
01-15 19:22
Mike n Rachel in DC:
very nice, Steve
01-15 19:22
Godwinshelley:
Quite distinguished
01-15 19:22
Hawaii_Steve:
The elevators and mail box are still there.
01-15 19:22
Rich in Maine:
nice picture
01-15 19:23
Hawaii_Steve:
You can stand in spot where Lugosi and Oland stood 93 years ago.
Correct, GS?
01-15 19:23
Godwinshelley:
Yes – it is a bit eerie
01-15 19:23
Nothere:
From 100 years in the past the hand of fate reaches out.
01-15 19:24
Godwinshelley:
And, as Rush would say, there is the mailbox – and the palms outside have grown
The entrance is nice too
01-15 19:24
Hawaii_Steve:
Note the entrance please.
01-15 19:24
Godwinshelley:
I hope they changed the curtains in the rooms though
01-15 19:24
tenman:
I only had two heros as a child and Dracula was one!
01-15 19:24
Hawaii_Steve:
Who is this guy?
01-15 19:24
Mike n Rachel in DC:
have to get a turban like Lugosi to make the experience complete
01-15 19:24
Hawaii_Steve:
Lugosi is great in this film.
01-15 19:24
Mike n Rachel in DC:
did you stay at the hotel GS? Was it nice?
01-15 19:25
hounder:
thank you for the cool info hs
01-15 19:25
Nothere:
Wai,t ,Tanevero couldn,t be a fake could he?< Someone call Eve Cario
01-15 19:25
Hawaii_Steve:
Just after Dracula was released, but not in Hawaii.
01-15 19:25
Godwinshelley:
Husband is retired military – we stayed at the Hae Koa – military hotel
01-15 19:25
Hawaii_Steve:
Nobody knew who Lugosi was, during the filming of TBC because Dracula had not played in Hawaii.
01-15 19:26
Godwinshelley:
just a short walk from Royal Hawaiian – and backs to beach where you see Diamond Head
01-15 19:26
Rich in Maine:
let me light up my ball
01-15 19:26
Mike n Rachel in DC:
very cool, GS. We would like to go and stay there. It’s expensive, though.
01-15 19:26
Hawaii_Steve:
Yes, GS. Very romantic scene.
01-15 19:26
Godwinshelley:
I hope Lugosi enjoyed that trip – after that he would not be able to go about unnoticed
01-15 19:26
Mike n Rachel in DC:
My “bubble” ball, Rich.
01-15 19:27
Godwinshelley:
We booked a cool cruise ship that took you to different islands each night while you slept – I recommend it
01-15 19:27
Hawaii_Steve:
Very nice, GS.
So you and your husband visited the other islands?
01-15 19:27
Nothere:
Danny Mayo
01-15 19:28
Godwinshelley:
What is the name of the restaurant that is now where the tourist cabins were that Biggers used?
Yes HS – we visited 4 islands
01-15 19:28
Godwinshelley:
Maui, Oahu, Kuwai, Hawaii
01-15 19:29
Hawaii_Steve:
The Halekulani Hote.
01-15 19:29
Godwinshelley:
Each island is a “county” – so Delaware has fewer counties with only 3
01-15 19:29
Hawaii_Steve:
replaced the cottages that Biggers stated in 1920.
01-15 19:30
Godwinshelley:
Oh – that’s right Steve – We stopped by the restaurant in that hotel when we were looking around
01-15 19:30
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Rachel has been to Hawaii…liked the big island the best.
01-15 19:30
Hawaii_Steve:
Today, at the Halekulani, there is restaurant called, House Without a Key, in honor of Biggers.
01-15 19:30
Godwinshelley:
So many chickens running around
01-15 19:30
Nothere:
DElwere has fewer everything
01-15 19:31
Mike n Rachel in DC:
and no sales tax.
01-15 19:31
Godwinshelley:
And still we are the “First State”
01-15 19:31
Nothere:
Dracula Fritz Dr Tagami. Somebody call Universal horror department.
01-15 19:31
Godwinshelley:
Our name in TV commercials is “Tax-free-delaware”
01-15 19:31
Hawaii_Steve:
The fountain in the background is gone today.
01-15 19:32
Louise:
Well hello Chan family!
01-15 19:32
Hawaii_Steve:
It’s behind Lugosi and Oland.
01-15 19:32
Godwinshelley:
hello
01-15 19:32
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Hello Louise!
01-15 19:32
Godwinshelley:
We are in Black Camel tonight
01-15 19:33
Nothere:
Hey Louise
01-15 19:33
Godwinshelley:
I miss the sons in this one
01-15 19:33
Hawaii_Steve:
Aloha Louise.
01-15 19:33
Louise:
I’ve been traveling and tied up by other things and kept missing Monday nights
01-15 19:33
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Yes, GS. They are a big upgrade from Kashimo
01-15 19:33
Nothere:
I know the murderer and I’m not gonna tell. Ifd you werent Lugosi thered be a knife in your back.
01-15 19:33
Godwinshelley:
Oh to see it so undeveloped must have been glorious
01-15 19:33
tenman:
DEbis one of the very few places I travel to
01-15 19:33
Hawaii_Steve:
For the Robert Young, they took the camera into the water.
01-15 19:33
tenman:
*DE
01-15 19:34
Hawaii_Steve:
The Royal Hawaiian Glee Club Girls singing.
01-15 19:34
Nothere:
At least he dosen’t shout Pop every five minutes.
01-15 19:35
Godwinshelley:
They made use of all the natural resources in filming this
Yes NT but it feels like Chan is kind of mean to his assistant
01-15 19:35
Nothere:
Danny Mayo. POw Thawp. Boing. I forgot to duck.
01-15 19:35
Mike n Rachel in DC:
True, NT. K’s thing is “clue!”
01-15 19:35
Hawaii_Steve:
The blond actress was a popular actress, worked with many popular comedians of the day.
01-15 19:35
Nothere:
<,,,,,,,,,TNCAN>
01-15 19:35
Hawaii_Steve:
The famous jump cut. Did you see it?
01-15 19:35
Mike n Rachel in DC:
01-15 19:36
Nothere:
Yes Steve
01-15 19:36
Godwinshelley:
Was something cut out – or did they not take the proper coverage shots to cover things like that while filming
01-15 19:36
Hawaii_Steve:
GS, according to the commentary, Chan was very mean to his Japanese assistant. They toned it down for the film.
01-15 19:37
Godwinshelley:
So in the lost films He is mean too
01-15 19:37
Hawaii_Steve:
Rush and I think something P.I. was said, and it was cut out for later release playings.
01-15 19:38
Godwinshelley:
I like that “Me and road turn corner, same time”
01-15 19:38
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Ah. Interesting theory, Steve. It makes sense.
01-15 19:38
Hawaii_Steve:
Funny.
GS, in the novel, yes. Films???
01-15 19:39
Nothere:
Make up your mind movie shot or stabbed. its kind of important
01-15 19:39
Hawaii_Steve:
Stabbed threw the heart. Correct?
01-15 19:40
Nothere:
Thats what Charlie said. But the actress said shot.
01-15 19:40
hounder:
..
01-15 19:40
Hawaii_Steve:
Hmm. Good catch.
01-15 19:40
Nothere:
Orders
01-15 19:41
Nothere:
Gate? played him wrong at Halloween. remembered the quote as door. A thousand apologies for ignorant stupidity.
01-15 19:41
Rich in Maine:
Death is a black camel…..
01-15 19:41
Hawaii_Steve:
According to historian, in this film, Oland is the most active than other Chan films.
01-15 19:42
Nothere:
Gees Traveno keep your hat on.
01-15 19:42
Godwinshelley:
Lugosi seems to be taller than Oland
01-15 19:42
Rich in Maine:
light trick as usual
01-15 19:42
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Checked the doors here. We’re good at least until tomorrow…
01-15 19:42
Hawaii_Steve:
They were both tall men.
01-15 19:42
Nothere:
quater of eight. She wasn’t late so maade her a plate.
01-15 19:43
Hawaii_Steve:
Oland is hutching over a bit.
01-15 19:43
Godwinshelley:
I can’t see Dwight Frye without seeing that shot from Dracula in my mind with Dwight laughing at the bottom of the ship ladder
01-15 19:43
tenman:
Google has Oland at 5’11” and Lugosi at 6’1″
01-15 19:45
Nothere:
A 6 footer? L,ugosi towwered over folks in that age.
DAnny M<ayo
01-15 19:45
Godwinshelley:
Lugosi’s son is also tall – looks alot like his dad – he is an attorney – saw him at Monster Bash years ago
01-15 19:45
Hawaii_Steve:
Yes, GS. I agree with you.
01-15 19:46
Hawaii_Steve:
I think Bela Jr. is retired now. He is elderly now.
01-15 19:46
Godwinshelley:
He was very kind to his father’s fans
01-15 19:47
Nothere:
Anyone seen LChen,ys gran,dson, in, the house of the werewolf?
01-15 19:47
Godwinshelley:
I haven’t seen that yet – I was so sad the director died in Indianapolis after being hit by a car.
01-15 19:48
Hawaii_Steve:
1904 April 25: Birth of Otto Yamaoka in Seattle, Washington, USA. Father’s Name: Ototaka Yamaoka. Mother’s Name: Jho Watanbe. Father and mother were born in Japan.
01-15 19:49
Nothere:
No dinner? Now there will be a murder.
01-15 19:50
Hawaii_Steve:
1967 June 5: Character actor Otto Yamaoka died in New York City, New York. He was 63 years old. He was survived by his wife, Mia, his son Joseph, and his brothers George, Isaac, and Caro. [His sister, Iris, may have died before him.] The service was held at “The Universal” Chapel, at 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue.
01-15 19:52
Rich in Maine:
Smith appears!
01-15 19:54
Nothere:
WEll that was easy. Guess the next half hour of the movie will be Charlie sitting at home:)
01-15 19:54
tenman:
lol
01-15 19:55
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Murray Kinnell
01-15 19:57
Godwinshelley:
Wow – the beach was a lot more crowded when I was there
01-15 19:59
Hawaii_Steve:
Yes, GS.
01-15 19:59
Nothere:
Its not blackmail. I just want you to give me money to keep quiet.
01-15 20:00
Hawaii_Steve:
This is Robert Young’s first credited film. He is 24 years old.
01-15 20:00
Rich in Maine:
I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a picture today
01-15 20:01
Nothere:
A rare site of Chan home
01-15 20:01
Godwinshelley:
Well that’s not Edwin
Love the home scenes in Chan films
01-15 20:01
Hawaii_Steve:
01-15 20:02
Hawaii_Steve:
Chan’s view, then and now.
the Dole Cannery in background.
01-15 20:02
tenman:
WHo played the main son in that scene?
01-15 20:02
Nothere:
Omly 10 kids. Mama Chan gonna be busy next few years. :FL:\
01-15 20:02
Hawaii_Steve:
01-15 20:02
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Charlie too, NT. 
01-15 20:02
Hawaii_Steve:
Lou and SF at Prospect Avenue house.
01-15 20:03
Hawaii_Steve:
Watch for the roof.
There.
Then and now.
01-15 20:04
Mike n Rachel in DC:
very cool, Steve
01-15 20:04
Hawaii_Steve:
Prospect Avenue runs along the base of crater.
01-15 20:04
Nothere:
Danny Mayo
01-15 20:04
Hawaii_Steve:
Houses are built on slop of mountain.
01-15 20:05
Nothere:
If man start biting at bottom of pie.
01-15 20:06
Hawaii_Steve:
When Rush visited me in Hawaii, he had me drive us up to Prospect Avenue. Then he had me drive at the same speed as the 1931 film. Needless to say, traffic backed up on us.
01-15 20:06
Godwinshelley:
He was lucky – there was a mud slide when we visited and we weren’t able to do fun things like that
01-15 20:07
Hawaii_Steve:
Too bad for you, GS.
01-15 20:07
Godwinshelley:
There is always next time
01-15 20:08
Godwinshelley:
At least there weren’t fires
That veranda is nice – and you get a breeze
01-15 20:08
Hawaii_Steve:
GS and I stood in the same spot as Oland and Lugosi.
01-15 20:08
Mike n Rachel in DC:
I would imagine that staying cool without air conditioning was a priority in 1931
01-15 20:09
Hawaii_Steve:
MNR, yes indeed.
01-15 20:09
Godwinshelley:
Yes – so nice to have someone who can help find the locations without wasting alot of time searching
So thank you Steve
01-15 20:09
hounder:
brb. dogs want out
01-15 20:09
Mike n Rachel in DC:
who let the dogs out?
01-15 20:10
Hawaii_Steve:
GS, you are most welcome. It was fun hanging out with you and your husband.
01-15 20:10
Godwinshelley:
It was a bit like being a time traveler
01-15 20:11
Hawaii_Steve:
One half expects Chan to take a punch at Kashimo.
01-15 20:11
Godwinshelley:
The beach behind the Hale Koa military hotel is still largely undeveloped
01-15 20:11
Hawaii_Steve:
The kids in the b.g. are real Waikiki beach boys.
01-15 20:13
Godwinshelley:
I think “Danny Mayo” should be a drinking game for this film
01-15 20:14
Mike n Rachel in DC:
lol…you could make a pretty good star trek style game. denny mayo, 1 sip; clue!, 2 sips…
01-15 20:14
Hawaii_Steve:
01-15 20:15
hounder:
back
01-15 20:15
Nothere:
<tin,can,><,,
01-15 20:15
Mike n Rachel in DC:
fire phasers, chug entire beer…
01-15 20:15
Nothere:
Warp factor 7
01-15 20:16
Mike n Rachel in DC:
7 sips. 1 per warp
01-15 20:16
Nothere:
rare to see Charlie called on carpet.
01-15 20:17
Mike n Rachel in DC:
it’s kind of interesting to see which aspects of Chan were kept into the later films and which were eliminated or changed
01-15 20:17
Hawaii_Steve:
In the later Chan films, Oland had his son or an assistant, do the physical stuff.
01-15 20:17
tenman:
Yes, I much prefer the jolly, chill later one
01-15 20:18
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Yes. He quickly evolves into more of a “sage” figure, dispensing wisdom and letting others do the action work.
01-15 20:18
Hawaii_Steve:
Several film authors say Oland’s performance is true to Biggers Chan character. More serious.
01-15 20:18
Nothere:
And the police department dosen’t even have to pay them.
01-15 20:19
tenman:
weird to think if we’re watching this in another 7 years it will be a century old!
01-15 20:19
Hawaii_Steve:
MNR, yes, Chan became more cuddly in the later films.
01-15 20:19
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Hopefully we’ll be around to see the century mark, tenman.
01-15 20:19
Hawaii_Steve:
Tenman, I hope we make it.
01-15 20:20
Mike n Rachel in DC:
I (Mike) read “the chinese parrot” and was surprised at how much Charlie was like a police officer. Much different than the later films.
01-15 20:20
hounder:
and our min makes it ith us
01-15 20:20
hounder:
mind
01-15 20:20
Mike n Rachel in DC:
amen to that, hounder
01-15 20:22
Nothere:
Danny Mayo
01-15 20:23
Hawaii_Steve:
Denny Mayo.
01-15 20:23
Nothere:
My brother is a fmous phony psychic. Seems that would come up in conversation.
01-15 20:24
Mike n Rachel in DC:
She’ll need a good defense attorney
01-15 20:25
Rich in Maine:
Call Perry Mason!
01-15 20:25
hounder:
i didn’t mean to kill her….. said every killer always
01-15 20:25
tenman:
Save for next case! lol
01-15 20:25
Godwinshelley:
Quick ending
01-15 20:25
Nothere:
Dracula stop picking on Fritz.
01-15 20:25
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Clue!
Just give him a few spiders and he’ll quiet right down
01-15 20:25
Hawaii_Steve:
The End. Aloha Oe.
01-15 20:25
Nothere:
Save for next movie Mike and Racheal.
01-15 20:25
Mike n Rachel in DC:
<kids-yeah>
01-15 20:25
Nothere:
YEAH!
01-15 20:25
Godwinshelley:
So nice to see Hawaii again – it was a lovely trip
01-15 20:25
tenman:
Who wants flies? Not when I can have nice juicy spiders!
01-15 20:26
Hawaii_Steve:
LOL!!! Spiders.
01-15 20:26
Nothere:
ARrk Arrk
01-15 20:26
tenman:
Ciao! Til next time!
01-15 20:26
Hawaii_Steve:
next week. A reconstructed Chan film.
01-15 20:26
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Steve, 10,000 thanks for the pictures and “color commentary” very interesting and informative!
01-15 20:26
Nothere:
Never mind spiders he wants the maid.
01-15 20:26
Rich in Maine:
Aloha !
01-15 20:26
Mike n Rachel in DC:
true, NT
01-15 20:26
Hawaii_Steve:
Thank you all for being here tonight.
01-15 20:26
hounder:
nite all. see you next week
01-15 20:26
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Good night all. Have a great week!
01-15 20:26
Nothere:
Well folks until next time remmeber if you commet murder don’t adamit it to your psychic.
01-15 20:26
Hawaii_Steve:
Special thanks to Godwinshelley and Hounder.
01-15 20:27
Godwinshelley:
Modern audiences suspect Lugosi in this film – kind of like Abbott & Costello meet the Killer: Boris Karloff.
01-15 20:27
Hawaii_Steve:
yes, indeed.
01-15 20:27
Godwinshelley:
Thank you for your local insights of this film – it makes it more real to me
01-15 20:27
Hawaii_Steve:
Now I know what Rush goes though.
01-15 20:28
Godwinshelley:
Stay safe everyone
01-15 20:28
Hawaii_Steve:
GS, you were there. Amazing when you think about it.
01-15 20:28
Godwinshelley:
And HS – I talked with Tim, he won’t be arriving until Monday.
It is amazing when you touch things that were just film before
01-15 20:28
Mike n Rachel in DC:
Thanks again, Steve. See y’all next week!
01-15 20:28
Hawaii_Steve:
Okay. I’ll wait to hear from him.
Have a great week everyone. Aloha from the Land of Chan.
01-15 20:29
Godwinshelley:
And then he’s going to the big island for a 6 day bike ride (?)
Next week everyone
night
01-15 20:29
Hawaii_Steve:
Wow.
Hounder, thanks for your help with the extras.
I appreciate it.
01-15 20:30
Hawaii_Steve:
Good night.
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