The text of our Charlie Chan Family Chat for October 6, 2025
Feature: The Black Camel
Chat Number: 1,329
Extra:
(none)
Participants:
Angel & Foxx
Austinchanfan
Godwinshelley
Hawaii_Steve
hounder
Louise
Matt
Mike in DC
Nothere
Paul Minturn
Phil & Mrs Phil
Rich in Maine
Rush
tenman
10-06 18:37
Hawaii_Steve:
The website states that we gather for the chat room at 7:30 Eastern Time Zone. If this is incorrect, please let me know. Thank you.
10-06 18:42
Rush:
10-06 18:43
Rush:
Hi, Steve!
I just corrected the time at the entrance page…sorry!
10-06 18:43
Hawaii_Steve:
Aloha Rush. I was at Indeed filling out a job application. How are you doing?
10-06 18:44
Rush:
Fairly recently we changed the “arrival” time to 7:45.
10-06 18:44
Rush:
Doing very well now thank you! I hope that you are as well!
Is the applicatioin for a local job?
10-06 18:45
Hawaii_Steve:
Host at Hard Rock Cafe.
10-06 18:45
Rush:
AH!
10-06 18:45
Godwinshelley:
Howdy all
10-06 18:45
Rush:
Good evening, GS!
10-06 18:46
Matt:
Hello Rush & GS and Aloha, Steve!
10-06 18:46
Godwinshelley:
Did you see my proposed letter to Mr Berlin?
10-06 18:46
Hawaii_Steve:
Got up early today to speak with a rep in India about back pay. We shall see what happens. It’s for a job from 5 years ago.
10-06 18:46
Rush:
Really!
10-06 18:46
Hawaii_Steve:
GS, is Mr. Berlin still alive? If he is, he is quite elderly.
10-06 18:46
Rush:
Did you work for an overseas company then?
10-06 18:47
Godwinshelley:
I believe he may reside here in Delaware. So I was going to write him a letter
10-06 18:47
Rush:
No, GS, I have not as yet. Did you send it to charliechanfamily@yahoo.co?
com
10-06 18:48
Godwinshelley:
I’ll look
10-06 18:48
Hawaii_Steve:
What proposal? Recently, I tried to find Mr. Berlin. His Chan book is filled with MANY errors.
10-06 18:48
Rush:
That would be the best way to see how he is doing…hopefully well.
10-06 18:48
Godwinshelley:
rushglick@yahoo.com
10-06 18:48
Hawaii_Steve:
If you contact Mr. Berlin, please advise him that I wish to communicate with him.
10-06 18:49
Rush:
AH! Okay. I will search for your message. I get SO much junk mail at that one!
10-06 18:49
Godwinshelley:
I was going to send him some of our bookmarks
10-06 18:49
Rush:
Hi, Matt!
Good evening to YOU!
10-06 18:49
Hawaii_Steve:
Rush, has anybody with this group spoke with Mr. Berlin?
10-06 18:49
Matt:
And to you all!
10-06 18:50
Rush:
I hope that you had a good week, Matt.
10-06 18:50
Godwinshelley:
I sent it to charliechanfamily@yahoo.com just now
10-06 18:51
Rush:
TYSM!
That one is much more manageable!
10-06 18:51
Matt:
Quiet week here, thnx and hope everyone here had a good one too
10-06 18:52
Rush:
Yes. Good, and a bit busy! We drove to take our younger daughter back to her college yesterday. Round trip of 6 hours.
10-06 18:52
Godwinshelley:
HS – folks have emailed Berlin but not heard back. Since he is, apparently, a fellow Delawarean, I thought to write him.
10-06 18:53
Hawaii_Steve:
In 2011, Virginia Johnson and I agreed to work of a “correction project” related to the films of Charlie Chan. There is so much incorrect information out there about Chan, Oland, Toler, Chang Apana, and the TV series. And the incorrect information keeps being recycled. Shameful.
10-06 18:54
Rush:
Yes.
10-06 18:54
Rush:
Is it the “Charlie Chan Encyclopedia” mainly?
Yes, GS.
10-06 18:55
Hawaii_Steve:
GS, If you are so inclined, please send me a draft of your letter to Howard Berlin. I’d love to read it. Thanks.
10-06 18:56
Hawaii_Steve:
Charlie Chan Encyclopedia is filled in errors. I’m up to 20 mistakes so far.
10-06 18:56
Rush:
I remember when Dr. Berlin was preparing to release that one way back when.
10-06 18:56
Godwinshelley:
Still at your “film guy” email?
10-06 18:57
Hawaii_Steve:
Sorry I missed greeting the family. A big Aloha to you all.
10-06 18:57
Rush:
And to you, Steve!
10-06 18:57
Hawaii_Steve:
Yes I am. Filmguy54.
10-06 18:58
Godwinshelley:
Ok check your email
10-06 18:59
Paul Minturn:
good evenign
10-06 18:59
Matt:
Hello Paul!
10-06 18:59
Paul Minturn:
typing a bit fast tonight
10-06 18:59
Rush:
Good evening, Paul!
Welcome!
10-06 18:59
Godwinshelley:
Hi Paul
10-06 18:59
Rush:
And….Mike!
10-06 18:59
Mike in DC:
steps around camel
10-06 18:59
Rush:
Good evening to YOU!~
10-06 18:59
Mike in DC:
good evening all!
10-06 18:59
Matt:
Hello Mike!
10-06 19:00
Rush:
And I hope that Rachel continues to do well.
15 minutes….
10-06 19:00
Mike in DC:
Her last degree recital is Friday…I’m headed there Thursday night
10-06 19:00
Paul Minturn:
i downloaded a bunch of EDB books onto my Kobo. all the CC books and some others that he wrote.
10-06 19:00
Godwinshelley:
And Mike, you two are welcome to come out for an Eastern Shore visit!
10-06 19:00
Rush:
Very good, Mike!
We will be there in spirit!
10-06 19:01
Mike in DC:
thank you!
10-06 19:01
Hawaii_Steve:
10-06 19:01
Mike in DC:
apparently she’s having a little trouble with the cello player. so if you could spiritually enhance a cellist, she’d be very grateful.
10-06 19:02
Hawaii_Steve:
Here is the gang on their way to Honolulu.
10-06 19:02
Rush:
NICE, Steve!
10-06 19:02
Matt:
Great pic Steve!
10-06 19:02
Rush:
Aboard the “City of Los Angeles”?
10-06 19:02
Godwinshelley:
Threaten to put the cello in the marching band
10-06 19:02
Mike in DC:
Looks like a scene out of Olympics!
10-06 19:02
Rush:
Yes!
10-06 19:02
Mike in DC:
GS: lol
woody allen style!
10-06 19:03
Rush:
GS:
10-06 19:03
Hawaii_Steve:
On the “City of Los Angeles” Where is was shot? Unknown.
10-06 19:03
Godwinshelley:
Yes indeed
10-06 19:03
Paul Minturn:
Cello in the marching band. isn’t that a bit from one of Woody Allen’s movies?
10-06 19:03
Godwinshelley:
Yes – “Take the Money & Run” I think.
10-06 19:03
Hawaii_Steve:
Everybody looks so happy. And they should be. They’re on their way to Honolulu, 1931.
10-06 19:03
Mike in DC:
That’s a great pic, Steve. Thanks for sharing it!
10-06 19:04
Paul Minturn:
yeah, one of the “early funny ones”
10-06 19:04
Rush:
Yes, GS! That’s the film.
10-06 19:04
Matt:
Hello Nothere!
10-06 19:04
Rush:
NT! Good evening!
10-06 19:04
Nothere:
CLUE!
10-06 19:05
Godwinshelley:
So if Lugosi had taken the part as the Frankenstein monster, he wouldn’t have been in “Black Camel”
10-06 19:05
Hawaii_Steve:
10-06 19:05
Rush:
And history would have been MUCH different!
10-06 19:05
Hawaii_Steve:
In honor of Mr. Oland’s birthday, two rare “lost” films have been released. This is one of them.
10-06 19:05
Rush:
Another nice one, steve!
10-06 19:06
Mike in DC:
Hey NT
10-06 19:06
Hawaii_Steve:
10-06 19:06
Godwinshelley:
Is that an Alpha DVD, Steve?
10-06 19:06
Rush:
Very very good!
10-06 19:06
Rich in Maine:
evening all !
10-06 19:06
Rush:
Good evening, Rich!!!
10-06 19:06
Mike in DC:
Hi Rich
10-06 19:06
Godwinshelley:
I need to go to my computer. BYB
10-06 19:06
Hawaii_Steve:
Here is the second Oland film. Both are available at Oldies.com.
10-06 19:07
Matt:
Hello rich!
10-06 19:07
Rich in Maine:
Hi Rush, GS, Steve, Matt, Mike, NT, Paul
10-06 19:07
Rush:
Thank you for the Oland items tonight, Steve!
Yes, tonight we commemorate the birthday of Warner Oland!
10-06 19:07
Nothere:
What have you been doing with your nights? ASk Chinatown
10-06 19:07
Matt:
10-06 19:07
Hawaii_Steve:
Besides Charlie Chan, Oland did some find work in other films.
10-06 19:08
hounder:
hi everyone
10-06 19:08
Angel & Foxx:
BRIGHT and CHURLY for Charlie!
10-06 19:08
Rush:
“The Black Camel” is a fitting tribute as it is the oldest example we have of him as Charlie Chan.
10-06 19:08
Matt:
Cued here!
10-06 19:08
Rich in Maine:
I am just getting my turban out of the laundry…..
10-06 19:08
Rush:
Angel/Foxx!
Welcome!
10-06 19:08
Matt:
Hello Hounder and A & F!
10-06 19:08
Rich in Maine:
hi hounder, AF
10-06 19:09
Angel & Foxx:
Hello Notty et al.!
10-06 19:09
Rush:
Hounder…WELCOME!
10-06 19:09
Nothere:
Hope you ran it through the drier. Wet Rich is a poor Rich
10-06 19:09
Hawaii_Steve:
Cued to Fox FanFair or the opening title card?
10-06 19:09
Angel & Foxx:
“VICTOR VARCON” sounds like a made-up name.
10-06 19:09
Nothere:
Now thats a gong!
10-06 19:09
Mike in DC:
Just texted Rachel a copy of Steve’s photo…she sends greetings to all from her rehearsal.
10-06 19:09
Rich in Maine:
yes but on low heat, otherwise it will turn into a skull cap
10-06 19:09
hounder:
ready here
10-06 19:10
Rush:
FIVE minutes to go….
Very good, Hounder!
10-06 19:10
Hawaii_Steve:
Cool, Mike.
10-06 19:11
Rush:
Thank you, Rachel….
4 minutes….
10-06 19:11
Hawaii_Steve:
VICTOR VARSON is a made-up name. His real name was ENGELBERT HUMPERDINK. Ha!
10-06 19:11
Matt:
Stick with VV
10-06 19:11
Rush:
3 minutes….
10-06 19:12
Nothere:
>GENTELMEN STAART YOUR ENGINES!>
Humperdin k?
10-06 19:12
Rush:
And ladies….
10-06 19:12
Hawaii_Steve:
What image are we cuing to?
10-06 19:12
Mike in DC:
Just wait for the later generations, Victor Varson III, Victor Varson IV, and Victor Varson V
10-06 19:12
Rush:
Opening title.
10-06 19:12
Matt:
Hello Tenman!
10-06 19:12
tenman:
Hola todos!
10-06 19:12
Nothere:
Varson JR
10-06 19:12
Hawaii_Steve:
Mahalo.
10-06 19:13
Rush:
TWO MINUTES….
Welcome….Tenman!
10-06 19:13
Mike in DC:
Yo, 10man!
10-06 19:13
Rush:
90 seconds…
75 seconds….
10-06 19:13
Mike in DC:
anyone know why there’s a camel kneeling outside?
10-06 19:14
Angel & Foxx:
Somebody told me Charlie Chan is not real. Whaddaya gonna do? I pity the fool.
10-06 19:14
Rush:
60 seconds…
10-06 19:14
tenman:
Symbolizes death
10-06 19:14
Rush:
50 seconds…
10-06 19:14
Hawaii_Steve:
The camel is hungry.
10-06 19:14
Rush:
40 seconds…
10-06 19:14
Mike in DC:
hm. shoos away camel
10-06 19:14
Rush:
30 seconds…
25…
20…
10-06 19:14
Rich in Maine:
1 hump or 2 Mike?
10-06 19:14
Rush:
15…
10-06 19:14
Mike in DC:
i didn’t ask
10-06 19:14
Angel & Foxx:
Mike: Camel kneel for low clearance. And low Clarence, only 4’8″.
10-06 19:15
Rush:
10…
5…
GO!!!
10-06 19:15
Matt:
10-06 19:15
Rush:
Title….
10-06 19:15
Hawaii_Steve:
It could be a cow in disguise.
10-06 19:15
Rush:
Music….
Credits….
10-06 19:15
Nothere:
Well the was old in the 30s so yeah. Chan is not real. But with all those kids. Grandkids are very real.
10-06 19:15
Mike in DC:
Well, it’s DC. It might have been a really big rat…
10-06 19:15
Angel & Foxx:
It’s like the music just dyed.
10-06 19:15
Rush:
yes, NT!
10-06 19:15
Angel & Foxx:
Is that “OUR” Robert Young?
10-06 19:16
Rush:
IAngel.
10-06 19:16
Hawaii_Steve:
Love the opening title graphics and location footage.
And Kailua Beach.
10-06 19:16
Mike in DC:
“Wealthy Globe-Trotter”
10-06 19:16
Angel & Foxx:
This is already more than i can handle.
10-06 19:16
Paul Minturn:
ol Bela only gets 3rd billing
10-06 19:16
Nothere:
Quiet on the set.
10-06 19:16
Rush:
Steve…we were there…and you live nearby where this schen was shot!
Hamilton MacFadden.
10-06 19:17
Hawaii_Steve:
Rush, we could recreate this special scene today.
10-06 19:17
Angel & Foxx:
How to NOT get a movie made.
10-06 19:17
Rush:
Plays director Val Martino…and was the director of our movie for tonight!
Yes, Steve!
10-06 19:17
Hawaii_Steve:
Look at that big old heavy camera. Put that in a boat and watch out.
10-06 19:17
Godwinshelley:
That’s some impressive camera movement
10-06 19:17
Nothere:
Who wears that hat Steve?
10-06 19:18
Rush:
I love seeing the locals in the background!
10-06 19:18
Mike in DC:
Forerunner of the Copacabana shot, GS
10-06 19:18
Rush:
Yes, GS!
10-06 19:18
Matt:
Hello M/M Phil!
10-06 19:18
Rush:
Phil and Mrs Phil!
10-06 19:18
Phil & Mrs Phil:
AlooooHA to all my chan friends!
10-06 19:18
Rush:
Good evening!!!
10-06 19:18
Angel & Foxx:
PSENSATION. Tarneverro a PSENSATION in PSYCHIC PCIRCLES.
10-06 19:18
Hawaii_Steve:
Imagin put a track on the beach to follow Robert Young and Julie.
10-06 19:18
Godwinshelley:
Hello P&P
10-06 19:18
Nothere:
Hey Phils
10-06 19:19
Hawaii_Steve:
Aloha to all late comers.
10-06 19:19
Phil & Mrs Phil:
Good to see you all.
10-06 19:19
Angel & Foxx:
The tents begin to pitch
The cabañas to twitch!
10-06 19:19
hounder:
who sings i’m coming?
10-06 19:19
Rush:
Lani Kai monument.
10-06 19:20
Godwinshelley:
Was it a Chesterfield ad, Hounder?
10-06 19:20
Angel & Foxx:
Why finish? You never started!
10-06 19:20
Hawaii_Steve:
10-06 19:20
Rich in Maine:
WOW!
10-06 19:20
Godwinshelley:
Nice phtot
10-06 19:20
hounder:
nice!
10-06 19:20
Rush:
AH!!!TYSM, Steve!!!!!
10-06 19:20
Hawaii_Steve:
Just look at these old men. Put them in a cage, please.
10-06 19:21
Angel & Foxx:
WHAT A ROCK!
10-06 19:21
Nothere:
Which one is you?
10-06 19:21
Mike in DC:
handsome devils
10-06 19:21
Rush:
Sally Eilers: Julie O’Neill sings “I’m Coming….”
10-06 19:21
Matt:
Pssssssst, Clue!
10-06 19:21
Hawaii_Steve:
I’m the good-looking one. Ha!!!!!
10-06 19:21
Rush:
10-06 19:21
Nothere:
Strange I’m not playing Chinesse in this film.
10-06 19:21
Godwinshelley:
I find Chan a bit mean to his assistant in this film
10-06 19:21
Rush:
Otto Yamaoka: Kashimo
10-06 19:21
Angel & Foxx:
Assistant DID know the TYSM!
10-06 19:22
Phil & Mrs Phil:
Are we at the point where Bela meets CC
10-06 19:22
Nothere:
Orders
10-06 19:22
Angel & Foxx:
Kashimo deserved his own franchise.
10-06 19:22
Godwinshelley:
Yes – by the mailbox
10-06 19:22
Rush:
GS, that is also the way of their relationship in the Biggers story.
10-06 19:22
Godwinshelley:
I’m glad he’s kinder to his kids
10-06 19:22
Hawaii_Steve:
Mr. Lugosi, so young and handsome. A striking presence. A tall man.
10-06 19:23
Godwinshelley:
Though he can be exasperated
10-06 19:23
Rush:
Yes.
10-06 19:23
Angel & Foxx:
Bela (Tarneverro) is having his first tête-a-tête with CC’s tête right now.
10-06 19:23
Phil & Mrs Phil:
Hungarian you know
10-06 19:23
Mike in DC:
with a large nose, Steve
10-06 19:23
Rush:
The mailbox…still there today, yes, Steve?
10-06 19:24
Angel & Foxx:
YES, WHAT a schnoz!
10-06 19:24
Nothere:
Mayo murdered? Check the grocery store for….CLUE!
10-06 19:24
Hawaii_Steve:
Yes. The mail box and the elevators are still there today.
10-06 19:24
Rich in Maine:
turban alert
10-06 19:24
Rush:
10-06 19:25
Angel & Foxx:
Such lovely handwriting!
Book her, Danni!
10-06 19:25
Mike in DC:
very urbane turban
10-06 19:25
Nothere:
No ruby in the center but it is a nice turban.
10-06 19:25
Angel & Foxx:
DANNO
10-06 19:25
Rush:
The crystal ball is actually a water-filled globe.
10-06 19:25
Mike in DC:
filled with tonic water…
10-06 19:25
Angel & Foxx:
Full moon TONIGHT, in 2025!
10-06 19:25
Rush:
The white dots on it are bubbles.
10-06 19:25
Hawaii_Steve:
Mayo murdered! Next will be ketchup.
10-06 19:25
Mike in DC:
i see…many…bubbles….
10-06 19:26
Rush:
Yes, Angel!
One floats upwatrd soon if you look very closely.
10-06 19:26
Mike in DC:
The pickles are terrified, Steve! Something must be done!
10-06 19:26
hounder:
how did they keep the bubbles from moving?
10-06 19:26
Angel & Foxx:
HS: Criminals relish their deeds, but never cut the mustard.
10-06 19:26
Hawaii_Steve:
Ha! LOL.
10-06 19:26
Nothere:
Supermoon!
10-06 19:27
Rush:
There.
10-06 19:27
Mike in DC:
bloop
Denny Mayo. As dead as a bubble
10-06 19:27
Hawaii_Steve:
For any early talkie, there are many creative shots in this film.
10-06 19:27
tenman:
ndeed!
10-06 19:27
Rush:
Nice mood set by the blinds and the shadows.
10-06 19:27
Godwinshelley:
Nice shadow slats – pre Film Noir
10-06 19:27
Nothere:
Disaster! Bad nusicals! Dogs and Cats living together!
10-06 19:27
Rich in Maine:
So if Sheila hadn’t sent for him, then no arrest for murder?
10-06 19:28
Rush:
Yes, GS.
10-06 19:28
hounder:
and good shadow work
10-06 19:28
Angel & Foxx:
This IS very photo-whatever, Steve, yes!
10-06 19:28
Mike in DC:
True, Rich, but it was all foreseen
10-06 19:28
Rich in Maine:
written in the stars…
10-06 19:28
Rush:
True, Rich!
10-06 19:28
Mike in DC:
…or the bubbles
10-06 19:28
Nothere:
The tea leaves tell
10-06 19:28
Rush:
10-06 19:29
Angel & Foxx:
She’s gonna rock it up, gonna rip it up!
10-06 19:30
Angel & Foxx:
And BAWL TONIGHT!
10-06 19:30
Rush:
Warner Oland as Charlie Chan….
10-06 19:30
Rich in Maine:
nice pic!
10-06 19:30
Angel & Foxx:
1313. I’ll just write that down.
10-06 19:31
Mike in DC:
lucky number!
10-06 19:31
Phil & Mrs Phil:
Last seen in Dracula
10-06 19:31
Hawaii_Steve:
10-06 19:31
Nothere:
Me. Your the one acting hysterical.So,epne would think you had a bad psychic vision.
10-06 19:31
Angel & Foxx:
Methought ye smoke of GOATS upon the bafflement!
10-06 19:31
Rush:
Thank you for this one, too, Steve!
10-06 19:32
Nothere:
Not a ghost. A vampire.
10-06 19:32
Hawaii_Steve:
The opening scene shot at the lower lobby at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
10-06 19:32
Rush:
The fountain….
10-06 19:32
Nothere:
Cheap? I’
10-06 19:32
Rush:
Not there today
10-06 19:32
Nothere:
m worth 5 bucks in 1930s money.
10-06 19:33
Rush:
The fountain.
10-06 19:33
Hawaii_Steve:
The fountain in the background is gone today. Many years ago.
10-06 19:33
Rush:
Kashimo.
Yes.
10-06 19:33
Angel & Foxx:
999 Charlie Chan pardons on the wall, 999 Charlie Chan pardons! Take one down, pass it along, 998 Charlie Chan pardons on the wall! 998 Charlie Chan pardons on the wall . . .
10-06 19:33
Rush:
10-06 19:33
Nothere:
Taverno hasn’t seen movies. Never say I
10-06 19:33
hounder:
;lol@nt
10-06 19:34
Nothere:
‘]ll name the murderer later if you want to live.
10-06 19:34
Rush:
Nice how they added the choir.
10-06 19:34
Angel & Foxx:
No! Don’t wanna live!
10-06 19:34
Hawaii_Steve:
The singers are the Royal Hawaiian Glee Club girls.
10-06 19:34
Rush:
The blond lady was the wife of the Chicago gangster in “CC Carries On.”
10-06 19:35
Hawaii_Steve:
Here it comes. Watch for the Jump Cut.
10-06 19:35
Matt:
10-06 19:35
Phil & Mrs Phil:
Nice one Matt
10-06 19:36
Rich in Maine:
take that ring!
10-06 19:36
Hawaii_Steve:
Rush, that’s quite a jump in the tent.
10-06 19:36
Nothere:
I do beleive I’ve seen the jump cut
10-06 19:37
Nothere:
Never mind the murder. What did the pompus desk clerk say.
10-06 19:37
Rush:
Yes, Steve!
10-06 19:37
Hawaii_Steve:
Today, the lobby area, at the Royal, is not filled with plants and ferns. Sort of empty.
10-06 19:38
hounder:
sad hs
10-06 19:38
Rush:
Dialogue from the screen shows that no dialogue was lost in that cut.
funny line!
10-06 19:38
Hawaii_Steve:
In the background is the Natatorium.
10-06 19:39
Nothere:
I’m silly I always use two fingers to pick up pumpkins.
10-06 19:39
Rush:
Yes!
10-06 19:40
Rush:
Yes…he didn’t say “chap”!
10-06 19:40
Nothere:
Ah yes the old smash the wristwatch to establish a phony time of the murder trick. I fell for it twice last month.
10-06 19:41
Phil & Mrs Phil:
Lights out!
10-06 19:41
Rush:
indeed!
10-06 19:41
Rich in Maine:
poor CC
10-06 19:41
Nothere:
Never bet against what Kashimo can do.
10-06 19:42
Rush:
“I am not in mood tonight for turning other cheek, but will return assault with compound battery.”
10-06 19:42
Nothere:
Overact everyone
10-06 19:43
Nothere:
No I’m the footman. I never rose as high as Butler.
10-06 19:43
hounder:
will return asault with compound battery
10-06 19:44
Hawaii_Steve:
Because there is no dialogue missing, in the tent scene, I believe the “jump cut” is due to product placement. Like a close up of the ring. Just an idea.
10-06 19:45
Hawaii_Steve:
Or … the missing shot could be a reaction shot of Robert Young. Another guess.
10-06 19:45
Nothere:
When Kashimo searches he searches.
10-06 19:46
Rush:
Sure does!
Lie detector.
10-06 19:46
Phil & Mrs Phil:
Dr. Kreem
10-06 19:46
Nothere:
He had good liquor and it was free.
10-06 19:46
Rush:
Yes, Phil!
10-06 19:47
Rush:
Hiding important pieces of the photo.
10-06 19:47
Phil & Mrs Phil:
Let’s see Charlie get that pic piece!
10-06 19:48
Nothere:
Call for jigsaw chajmpion
10-06 19:48
Rush:
James Wang: Wong
10-06 19:48
Rich in Maine:
no dinner, only coffee
10-06 19:49
Nothere:
O.k. apparantly I’m a few seconds behind. Time check please/
10-06 19:49
Rush:
Marjorie White: Rita Ballou (the blond lady)
10-06 19:49
Hawaii_Steve:
BTW, all of these actors were very experienced actors in theater and silent movies. Even the minor players. Most of them are forgotten today.
10-06 19:49
Phil & Mrs Phil:
What’s he wearing an overcoat in Hawaii?
10-06 19:49
Rush:
He came over from a play he was acting in…with the coat he was wearing.
10-06 19:50
Hawaii_Steve:
While watch this movie, I’m wearing my Hawaiian overcoat. “Baby, it’s cold outside.”
10-06 19:50
Rush:
Ah ha!
10-06 19:50
Nothere:
Mon Dieu the French am\bassador
10-06 19:51
Hawaii_Steve:
Actually, it’s raining today in Hawaii. Cloudy, overcast.
10-06 19:51
Rush:
Kashimo came through.
10-06 19:52
Phil & Mrs Phil:
One Murray Kimmel, I believe
10-06 19:52
Rush:
Murray Kinnell: Smith
10-06 19:52
Nothere:
A murder mystery on a stormy night during the supermoon. Sorry you’ll miss the moon, but you’ve got the right atmosphere Steve
10-06 19:52
Rich in Maine:
So he carries his award around?
10-06 19:52
Rush:
KINNELL, Murray (July 24, 1889; London, England – August 11, 1954; Santa Barbara, California)
The Black Camel: Smith
Charlie Chan’s Courage: Martin Thorne
Charlie Chan in London: Philips (alias Captain Seton)
Charlie Chan in Paris: Henri Latouche
10-06 19:53
Phil & Mrs Phil:
pardon me
10-06 19:53
Rush:
In the background: “Miss Dixon”
The actress is unknown.
10-06 19:54
Nothere:
WEll he doesn’t have a trophy case Rich. B ut can he paint an alibib?
10-06 19:54
Rich in Maine:
“I killed Sheila”
10-06 19:55
Nothere:
She made me kill her. So self defense.
10-06 19:56
Rush:
We see Warner Oland’s early “take” on Chan. The next example we have is seen in “London.” some years later.
Nice SHINEY shoes.
10-06 19:57
Nothere:
The cook has served up a hole in the confession.
10-06 19:57
Rush:
“Always happens – when conscience tries to speak, telephone out of order.”
10-06 19:57
Rush:
This is supposed to be happening at night.
10-06 19:58
Angel & Foxx:
She’s a tigress!
10-06 19:58
Nothere:
Dinner? At night? You must be mad Rush.
10-06 19:59
Rush:
Rita Rozelle: Luana
10-06 19:59
Nothere:
And bonnets and bows
10-06 20:00
Godwinshelley:
I got a letter from the Warren OH Library thanking me for my donation. But they listed the wrong book.
10-06 20:00
Rush:
The is $6,000 in today’s money.
10-06 20:00
Nothere:
Well they say its the thought that counts God.
10-06 20:00
Rush:
(That)
10-06 20:00
Rich in Maine:
poor smith
10-06 20:01
Rush:
The breakfast scene.
10-06 20:01
Godwinshelley:
Rush, are all silent Chan films lost?
10-06 20:01
Rush:
Chan family.
10-06 20:01
Angel & Foxx:
A meeelllyohhhhhnaire?
10-06 20:02
Rush:
“Baloney, applesauce, beans! One would think you all took lessons in grocery store instead of at school.”
10-06 20:02
Nothere:
Hey good investment. No one knows you owe the estate 200 and the price goes up if he dies.
10-06 20:02
Angel & Foxx:
UH-oh!
10-06 20:02
Rush:
Look for “the roof”!
10-06 20:02
Hawaii_Steve:
Dole Pineapple Factory in background at Chan house.
10-06 20:03
Mike in DC:
Bozo and The Pineapple?
10-06 20:03
Hawaii_Steve:
10-06 20:03
Rush:
There!
Yes! TYSM, Steve!!!
10-06 20:03
Hawaii_Steve:
Then and Now.
10-06 20:03
Angel & Foxx:
YES, quoth Kashimo!
10-06 20:03
Nothere:
Only about 8 kids. Must be very early case in his career,.
10-06 20:03
Mike in DC:
So cool, Steve & Rush!
10-06 20:04
Rush:
NT, the babies were possible still asleep in cribs!
yes, less kids earlier in his career.
10-06 20:04
Angel & Foxx:
LT. BOOKMAN would be good to see here!
10-06 20:04
Mike in DC:
Before Mrs. C had the triplets?
10-06 20:04
Nothere:
Never mind that. Where did billy goat get money for perfume?
10-06 20:05
Hawaii_Steve:
10-06 20:05
Mike in DC:
Charlie and Kashimo???
10-06 20:05
Rush:
I think “Number 11” was born in “Charlie Chan’s Chance” (1932)
10-06 20:06
Hawaii_Steve:
Lou and Steve in front of Black Camel house at Prospect Street.
10-06 20:06
Rich in Maine:
nice pic! Rush, u on the right?
10-06 20:07
Hawaii_Steve:
Lou on the left. Steve on the right.
10-06 20:07
Rush:
Note how the roof vents are still the same in both shots.
10-06 20:07
Rich in Maine:
aha, nice guys
10-06 20:07
hounder:
great pic
10-06 20:07
Nothere:
Two Steve pics. One with one without mustache. Hiding from the cops?
10-06 20:08
Mike in DC:
time to clean the typewriter
10-06 20:08
Hawaii_Steve:
Shhh. I’m on the lam.
10-06 20:08
Angel & Foxx:
Hey hey we’re still monkeys!
We may be coming to your town!
10-06 20:08
Mike in DC:
The Chan Witness Protection Program?
10-06 20:09
Rush:
The MacMasters….
10-06 20:09
Angel & Foxx:
“Not room in the cup for us to fit!”
10-06 20:09
Rush:
Mary Gordon: Mrs. MacMasters
10-06 20:10
Rush:
GORDON, Mary (May 16, 1882; Glassgow, Scotland – August 23, 1963; Pasadena, California)
The Black Camel: Mrs. MacMasters
Charlie Chan in London: Prison Matron
Shadows Over Chinatown: Mrs. Conover
10-06 20:10
Hawaii_Steve:
At the time of the filming of TBC, “Dracula” (1931 film) had not played in Hawaii. Nobody knew who Lugosi was. But when Oland stepped out onto Waikiki Beach, the public went crazy. Just like the Beatles in 1964. The people of Honolulu loved Charlie Chan.
10-06 20:11
hounder:
neat tidbit hs. thanks
10-06 20:11
Rush:
Watch the crowd rush in on direcetion!
Here!
10-06 20:11
Nothere:
Austraila? Arrest the Kangaroo
10-06 20:11
Rush:
The boy in the white sweatshirt crowds into the scene!
10-06 20:12
Rich in Maine:
no doctor for smith
10-06 20:12
Phil & Mrs Phil:
Can..can,..whose got the can?
10-06 20:12
Hawaii_Steve:
Real people on the beach, I believe.
10-06 20:13
Rush:
Someone removed the bullet.
Yes, Steve…locals?
10-06 20:13
Nothere:
Darn. Now they know he owes the estate 200 and his paintings don’t go up in price. Bad investment.
10-06 20:14
Rush:
10-06 20:14
Hawaii_Steve:
Yes, Rush. All locals.
10-06 20:15
Phil & Mrs Phil:
Cue the can
10-06 20:15
Rush:
Chan tries to comfort the lady…
10-06 20:15
Matt:
10-06 20:15
Rush:
yes.
10-06 20:15
Hawaii_Steve:
Years ago, a newspaper writer wrote an article that I was looking for local people that appeared in The Black Camel. Nobody responded.
10-06 20:15
Rush:
TYSM….Matt…
10-06 20:16
tenman:
Interesting, Steve. But it was a long long time ago.
10-06 20:16
Rush:
Too bad, steve. That could have been interesting! But the years took their inevitable toll probably!
10-06 20:17
Rich in Maine:
was this the first time the pin scratch trick was used?
10-06 20:17
Phil & Mrs Phil:
Renfield again
10-06 20:18
Nothere:
You mean fritz
10-06 20:18
Godwinshelley:
Dwight Fry
10-06 20:18
Phil & Mrs Phil:
No he played Redfield in Dracula
10-06 20:18
tenman:
Marry him. He’s going to ber a doctor later!
10-06 20:19
Nothere:
And Fritz in Frankenstein.
Not sure the character name in Frankentein meets the Wolfman
10-06 20:20
Phil & Mrs Phil:
Obviously I didn’t know that.
10-06 20:20
Godwinshelley:
Dwight played Wilmer Cook in the 1931 Maltese Falcon
10-06 20:20
Hawaii_Steve:
10-06 20:21
Hawaii_Steve:
From February 2006, is bottom right side.
10-06 20:21
Godwinshelley:
I see your name STEVE
10-06 20:21
Angel & Foxx:
GOOSE COOKED!
10-06 20:22
Nothere:
Oh yeah he played Rudi in Frankenstein meets the Wolfman. Which I totally remembered and didn’t google.
10-06 20:22
Angel & Foxx:
GOOSE COOKED!
10-06 20:22
Rush:
Nice, Steve!
10-06 20:22
Rich in Maine:
No No Yes Yes
10-06 20:23
Godwinshelley:
Karl in Bride of Frankenstein
10-06 20:23
Hawaii_Steve:
Fight it out.
10-06 20:23
tenman:
Frye died young, but seemed to have a busy career right up to then
10-06 20:23
Hawaii_Steve:
Tenman, yes. A hard working actor.
10-06 20:24
Rush:
And, as a bit of trivia related to the article, I used to see Aloha Taylor on the news in San Diego years ago.
10-06 20:24
Hawaii_Steve:
Rush, cool. Lots of tie in today.
10-06 20:25
Nothere:
Bela Boris Frye. No wonder Chan ended uop in Transylvanuia years later.
10-06 20:25
tenman:
Lol
10-06 20:25
Rush:
“Save for next case!”
10-06 20:25
Godwinshelley:
And Chaney!!
10-06 20:25
Angel & Foxx:
Poor Kashimo would never see “next case”!
10-06 20:25
Rush:
Exit music….
10-06 20:25
tenman:
Nytol!
10-06 20:25
Rush:
THE END
10-06 20:25
Godwinshelley:
Quick ending
10-06 20:25
Rich in Maine:
YAY!
10-06 20:25
Nothere:
<YEAH>
10-06 20:25
Rush:
(Applause…)
10-06 20:26
Matt:
<yee-haw!>
10-06 20:26
Angel & Foxx:
Yay!!! Till next time!!
10-06 20:26
Rush:
So, and other birthday celebration for Mr. Oland!
10-06 20:26
Mike in DC:
<kids-yeah>
10-06 20:26
Rush:
Thank you ALL!
10-06 20:26
Mike in DC:
Happy Birthday, Warner!
10-06 20:26
Rich in Maine:
have a great week
10-06 20:26
Matt:
10-06 20:26
Hawaii_Steve:
And as the sun sinks into the Pacific Ocean, we bid Aloha to Charlie Chan.
10-06 20:26
Rush:
And a special thank yo to steve for all the images and information!
10-06 20:26
Matt:
Good night everyone and have a wonderful week
10-06 20:26
hounder:
thanks hs
10-06 20:26
Godwinshelley:
Yes Rush
10-06 20:26
Mike in DC:
Have a wonderful week, all. Aloha to our Hawaii rep!
10-06 20:27
Rush:
Next week: two episodes of “The New Adventures of Charlie Chan”
10-06 20:27
Nothere:
Everyone remember if the cops ask Steve was heading for Wyoming.
10-06 20:27
hounder:
good nite all. see you next week
10-06 20:27
Hawaii_Steve:
You guys are special. It was my pleasure. I hope I didn’t go overboard.
10-06 20:27
Mike in DC:
Really enjoyed the pics, Steve!
10-06 20:27
Rich in Maine:
love you Steve!
10-06 20:27
Nothere:
You didn’t go far enough
10-06 20:27
Rush:
Have a GREAT week, everyone!
10-06 20:27
Godwinshelley:
We TRY to not be Envious of your location – but it’s hard, Steve
10-06 20:27
Rush:
In thank you ALL for your being here!
10-06 20:28
Mike in DC:
Thanks to all for another wonderful evening. See you with J. Carroll next week!
10-06 20:28
Rush:
Please vote in this month’s poll.
10-06 20:28
Nothere:
We wouldn’t be here except for you Rush
10-06 20:28
Hawaii_Steve:
Thank you all. Aloha from Hawaii.
10-06 20:28
Rush:
Link is available at the Chat Room page.
10-06 20:28
Mike in DC:
But…you’re Nothere anyway?
I’m confused.
10-06 20:29
Rush:
Good night Godwinshelley
Hawaii_Steve Hawaii_Steve
hounder hounder
Mike in DC Mike in DC
Nothere Nothere
Paul Minturn Paul Minturn
Phil & Mrs Phil Phil & Mrs Phil
Rich in Maine Rich in Maine!
I have to run…sorry!
10-06 20:29
Nothere:
Just cause I say we I don’t necassarily mean me.
10-06 20:29
Paul Minturn:
night
10-06 20:29
Nothere:
Night all
10-06 20:29
Rush:
Again…have a GRAET week! Be happy and safe…and well….
10-06 20:29
Godwinshelley:
Rush, I will probably mail that letter out this week. If I need to write it differently, let me know. I kind of did a breezy how our event went direction.
10-06 20:29
Rush:
Good night, all….
Till next Monday….
10-06 20:30
Godwinshelley:
Stay safe everyone.
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