Chat Archive 11/18/2019

The text of our Charlie Chan Family Chat for November 18, 2019


Feature:
Mr. Wong, Detective (Boris Karloff Birthday Celebration))

Extra:
The Baffling Murder of Colonel Willoughby (Part 6)

Participants:
Cdirus
Godwinshelley2
Len Freeman
Louise
Matt1
Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC
Nothere
PaulM
Rush

Rush has joined this room

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC has joined this room

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Good evening Rush!

Rush: Good evening!

Rush: Mr. Wright and Ms. Wong…love it!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Sorry we missed last week, but we’re back

Rush: How are you tonight?

Rush: Happy to have you back!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: I say better to be Wright than Wong, but Rachel grumbles about puns. 🙂

Rush: 🙂

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: She is grudgingly onboard, though. “Anything for the Chan Clan” is the operative quote.

Rush: Well, she can say that she found “Mr. Wright.”

Rush: Matt is on his cruise as we speak, so…

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Rachel rolls eyes

Rush: It might just be us for the radio drama.

Rush: She is “forgiven.”

Rush: 🙂

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Good for Matt! We shall persevere.

Rush: Yes.

Rush: Le will be passing through the Panama Canal.

Rush: THAT is something!

Rush: (He)

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Le?

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Ah

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Hope he’s on the alert for Reiner!

Rush: Sorry! Typo-proned as I am!

Rush: YES!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Perhaps he can stop at Manolo’s Cabaret? Is he geared up for a Chan-inspired cruise?

Rush: Next time we watch “CC in panama,” he can give us some insights.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Yes.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: My ambition is to take Rachel to the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. That looks like a beautiful step backward in time. 🙂

Rush: Maybe Manolo’s will be part of a day trip!

Rush: It is.

Rush: I have been through it, but never actually stayed there.

Rush: pretty expensive, but that would be a VERY special thing to do!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: I’ve always loved the historical aspect of these films. Rach is developing an appreciation…

Rush: There is a great Panama hat shop on the grounds of the Royal.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Exactly, Rush. Worth it for a few nights…lifetime of memories, maybe!

Rush: “Newt at the Royal.”

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Not Fu Yuens?

Rush: Marie got me an anniversary gift there a long time ago.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: applause

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: (Marie = Mrs. Rush?)

Rush: Closest thing to Fu Yuen that I have had the pleasure of visiting!

Rush: Yes!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: It seems to be a quiet Chan evening so far…

Rush: But, if you closely watch “The Black Camel” before you visit the hotel, you can see parts that appeared in the movie.

Rush: Fun to do!

Rush: Yes. This is the part that is very quiet!

Rush: It seems that most don’t care to experience our “extras.”

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: One of our first “dates” was going through the Variety reviews of the Chan films. I think that’s where Rach decided, “OK. He’s odd, but I love him anyway.” 🙂

Rush: I still like to run them, though.

Rush: Is that so?

Rush: NICE!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: It’s a great way to go “back in time.”

Rush: You are right!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Yes. We were sightseeing in Watkins Glen, NY, and in a hotel room.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: It was a Monday…

Rush: I collected those the same trips i made up to L.A. to type out the “lost” scripts.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: I think “Mike in DC” had made his first appearance or two…

Rush: USC Film Library.

Rush: Jimmy Chan’s Alma Mater.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: The reviews are awesome.

Rush: Aren’t they?

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: “Toler makes another solid appearance as the Chinese sleuth…”

Rush: Gives a “contemporary” insight.

Rush: Yes.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Yes.

Rush: And the reporter “slang” is fun, too!

Rush: Well….

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: It’s the best part. Also intersting to see how the “movie crowd” viewed the acting, camera-work, etc.

Rush: Let’s start our radio drama in one minute?

Rush: yes!

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Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: OK. Rach has a nice plate of spaghetti and meatballs. Just finished mine. 🙂

Rush: 60 seconds…

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Hi CD!

Rush: Hello, CD!!!

Cdirus: Hi Rush and Mike and Rachel!

Rush: We are about to start the radio drama!

Rush: 30 seconds…

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: We can send you some spaghetti and meatballs from DC…

Rush: 20 seconds…

Cdirus: Ready

Rush: 15…

Cdirus: For the radio

Rush: 10…

Rush: 5…

Rush: GO!!!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Spooky music

Rush: Yes….

Rush: Rolling music….

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: (needs Parmesan cheese…)

Rush: Announcer….

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: (the spaghetti, not the music)

Rush: Commercial spots go here….

Cdirus:

Rush: Sounds good, Mike….

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: EAT MORE MEATBALLS!

Rush: 🙂

Cdirus: I like my spaghetti without meat.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Mom swears by Prince spaghetti

Rush: So, this is part 6 of 7.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: But I (Mike) go for Di Cecco

Rush: Part 5 is, it seems, lost.

Rush: Recap.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: …ok enough ads

Rush: 🙂

Rush: CD, I like mine the same.

Rush: Marinara.

Cdirus: Ragu

Rush: I also love spaghetti with olive oil and garlic!

Rush: YES, CD!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Marinara / ragu…both better than “shot through the heart…”

Rush: 🙂

Cdirus: Never tried it with just olive oil and garlic

Rush: Mmmmm….

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Ooooh. CD. Definitely worth a try!

Rush: Give it a try sometime.

Cdirus: OK, garlic powder or chopped garlic?

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: But this is GRANDMA’S meatball recipe. Have to eat memories every once in a while. 😉

Rush: Walter Connolly plays Charlie Chan in this drama.

Rush: 1936.

Cdirus: If it’s Grandma’s then everything is OK!

Rush: Always a good rule to follow, Mike!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: 1. Boil spaghetti. 2. Saute chopped garlic in olive oil 2a. A few flakes of crushed red pepper optional. 3. Drain pasta, mix with oil/garilc. 4. Consume with gusto.

Rush: Sounds correct, Mike!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Really good with grilled chicken or steak if you’re a carnivore, CD…

Rush: Well, Mike…there are chicken substitutes to be had!

Cdirus: Sounds good! I think I will try it!

Cdirus: (The spaghetti – not the chicken sub.)

Rush: Yes.

Rush: We use fake meatballs sometimes.

Cdirus: Eating real chicken as we ‘speak’

Rush: not bad, IMHO.

Rush: Enjoy, CD!

Cdirus:

Rush: I only have my ice tea…

Cdirus: Tea is good!

Rush: I am not even sure what dinner is tonight.

Rush: Rachel will surprise me with the delivery!

Rush: I am in our office at home.

Rush: We are gathering suspects….

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Hm. Any chance that Rachel brings Chipotle, Rush?

Rush: As we near the revelation….next week.

Cdirus: Ohh Chipotle!

Rush: Doubtful….

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Chan does not sound overly Chinese in this one.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: What are the potential menu items?

Rush: He seems, actually, to be more of a “Mr. Wong” style Chinese detective in this one!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: True, Rush. Very British, except he leaves out articles and prepositions.

Rush: I have no idea! marie bought a few things on the way home with rachel.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Have either of you ever seen “Murder by Death?”

Rush: Yes, Mike!

Rush: Is your Rachel listening in, Mike….

Rush: “Ms. Wong”?

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Yes.

Cdirus: I have it and watched it once

Louise has joined this room

Rush: Louise!

Rush: WELCOME!!!

Cdirus: Hi Louise!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Hi Louise.

Louise: Hi Gang. Just stopped in to say Hi!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: It’s an excellent send-up of Chan’s “accent.”

Rush: I hope you will be able to stay a while, Louise!

Louise: I had hand surgery this week so can’t type much. Will be back next week.

Rush: Okay. I understand.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Great to see you Louise. Hope all goes well with your recovery!

Cdirus: Hope everything is OK

Rush: I hope that you are having a restful recovery, Louise.

Rush: Commercial space here….

Louise: Thanks. all. I will check in on the chat later without typing anything!

Rush: Chan will return momentarily with the final words…

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Spooky music reprise

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: (Refugee from a Wagner opera)

Rush: Sounds good, Louise!

Rush: Feel free to watch along: “Mr. Wong, Detective.”

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Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Well that was brief.

Rush: “Man can tie knot with his tongue which his hands can never tie.”

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Ah so.

Rush: THE END…for now.

Rush: Okay!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Next week: Murderer revealed!

Rush: 15 minutes till showtime!

Rush: YES!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: need to pop dishes in dishwasher. brb

Rush: The film we will be sharing tonight, “Mr. Wong, Detective,” was the first in the wong series.

Rush: It provided the story for last week’s Chan film, “Docks of New Orleans.”

Rush: As we watch, we can see the similarities and differences!

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Nothere: Good evening

Rush: Yes, now is a good time to take care of chores, etc.!

Cdirus: Hi Nothere!

Rush: NT!

Rush: WELCOME!!!!

Rush: We missed you last week!

Nothere: Chores? No one said their would b chores. Uhm I’ll be back later. Like after the chores:)

Nothere: Well I’m sorry to have saddened you Rush.

Rush: 🙂

Rush: Well, I was, indeed, sad, in that I could not tell you that YOU are this years Melbourne Cup winner!

Nothere: I Vow and Declare great joy.

Nothere: Otr was it my other hore?

Nothere: Horse even:

Rush: In fact, i mistakenly announced that CD was the winner…thinking of you.

Nothere: Ah CD I hope the disappointment didn;t scar you for life.

Rush: So, I will need your mailing address to get the winner’s coin to you! Please send that info to: charliechanfamily@yahoo.com.

Rush: No, fortunately, the wound has now fully healed!

Rush: charliechanfamily@yahoo.com

Cdirus: Nope, I’m OK. I’m used to not winning anything.

Rush: Maybe NEXT year, CD!

Nothere: Just the ladies hearts. You cad you.

Cdirus: Maybe. I did get lucky this year and got a slot in the state Trout Lottery.

Rush: Again, NT, please let me know where to send your coin.

Rush: charliechanfamily@yahoo.com

Cdirus: Used up all my luck for the year.

Rush: Trout lottery?

Nothere: Certainly Rush. nd good luck with the lucky fish CD>

Rush: Did you catch the largest in competition?

Cdirus: A time to fish at the state trout hatchery. It was a blast!

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Rush: GS!

Godwinshelley2: Hello all!

Rush: WELCOME!

Godwinshelley2: Thanks again for the great photo – going on my Kar-lofft

Rush: I KNEW you would never miss Boris Karloff’s Birthday!

Cdirus: 5 trout limit largest I caught was 20″ and 2.75 pounds

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Godwinshelley2: It

Cdirus: Hi GS and Len!

Godwinshelley2: of course I wouldn’t

Len Freeman: Hi friends

Godwinshelley2: Hello CD & Len

Godwinshelley2: and others

Rush: GS…I knew you would give Mr. Karloff and Mr. Lorre a good home!

Godwinshelley2: And all the rest – as they said on Gilligan’s Island

Nothere: Greetings new arrivals.

Godwinshelley2: Now I need to find a Lugosi and Karloff and maybe a Chaney and Karloff

Rush: I can only imagine the wonders you have in that Kar-LOFT!

Godwinshelley2: It is fun

Rush: FIVE minutes until showtime!

Rush: Please ready your copies of “Mr. Wong, Detective.”

Nothere: Please tke your seats on the Wong side of the isle. Thatss the right side this week. Again the Wong side is right.

Rush: Indeed!

Rush: )

Rush: 4 minutes….

Nothere: GENTLEMEN START YOUR ENGINES!

Rush: Started and revving!

Len Freeman: As a fellow “holder of the coin” (mine is right here) congratulations !!

Rush: 2 1/2 minutes…

Rush: WELCOME, Len!

Godwinshelley2: Oh – do we knock our coins together like the ring-knockers from West Point?

Rush: Please pause at the opening title!

Rush: 2 minutes…

Rush: “Mr. Wong, Detective.”

Nothere: I can’t just yet. But I will later:)

Godwinshelley2: The Monograms emblem – halfway between the Universal Globe and the J Arthur Rank Gong

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Hi NT, GS and Len!

Rush: 90 seconds…

Godwinshelley2: Hello MWMW

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: We are definitely on the Wright side.

Rush: I like this Monogram Logo.

Rush: Mike: 🙂

Len Freeman: Would sound like a good new tradition..

Rush: 60 seconds…

Godwinshelley2: I always think of Rank’s gong first then see it is Monogram

Rush: 50 seconds…

Rush: Yes, GS!

Rush: 40….

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Looks like a Chinese gong

Rush: 30 seconds…

Rush: 25…

Rush: 20…

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: dons robe and Chinese cap

Rush: 15…

Nothere: And of course the gong of Catway pictures. Now if you know what I’m talking about your good:)

Rush: 10…

Rush: 5…

Nothere: Castaway even:)

Rush: GO!!!!

Rush: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BORIS KARLOFF….

Godwinshelley2: Is that San Fran from the Dolores district

Rush: Title…

Godwinshelley2: Then Chinatown

Rush: Music….

Rush: Credits….

Godwinshelley2: The Wiley stories are in public domain

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Happy Birthday to you…happy Birthday dear Boris…

Godwinshelley2: Street light from San fran Chinatown

Rush: Yes, GS?

Rush: Even the stories themselves?

Godwinshelley2: Yes the Wiley stories are public domain

Rush: Golden gate Bridge….

Nothere: A Monogram without fog? Is this allowed?

Rush: “Docks of San francisco.”

Nothere: So time to get wily with the Wiley stories.:)

Rush: recall the opening scenes of “Docks of New Orleans.”

Rush: NT: 🙂

Rush: Nice “entrance.”

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Reminds us of “Charlie Chan in Paris”

Rush: The thug in the hat reminds me of George Raft.

Godwinshelley2: There was an enterprising young man in Baltimore who reprints them and nicely binds them into a book. He works a lot of the Baltimore festival circuit

Nothere: Don’t you try getting tought with me. I’m so tough my necktie os crooked.

Rush: 🙂

Godwinshelley2: Perry White

Rush: Again, WELCOME to those who arrived as I was counting down!

Rush: Good evening to all!

Rush: We see “Perry White” a lot in our movies, it seems!

Nothere: Just don’t call him Chf.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: “I’m looking for Clark Kent.”

Nothere: Chief even.

Godwinshelley2: So a lot of classic “horror” film actors were doing non-horror films about now due to England’s ban on horror

Rush: in fact, he was in all three of the great Chinese detectives series!

Rush: Chan, Moto, and, here, in a Mr. Wong film!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Ah. (But wasn’t Moto–Japanese?)

Godwinshelley2: I should really watch more Moto – I have the box set

Rush: Mr. Wight…meet Mr. White….

Rush: (Wright…sorry!

Nothere: Maybe but it took Commisoner Gordon to deal with Tarzan and Fu Manchu.

Rush: Note how Wong holds his cigarette.

Rush: European style.

Len Freeman: Wong is supposed to be Japanese as well in the wiley stories

Nothere: At first. I think like Kaato when WW2 broke out he became Korean.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Not to be confused with Mr. Wight. He’s my ethereal nemesis.

Rush: So, he is portrayed as part Japanese in the Wiley stories, len?

Rush: making me hungry….

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Wong is definitely a Chinese name…

Rush: YES.

Len Freeman: The character in the books and onscreen had a more “sophisticated” air.

Rush: Recall the Chan version here.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Rush…tell Rachel to get on the Chinese take-out!

Len Freeman: I think so… I’ll go check

Godwinshelley2: If you read the Will Eisner comic strip “The Spirit” – his “sidekick” went through a lot of different nationalities – some depictions are not really PC

Rush: Sounds good, Mike!

Nothere: Hey you stop getting knocked out. You are one of Chan’s kids.

Rush: By the way…hello to your Rachel!

Rush: Again, recall the Chan version as we watch these scenes…

Rush: AH! That “partnership agreement,” again!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Why don’t they just leave their interest in the deal to their heirs?

Len Freeman: Ah… my mistake.. the character IS Chinese-American

Rush: It even seems that the dialogue was taken intact to use in the Chan movie!

Len Freeman: in th4e Wiley stories

Nothere: And sign here to give me your kidney.

Rush: Okay! Thank you, Len!

Rush: Had me going for a while!

Rush: The only thing I could think of was that his mother might have been japanese!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Perry White = temporary resident of honorable film.

Rush: There is one major difference between the Wong and Chan versions.

Rush: The method of setting off the death traps.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Police sirens…and…scratches head

Godwinshelley2: radio

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Remember the scene where Chan spellbinds the bad guys

Rush: “Dayton” rather than “LaFontaine.”

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: AH! Thanks, GS.

Rush: TYSM, GS.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: cough. gasp.

Rush: “Sorry, we gave it to the baby.”

Rush: (The formula…)

Cdirus: Ha Ha!

Nothere:

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: provisional tin-can

Godwinshelley2: you have to be a parent for that

Rush: I didn’t want you to think I meant poison!

Rush: Yes, I guess so!

Rush: TYSM…NT.

Nothere: Another difference the office in Chan on the left Wong on the right.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Wong. Never surprised.

Rush: NT: 🙂

Rush: And, yes, mike.

Rush: “A piece of glass…”

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Si’down.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: MR. Matthews is “Dean of Physics?”

Rush: “…please…”

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Couldn’t they find a DR. Matthews?

Rush: Inventor of a new cigarette lighter.

Nothere: He had a bright idea.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Mg = 0.217

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: He was on fire the day he thought of it…

Godwinshelley2: groan

Rush: Where did those numbers come from?

Nothere: Drat if only it was Mg=0.427 I’d have something.

Rush: 🙂

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: I think the weekly Powerball was Mg 06725. Oh well.

Rush: “I was a glass blower before i became a scientist.”

Rush: “What happened on the on the night of October 5, 1935?”

Rush: “He’s just as sane at YOU are.”

Rush: Wong worked fast.

Len Freeman: BTW Rush,… total sidestep… I just finished reading Seven Keys to Baldpate this week… not bad…

Godwinshelley2: Did everyone see that the Miniature documentary that has Louise interviewed in out?

Rush: It is possible that Wiley was influenced by the murder weapon used in the now ‘lost” “Charlie chan’s Chance.”

Len Freeman: Where is that documentary available GWS?

Rush: Which, in turn, appears in the “remake” of that film, “Murder Over New York.”

Rush: Yes, Len?

Rush: I would like to do the same one day.

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Godwinshelley2: I”m looking for the link

Rush: Good evening and WELCOME, Paul!

Len Freeman: Just a sidenote. OK, but not in the Chan quality level… but nice to see his first “big” novel. It’s available on Kindle.

Godwinshelley2: https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Louise%20Krasniewicz%20documentary&epa=SEARCH_BOX

Nothere: Hey Paul

Len Freeman: Thanks GWS

Godwinshelley2: Len – if you get a chance catch the George Arliss movie “The Millionaire” – based on Biggers “Idle Hands”

PaulM: sorry i’m late. i got distracted by some other stuff

Godwinshelley2: http://www.tinygoatfilms.com/shop/?fbclid=IwAR01CivVoEB_aGxWW9oCh41XL0VCKnH6Sl1QA-VeaEOUB5pTVUHCQHh-zpk

Rush: TYSM, GS!

Godwinshelley2: Hi Paul –

Rush: copied the link to see later.

Nothere: At least your here Paul. I’m Nothere:)

Rush: Paul, we are about 25 minutes into our movie.

Rush: Mr. Wong, detective.”

Nothere: 2525

PaulM: yup. thats what i figured

Rush: We can guide you in…

Len Freeman: I’ll go up on Lindsay’s Facebook later and check it out.

Rush: 26:00

Rush: 26:20…

PaulM: i’m off by about 10 seconds

Rush: 26:30…

Rush: Not bad, Paul.

Rush: How are you tonight, Paul?

PaulM: been coming to these chats for a few years. i pretty much know the procedure

Rush: yes!

Rush: This is actually our 20th year!

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PaulM: doing much better than saturday, Rush. it was a real drag out there. i was on the street delivering mail until alomst 7pm

Nothere: You will all follow the rules, or we’ll ick all the hindu in New Yourk on you, After we fly you over New York, and Charlie will carry on.

Rush: Wow.

Rush: The weather was a factor?

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Nothere: 20 years of Chan. So we gonna have a party?

Rush: EVERY Monday is a party, yes?

PaulM: a little bit, Rush. the walkways were still a bit icy. not so bad today

Nothere: Hope you stayed upright Paul

Rush: maybe for the twentieth anniversary in May!

Godwinshelley2: I liked Mantan and Tommy on the piano

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Suona

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Erhu

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Rush: Yes…the “Chop Suey Boogie.”

Rush: OUCH! My ears!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Time for an Erhu/Ocarina duet!

Rush: 🙂

Rush: A ukelele?

Rush: Why not?

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Only two strings

Rush: AH!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Er = “two”

Nothere: But if your eyes ee the motive can they se the meaning?

Rush: The parrot did it!

Rush: Lee Tung Foo.

Godwinshelley2: How many strings on a Pipa?

Godwinshelley2: or is it Peepa?

Godwinshelley2: Chinese string instrument

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Four or five, I think

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Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Rachel, er Ms. Wong, sez four…I’d go with that

Nothere: Barona and Countess. Arret them. I don’t know what they did, but they did something.

Godwinshelley2: Hello Atom Ant

Atomant: Hi

Nothere: Hey Atom. You up and at em?

Cdirus: Hi AtomAnt!

Atomant: I’m finally up lol

Atomant: Hi ya CD

Rush: I just realized that Keye Luke also appeared in all three “Chinese Detective” series.

Rush: AA!

Godwinshelley2: nice

Rush: Welcome!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Hello AA

Rush: great to see you again!

Atomant: Thanks Rush

Nothere: But only in Wong did chan’s son get to be the detective,

Rush: I was just saying that this is our 20th year of chats.

Rush: You go way back to the start.

Godwinshelley2: There is a new book on Karloff’s films – “The Eastern Films of Boris Karloff” coming out soon – don’t remember if it is BearManor Media or MacFarland Press.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Time flies when you’re having fun, Rush!

Atomant: Wasn’t sure I’d ever make it again. I peeked in last week but couldn’t find the movie quickly

Nothere: Are you a singing telegram? No? Then die,

Godwinshelley2: Well congratulations on the 20th anniversary Rush

Rush: Tonight we are watching “Mr. Wong, detective.”

Atomant: Where art thou at ?

Godwinshelley2: 36:15

Rush: 36:10

Nothere: 36 10 you peeping ant

Atomant: TY

Godwinshelley2: 36:30

Rush: Note that the telegram man said nothing?

Atomant: Got it TY

Godwinshelley2: cheaper production that way

Atomant: Wait I need to get Waze running

Rush: In our weekly newsletter, I mentioned that had he said one word, that actor would have been paid the minimum of $10.

Nothere: Monogram cheap? Surely you jest?

Rush: (About $150, today!)

Rush: 🙂

Rush: Are you with us in the film, AA?

Atomant: Yes TYSM

Rush: Very good!

Atomant: I’m glad to see you doing these as well. Love em

Rush: We are also comparing this film to the Chan version: “Docks of New Orleans.”

Rush: Siren.

Rush: Probably some home in the Hollywood Hills.

Godwinshelley2: A Karloff Birthday tribute

Rush: YES!

Nothere:

Rush: TYSM, NT…

Nothere: TRiffle late but nothere

Rush: 🙂

Nothere: I folded it into paper airplane and threw it out the window of course.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Better late than nothere…er…sorry…

Rush: More glass particles…

Rush: “Mr. Wright”: 🙂

Rush: Mr. Wong at work…

Rush: The butler was a bit jittery.

Nothere: Get your own porn mag you sicko.

Rush: Release all suspects…

Rush: Nice dark scene.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: NT: Hubba, hubba

Rush: I have a feeling I may be a little behind a few of you…

Nothere: Hey your the mr and ms. nude nude wink wink.

Rush: There was a scene like this one in the Chan version.

Godwinshelley2: The on-line versions might be clipped abit

Rush: Maybe!

Rush: The Countess Dubois.

Rush: Meanwhile at the dock…

Nothere: And having become randy while not being named Randy, I fear I must leave you. And I must send Rush my address. So until next time. Don’t commit the perfect crime, just the on they can’t convict you of.

Godwinshelley2: If she is from Pennsylvania – it would be pronounced Due-Boys

Rush: Take care, NT!

Atomant: GN NT

Godwinshelley2: Night NT

Rush: I’ll get the coin to you this weekend!

Rush: A belated “congratulations”!

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Rush: Wong steps into the shadows…

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: yes?

Rush: He’s innocent…

Rush: We could superimpose the Chan interrogation over this one.

Rush: Visually almost identical, I believe!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC:

Rush: You are ahead of me, Mike…but TYSM….

Rush: Sirens….

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: provisional tin can at least

Rush: So…death is not far behind.

Rush: Yes!

Rush: Misel!

Atomant: Like how Grant(Street) plays his part.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Was trying to impress Ms. Wong by being can-ready…

Rush: I am behind about a minute, it seems.

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: nature-ous sounds

Rush: “Yeah, tea…that’s great….”

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Mr. Lascari…and the Baron…and the Countess.

Rush: The parrot…

Rush: Another similarity.

Rush: The gang’s all here..

Atomant: Ha

Rush: A dove?

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: cough

Rush: Karloff is really great as Wong.

Rush: but, when was he not so?

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: tingle

Rush: 🙂

Rush: I think Chan only got THREE minutes.

Rush: GS, do you know how Monogram was able to get Karloff for this role?

Rush: He had to be a draw for these films.

Rush: The art of suggestion….

Godwinshelley2: With the Horror Ban in England and the change in Universal management – I think they loaned him out to Monogram

Rush: A difference in that Mr. Wong captures them.

Godwinshelley2: https://www.spookyisles.com/the-horror-film-hiatus-of-1936-1938/

Rush: AH. Good points, GS.

Godwinshelley2: Nice link that discusses some of the influences beyond the British Horror Ban

Atomant: Very interesting

Rush: Yes. VERY.

Rush: Wong makes his move….

Godwinshelley2: I think that is how a lot of the typical horror actors ended up in other genre

Rush: (Cough…)

Rush: Makes sense, GS!

Godwinshelley2: Happy Birthday to Boris!!

Rush: Siren…

Godwinshelley2: If you get a chance – catch Boris in West of Shanghai

Rush: (POP!)

Godwinshelley2: He is a Chinese warlord learning 1920s American jargon with a british accent

Atomant: Haven’t seen that one yet ..Thanks

Rush: Would love to, GS!

Rush: My movie is still running….

Rush: Nearly there…

Rush: Next week: “The Shanghai Chest”

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Wong traps the bad guy…again@

Rush: Yes!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC:

Godwinshelley2: Good night everyone!!

Rush: “A VERY nice day.”

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Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: goodnught GS!

Rush: “Just a cup of tea…”

Rush: THE END

Rush: Good night, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Mr. Karloff!

Mr. Wright / Ms. Wong DC: Thanks everyone for an enjoyable evening…see y’all in Shanghai!

Rush: Thank you ALL!

Atomant: Hope to see you all again next week. Rush I ‘m glad you missed the fires

Rush: Yes…take care…see you next week!

Atomant: 🙂

Rush: “The Shanghai Chest.’

Cdirus: See everyone next week!

Rush: Thank you again!

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Rush: Have a safe and happy week!

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Rush: Good night, AA and Paul!

Rush: Good night, paul…

Rush: Thank you!

Rush: Take care…

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