The text of our Charlie Chan Family Chat for October 12, 2026
Feature: The Black Camel
Chat Number: 1,382
Extra: J. CARROLL NAISH TRIBUTE
No “TYSM” count for this week, as this film was already watched earlier this year. (Total from all series films thus far remains at: 209)
Participants:
Austin chan fan
CHARLIE’S angel
Godwinshelley
hounder
Matt
Paul Minturn
Rose
Rush
SueChan
tenman
10-12 18:32
Rush:
10-12 18:39
CHARLIE’S angel:
.
To Future (in next hour) Detectives;
I am helping some friends move, and am between locations now. Greetings to all, as it’s possible i won’t get finished before our Features.
Does Confusion say anything about moving?
10-12 18:45
Rush:
Hello, Matt!
10-12 18:45
Matt:
Hello Rush!
10-12 18:45
Rush:
Welcome to another Monday evening!
10-12 18:46
Matt:
A break between Chans I see
10-12 18:46
Rush:
Yes, there are some added things throughout the year so that we have each Monday covered!
10-12 18:47
Matt:
Yes!
10-12 18:47
Rush:
Also, tonight is close to Benson Fong’s birthday, so we can note that as well.
10-12 18:48
Rush:
And…dare I say… Happy Columbus Day!
10-12 18:48
Matt:
I like the celebrations too…..helps us remember the family member
10-12 18:48
Rush:
Yes.
10-12 18:49
Matt:
We forgot it was a holiday today….one or the other one, lol
10-12 18:51
Rush:
My Mother-in-law, a couple of years ago, asked: “WHAT is “Digitless Peoples Day”???
10-12 18:51
Matt:
lol, exactly!
10-12 18:51
Rush:
And, so it goes…
10-12 18:52
Rush:
I found a suitable extra for tonight.
10-12 18:52
Matt:
A year before my wife retired, the assed Juneteenth as a holiday……but didn’t mention they took Columbus day away insteatd. Big company that really upset a lot of people
10-12 18:53
Matt:
Added
Crazy
10-12 18:53
Rush:
(I think you were correct the first time!)
Yes.
10-12 18:53
Matt:
lol
Freudian slip?
10-12 18:54
Rush:
I think a much more appropriate holiday would have been “Emancipation Day.”
10-12 18:54
Matt:
My wife always said I would NEVER make it in corporate world
10-12 18:55
Rush:
How many people could actually tell someone what Juneteenth” is about?
10-12 18:55
Rush:
Matt, she just handed you a big Badge of Honor!
David!
10-12 18:56
Matt:
Every month she would have to attend a HR event…..drove her crazy
10-12 18:56
Rush:
WELCOME!
10-12 18:56
Rush:
I’ll bet!
David must be amending his screen name!
10-12 18:56
David from Duluth:
Indeed!
10-12 18:56
Rush:
There we go!
10-12 18:56
Matt:
Watching the Brewers winning in the 8th!
10-12 18:57
Rush:
Welaome back, David!
10-12 18:57
Matt:
Hello David and Rose!
10-12 18:57
Rush:
Yes, Matt. I am pulling for them over the Dodgers for sure.
Rose!
Good evening to you!
10-12 18:57
Matt:
Of course, I’m also rooting fo the Rays
10-12 18:58
David from Duluth:
I grew up in Milwaukee.
10-12 18:58
Rush:
AH!
Did you go to Brewers games at the old County Stadium?
10-12 18:59
Matt:
I’m living here in St Peteersburg David…..originally from Philly though
I have the typos tonight
10-12 18:59
Rush:
Not too many people remember that Hank Aaron finished his career with the Brewers.
10-12 18:59
Matt:
Yes!
10-12 18:59
David from Duluth:
I did! I was a kid when Paul Molitor and Rollie Fingers were on the team.
10-12 18:59
Rush:
Yes!
10-12 18:59
Matt:
Great players
10-12 18:59
Rush:
Indeed!
10-12 19:00
Matt:
I remember Rollie with the A’s
I really need to pull out my baseball cards
10-12 19:01
David from Duluth:
I understand the Brewers had a stellar year but the Other Team has really out-spent them on salaries?
10-12 19:01
Rush:
I saw Fingers pitch for the Padres.
I think he still lives in the San Diego area.
10-12 19:01
Matt:
That “stache”!
10-12 19:02
David from Duluth:
I had no idea whether he was a good pitcher. Just loved the ‘stache.
10-12 19:02
Rush:
Yes, David. It’s great to see a team win with a lower salary structure!
10-12 19:02
Matt:
lol
10-12 19:02
Rush:
So…should we take a look at the extra?
10-12 19:02
Matt:
Sure
10-12 19:03
Rush:
J. CARROLL NAISH TRIBUTE
10-12 19:03
Rush:
A short countdown….
20 seconds…
15….
10…
5…
GO!!!
10-12 19:05
David from Duluth:
Jeez, these old stars were in a hundred movies.
10-12 19:05
Rush:
Oh, yes!
10-12 19:05
Rush:
He was noted as a player of many different ethnicities.
Hounder!
10-12 19:06
hounder:
good evening all
10-12 19:06
Rush:
Good evening!
10-12 19:06
Matt:
Hello Hounder!
10-12 19:06
Rush:
We are just finishing our extra….
And..that was it.
10-12 19:06
Godwinshelley:
Greetings all
10-12 19:06
hounder:
hi gs
10-12 19:06
Rush:
Greetings, GS!
10-12 19:06
Matt:
Hello GS!
10-12 19:06
Godwinshelley:
Apparently I’m in Ottawa in 1947?
10-12 19:07
Rush:
WELCOME!!!
Yes!
10-12 19:07
David from Duluth:
Reminded me of the extras on the public domain movies at WalMart for $4.99. Appropriate.
10-12 19:07
Rush:
With our “Patient in Room 21”
10-12 19:08
Rush:
No “TYSM” watch tonight, but we may hear one or two….
10-12 19:08
Matt:
Cued here
10-12 19:09
Rush:
As am I…
“OTTAWA, CANADA 1947”
10-12 19:09
Matt:
A good year for syrup
10-12 19:09
Rush:
10-12 19:10
Rush:
I will post the link to the video…
…if needed….
10-12 19:11
David from Duluth:
Rush, the effort you put into these is amazing.
10-12 19:11
Rush:
The image used here is interesting.
10-12 19:11
Matt:
Smoking Chan
10-12 19:11
Rush:
TYSM, David….appreciated.
10-12 19:11
Godwinshelley:
very un-Chanlike
10-12 19:11
Rush:
THREE minutes….
10-12 19:12
Rush:
10-12 19:12
Matt:
Pop!?
10-12 19:13
Rush:
TWO minutes…
10-12 19:13
Rush:
90 seconds…
75 seconds…
60 seconds…
10-12 19:14
Rush:
50 seconds…
40 seconds…
30 seconds…
25…
10-12 19:15
Rush:
20…
15…
10…
5…
GO!!!
Intro scene….
10-12 19:15
Matt:
10-12 19:15
Rush:
Bad print…but the best we can get for this one….
TYSM….Matt~
10-12 19:16
Rush:
Fog…
Title….
CC emerges…
10-12 19:16
tenman:
Hola todos!
10-12 19:16
Matt:
Hello Tenman and Austin!
10-12 19:16
Rush:
Mercy Hospital, London
10-12 19:16
Austin chan fan:
hi matt and gang
10-12 19:17
Rush:
Number One Son….Barry.
James Hong.
10-12 19:17
Austin chan fan:
reminds me of my VHS copy prints
10-12 19:17
Matt:
Love Barry!
10-12 19:17
Rush:
10-12 19:17
Austin chan fan:
love James hong
10-12 19:18
Rush:
Mr. Hong has had a LONG career!
MANY credits.
10-12 19:18
hounder:
refrain from placing head under black jack
10-12 19:18
Matt:
Humble man too
10-12 19:18
Austin chan fan:
yes he wasn’t even on the big band theory show
was
10-12 19:18
Rush:
Yes.
“Seinfeld” too.
10-12 19:19
Austin chan fan:
yep
10-12 19:19
Rush:
TM!
WELCOME!
10-12 19:19
Austin chan fan:
I think he was born in california
10-12 19:20
Rush:
We are into our first video.
James Hong?
10-12 19:20
Austin chan fan:
yes
10-12 19:20
Rush:
I think Minnesota.
10-12 19:20
Austin chan fan:
I may be mistaken
10-12 19:21
Rush:
February 22, 1929 (age 97)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
He graduated from USC.
10-12 19:22
Rush:
CC knows the nurse was listening at the door.
10-12 19:22
Austin chan fan:
ah there’s where I got california
10-12 19:22
Rush:
Yes.
10-12 19:22
Austin chan fan:
I’m glad he’s still with us
10-12 19:22
Rush:
Yes!
10-12 19:23
Matt:
Barry clocked again
10-12 19:23
Rush:
Yep.
10-12 19:23
hounder:
pop!
10-12 19:24
David from Duluth:
I had no idea he was from Minneapolis.
10-12 19:25
Rush:
Yes.
10-12 19:25
Austin chan fan:
who produced this series?
10-12 19:26
Rush:
Copyright 1957 by Vision Productions, Ltd.
An Incorporated Television Corporation (ITC) Production
Pan Am
10-12 19:27
David from Duluth:
Google says Production: The first five episodes were produced by Vision Productions in the United States, and the remaining episodes were made by Television Programs of America (TPA) and ITC Entertainment in the United Kingdom.
10-12 19:27
Rush:
Caught!
Yes, David.
10-12 19:28
Austin chan fan:
ty david
10-12 19:28
Rush:
That’s when the series’ focus was on European locales…which is really nice!
10-12 19:29
Austin chan fan:
how many episodes total
10-12 19:29
Rush:
39.
10-12 19:30
Rush:
That was pretty standard for TV series in those days.
10-12 19:31
Rush:
I remember the airing of “Summer Reruns”.
10-12 19:32
Rush:
SueChan!
WELCOME!
10-12 19:32
SueChan:
Good evening chan family!
10-12 19:32
Rush:
How are you this evening?
10-12 19:33
Godwinshelley:
howdy
I guess I should be thinking of my Halloween costume
10-12 19:33
David from Duluth:
Welcome, SueChan.
So Biggers was dead for 20 years before this came out. Did his family care? DId they just cash the checks, or did they shepherd the property?
10-12 19:33
Rush:
We are watching the first of two of “The New Adventures of Charlie Chan”
10-12 19:33
Austin chan fan:
hi sue’
10-12 19:34
Matt:
Hello Sue!
10-12 19:36
Paul Minturn:
hello all
10-12 19:36
hounder:
let’s pick up a possible weapon
10-12 19:36
Rush:
Good evening, Paul!
WELCOME!
How are you this evening?
10-12 19:37
Austin chan fan:
hi paul
we should;d put this series in regular rotation Rush
10-12 19:37
Rush:
We are nearing the end of the first of TWO “New Adventures”
Matt?
10-12 19:37
Matt:
10-12 19:37
Rush:
TYSM…Matt…
10-12 19:38
Paul Minturn:
i’m out here in NY tonight, instead of AZ
10-12 19:39
Rush:
Trapped by Chan!
Yes, Paul?
10-12 19:39
Matt:
Hello Paul!
10-12 19:39
Rush:
THE END….
10-12 19:39
Paul Minturn:
going down to PA for Monsterbash this next weekend
10-12 19:39
Rush:
Closing credits….
10-12 19:39
Godwinshelley:
Charlie Cupid – the episode for viewing in February
I know Paul – I’m envious
10-12 19:39
Austin chan fan:
enjoy paul
10-12 19:40
Rush:
Yes, GS!
Very good, Paul!
10-12 19:40
Godwinshelley:
And, my husband just booked us a trip for next June _ right during the June Monster Bash – I can’t catch a break
10-12 19:40
Matt:
<yee-haw>
10-12 19:41
Rush:
Let’s take a few minute break to ready our second video…
It would be on Disc 4 if you have the DVD collection.
10-12 19:41
Paul Minturn:
i’m also going to the Monroeville Mall where they filmed Dawn of the Dead
10-12 19:41
Rush:
“Circle of Fear”
10-12 19:41
Paul Minturn:
i have the CC tv set….but it’s back in AZ
10-12 19:41
Rush:
Yes, Paul?
10-12 19:41
Godwinshelley:
Nic, Fiona & I were there a few years back
10-12 19:41
hounder:
Cool paul. i did’t know that. used to go there all the time.
10-12 19:42
Godwinshelley:
Rush do you have a link to this second feature tonight?
10-12 19:42
Rush:
Yes.
10-12 19:42
Austin chan fan:
had no idea honor Blackman was in this she was in James bond picture as well
10-12 19:42
Rush:
I will post the link…
10-12 19:42
Matt:
Cued here
10-12 19:42
Rush:
10-12 19:42
Godwinshelley:
Paul – Rush will post the link if that is helpful
10-12 19:42
Paul Minturn:
GS: i’m also going to visit Vince’s grave.
10-12 19:43
Godwinshelley:
That’s very kind of you – send him all our thoughts and how much we miss him
Will you be seeing Mary?
10-12 19:43
Rush:
The opening scene will show a jittery diamond cutter!
10-12 19:43
Godwinshelley:
I’m cued here, Rush
Yes I’m at the diamond cutter
10-12 19:43
Rush:
Ready, everyone?
10-12 19:43
Austin chan fan:
yes
10-12 19:43
Godwinshelley:
yes here
10-12 19:43
Matt:
Yep
10-12 19:44
Rush:
A short countdown…
20 seconds..
15…
10-12 19:44
hounder:
ready
10-12 19:44
Paul Minturn:
Mary wont be at THIS Bash…but she is planning on coming to the Summer Bash next year
10-12 19:44
Rush:
10…
5….
GO!!!
10-12 19:44
Matt:
10-12 19:44
Rush:
TYSM…Matt!
10-12 19:44
Austin chan fan:
funny I pulled out my old VHS player and what cc at the opera and Nick Clooney was the host in AMC that night
10-12 19:45
Godwinshelley:
Unfortunately I’ll be Lithuania during the June 2027 Bash (unless Putin sends his troops over by then)
10-12 19:45
Paul Minturn:
i’m pretty sure Juan will be in the dealers den, though
10-12 19:45
Godwinshelley:
Austin that sound funny indeed
Tell Juan I miss him too
10-12 19:45
Rush:
TITLE….
CC emerges from the fog…
10-12 19:45
tenman:
Lithuania? Just for fun? Or some business activity?
10-12 19:46
Austin chan fan:
archway hotel
10-12 19:46
Rush:
Archway Hotel, London
10-12 19:46
Godwinshelley:
Husband’s heritage – I guess we are also seeing Helsinki and stopping in Frankfurt on our way home
10-12 19:47
tenman:
SOunds fun!
10-12 19:47
Rush:
Scotland Yard
10-12 19:47
Austin chan fan:
sounds like a great trip
10-12 19:47
Rush:
Inspector Duff.
10-12 19:48
Godwinshelley:
We had such a great Scotland tour this year, we are using the same Travel Agent to organize this trip for my husband. I am dreading the “cooking class” he signed us up for – I hope it’s not making Creppolina
10-12 19:48
Rush:
Maybe the original Duff’s son, as we saw the original Duff killed in “CC’s Murder Cruise”!
10-12 19:48
Matt:
Yes
10-12 19:48
Godwinshelley:
Cepelinai (had to look up the spelling)
10-12 19:50
Austin chan fan:
what is that Shelley?
10-12 19:50
Godwinshelley:
A meat filled potato dumpling covered in a lukewarm bacon sauce – not really one of my favorites
10-12 19:51
Austin chan fan:
ah I see
10-12 19:52
Rush:
I like the late ’50s bow tie that CC wears!
10-12 19:52
Austin chan fan:
me too
10-12 19:53
Austin chan fan:
that dish sounds like it could be served in other eastern European countries
10-12 19:53
Rush:
“Patience can be likened to sleeping flower; cultivate same, and it will reward you handsomely.”
10-12 19:54
Godwinshelley:
I think I’m going to tell folks I’m vegetarian – as I’m not a fan of processed meat products – I can deal with fish, eggs and cheese – just not things like sausage, baloney, etc.
10-12 19:55
Godwinshelley:
Not the best filing system in that desk drawer
10-12 19:55
Rush:
Ah!
10-12 19:55
Austin chan fan:
I don’t eat meat either just chicken and fish and eggs occasionally but not cheese’
10-12 19:55
tenman:
I’ve been a vegatarian for 31 years
10-12 19:56
Godwinshelley:
My father used to be a cheese salesman – my husband says I’m a cheese-based lifeform
10-12 19:56
Rush:
This reminds me of a scene in one of the Winters’ Chan films, when CC and company were similarly threatened by Mr. Grail.
10-12 19:58
Rush:
“One does not solve crime by committing another.”
10-12 19:59
Austin chan fan:
lol shelley
this is a good series
10-12 19:59
Rush:
GS:
10-12 20:02
Rush:
These TV adventures are fast paced out of necessity, to fir the story into a short format!
10-12 20:03
Godwinshelley:
I used to schedule programming for AFN in Frankfurt – that hour long Magnum PI was really just 42 minutes long
10-12 20:04
Rush:
CC wears the same tie tonight as is seen in this still.
10-12 20:04
Godwinshelley:
Did we see this actor before the gray haired guy?
10-12 20:04
Rush:
Karate chop by Barry!
10-12 20:05
David from Duluth:
I wonder when the mystery or procedural changed to an hour.
10-12 20:06
Godwinshelley:
There were 45 minute programs in the 60s – and I think Hoagy Carmichael had a 15 minute program earlier than that
10-12 20:07
Rush:
Were you thinking of “The Music Scene” and “The New People” on ABC in 1969?
10-12 20:07
Godwinshelley:
Yes and that Young Rebels program about 1776
10-12 20:07
Rush:
Both 45 minutes and ran back-to-back.
10-12 20:08
Austin chan fan:
can you find the cartoon series on you tube as well
10-12 20:08
Godwinshelley:
You mean the Amazing Chan Clan cartoon?
10-12 20:08
Matt:
Cartoon series is fun to watch
10-12 20:08
hounder:
another good one
10-12 20:08
Rush:
Closing credits….
10-12 20:08
Austin chan fan:
yes with keye Luke voicing it
10-12 20:08
tenman:
Nytol!
10-12 20:08
Matt:
<yee-haw>
10-12 20:09
Rush:
Yes.
These are fun to watch, IMHO.
10-12 20:09
Matt:
Good night folks and have a great week
10-12 20:09
Rush:
(Applause…)
10-12 20:09
David from Duluth:
Good night everyone — glad to see you here!
10-12 20:09
Austin chan fan:
are they on you tube rush
10-12 20:09
Rush:
Next week….
10-12 20:09
Rush:
“The Chinese Ring”
10-12 20:09
Austin chan fan:
nite david matt
10-12 20:10
Rush:
As we start the Roland Winters chapter of the Charlie Chan saga…
Yes, ACF…
10-12 20:10
Austin chan fan:
thanks
10-12 20:10
Rush:
At least for the most part.
10-12 20:10
hounder:
nite all
10-12 20:10
Austin chan fan:
nite hounder
10-12 20:10
Rush:
Good night, Hounder!
10-12 20:10
Rose:
Good night all!
10-12 20:10
Rush:
See you next week!
10-12 20:11
Godwinshelley:
Enjoy the Bash, Paul – I will be thinking of them
10-12 20:11
Rush:
TYSM…everyone!
10-12 20:11
Austin chan fan:
nite rose
have fun paul
10-12 20:11
Rush:
We return to the Chan series proper next week…
10-12 20:11
Godwinshelley:
And let me know if it sounds like Rush will be retiring the event soon – I need to have a table to move more “treasures from the basement of doom”
10-12 20:11
Rush:
AND…don’t forget the Halloween Party coming up!!!
AH!
Perhaps!
10-12 20:12
Rush:
Again…I thank all of you!
Another fun night!
10-12 20:12
Austin chan fan:
yes it was
10-12 20:12
Rush:
And, we had the chance to see a couple of the “New Adventures.”
10-12 20:12
SueChan:
Night everyone
10-12 20:13
Austin chan fan:
Milwaukee up 2 games to zero on dodgers
10-12 20:13
Rush:
Good night, Sue!
Take care!
Habe a wonderful week!
10-12 20:13
Austin chan fan:
I might more of these on my own’
10-12 20:13
Rush:
Yes.
I recommend them!
10-12 20:13
Austin chan fan:
will we ever have a night of the cartoon series
10-12 20:13
Rush:
Take a look at our “TV Series” section here at the site!
10-12 20:14
Austin chan fan:
where is that located?
10-12 20:14
Rush:
10-12 20:14
Austin chan fan:
ty
10-12 20:14
Rush:
I added some interesting tidbits for each adventure when possible.
10-12 20:15
Austin chan fan:
I’ll check it out Rush
10-12 20:15
Rush:
Please do!
Well….
Have a good night!
10-12 20:15
Austin chan fan:
have a great week and say hi to marie
10-12 20:15
Rush:
Enjoy your week!
10-12 20:15
Austin chan fan:
I plan too ty
10-12 20:15
Rush:
Take care, ACF and Rose…
10-12 20:16
Austin chan fan:
nite
10-12 20:16
Rush:
Good night…
10-12 20:22
CHARLIE’S angel:
GOOD NIGHT!!
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