The text of our Charlie Chan Family Chat for November 20, 2023
Feature: The Shanghai Chest
Chat Number: 1,230
Extra:
The Green Hornet – Chapter 04 – Pillar of Flame – 1940
Participants:
Friend and Foxx
Godwinshelley
Johnr
Mike in A2
Rich_Maine
Rush
tenman
11-20 18:26
Rush:
11-20 18:39
Mike in A2:
Good Evening!
11-20 18:40
Rush:
Mike..in A@ (?)…WELCOME!
A2
11-20 18:41
Mike in A2:
I’m in Ann Arbor tonight. Actually in the concert hall for one of Rachel’s concerts.
11-20 18:41
Rush:
AH!
11-20 18:41
Mike in A2:
Rach is here somewhere but she’s going to be busy conducting soon…
11-20 18:41
Rush:
Very good! Please say “hello”!
11-20 18:42
Mike in A2:
Will do. I wanted to stop by to say Happy Thanksgiving to the Chan clan.
11-20 18:43
Rush:
Matt is away with family, helping out his father-in-law who is in poor health.
Thank you, Matt…and Rachel! The same to the two of you!
11-20 18:44
Rush:
That will be exciting to see Rachel conduct!
11-20 18:44
Mike in A2:
Oh dear. I know he’s had his hands full with family woes lately. Please give him our regards.
11-20 18:44
Rush:
You must be very proud!
11-20 18:44
Mike in A2:
Looking forward to it. 😀
11-20 18:44
Rush:
Will do, Mike.
I can only imagine!
11-20 18:44
Mike in A2:
Especially since I don’t have to work. Lol
11-20 18:45
Rush:
I am sure a big bouquet awaits her!
True!
11-20 18:45
Mike in A2:
Using my phone for this. Not so bad for Chan chat.
11-20 18:46
Rush:
IYes…I have done that too! I am going to go ahead and start the Green Hornet
Hornet.
11-20 18:47
Rush:
I don’t know if your phone can carry it….
but here goes.
Maybe another arriaval will catch some of it!
11-20 18:47
Mike in A2:
Ok. I can’t watch here in the hall but will hang out for a bit.
11-20 18:47
Rush:
Very good!
11-20 18:47
Mike in A2:
We’ll have a make up screening later in the week. 😀
11-20 18:48
Rush:
I started…obviously no countdown this time!
It’s actually a pretty well-made serial!
11-20 18:49
Rush:
The opening with the recap looks like a model animated cith from above…like a drone flying over.
11-20 18:49
Rush:
The plane crashed, but the Hornet bailed out.
11-20 18:49
Mike in A2:
I enjoy the hornet episodes
11-20 18:50
Rush:
Me too.
11-20 18:50
Mike in A2:
There’s always that one detail they didn’t show last week. 😀
11-20 18:50
Rush:
I like the “deco” detailing on the Hornetmobile!
True!
The nature of serials!
11-20 18:51
Mike in A2:
I remember my dad talking about these serials when I was growing up
11-20 18:51
Rush:
YES!
11-20 18:51
Mike in A2:
He was a big fan back in the day
11-20 18:52
Rush:
The way I first experienced serials was whrn TV showed them put together into a full movie!
11-20 18:52
Mike in A2:
Aha.
11-20 18:53
Rush:
Yes.
11-20 18:53
Mike in A2:
Hm. Musicians are coming out onstage. It’s looking like were about to have a concert!
11-20 18:54
Rush:
Alright! Let us know how it goes! I am sure it will be GREAT!
11-20 18:54
Mike in A2:
I should say goodnight for now. Have a wonderful holiday! Best wishes to your family and the other Chan folks!
11-20 18:55
Rush:
Maybe next week you can post the programme here!
You and Rachel, too!
Good night!
11-20 18:55
Mike in A2:
Bye
11-20 18:55
Rush:
‘Night!
11-20 19:09
Rich_Maine:
Hi Rush! Where is the crew?
11-20 19:10
Rush:
Hello, Rich!
WELCOME!
You might catch the echo of the nearly empty room!
11-20 19:10
Rush:
Matt is off tonight, and Mike is away and dropped in for a few minutes earlier!
11-20 19:10
Rich_Maine:
Yes I can hear it !
11-20 19:11
Rush:
This reminds me of the old days when our Chats were just beginning!
less than 4 minutes….
11-20 19:11
Rich_Maine:
wonder where the others are? Holiday travels?
11-20 19:12
Rush:
I think that the coming holiday plus the fact that this movie is not available online are factors!
Holiday travels, probably, yes.
11-20 19:12
Rich_Maine:
well I am ready
11-20 19:12
Rush:
Anyway, we can begin the movie in 2 1/2 minutes!
maybe a few more might arrive!
11-20 19:12
Godwinshelley:
Hello all
11-20 19:13
Rush:
TWO MINUTES…
GS!
Welcome!
11-20 19:13
Godwinshelley:
Wow – I’ve increased our population by a third
11-20 19:13
Rush:
YES!
11-20 19:13
Godwinshelley:
shanghai chest?
11-20 19:13
Rush:
Remind you of the past..long ago?
90 seconds….
Are the two of you ready?
75 seconds…
Yes.
11-20 19:13
Godwinshelley:
I’m cued
11-20 19:14
Rush:
60 seconds…
50…
11-20 19:14
Godwinshelley:
Everyone else out on holiday travelling?
11-20 19:14
Rush:
40 seconds…
Tenman!
11-20 19:14
tenman:
Hola and Gobble Gobble to all!
11-20 19:14
Rush:
Ready?
30 seconds…
11-20 19:14
tenman:
yup
11-20 19:14
Rush:
We can hold if you need that, Tenman!
20…
15…
11-20 19:14
tenman:
I’m good
11-20 19:15
Rush:
10…
5..
GO!!!
Title….
Music….
Credits….
11-20 19:15
tenman:
Interesting that Sen Yung is third on the list
11-20 19:15
Godwinshelley:
Saw an old episode of Mike Hammer (1958) with Keye Luke and Anna May Wong
11-20 19:16
Rush:
Temman…as I was telling Rich…this reminds me of the “old days” way back at the beginning, when a sparce gathering was not rare!
Yes, GS?
NIVE!!!
11-20 19:16
Godwinshelley:
Yes indeed – especially with the older harder to find ones
11-20 19:16
Rush:
(NICE)
Anna May Wong!
11-20 19:17
Godwinshelley:
It’s on archive.org if you are looking for it
11-20 19:17
Rush:
The killer hides….
I will look for it, GS!!!
11-20 19:18
Rush:
I was readying our 2024 schedule, ant our final movie next year will be…”Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen.”
We have NEVER watched it at a Chat before.
11-20 19:18
Godwinshelley:
11-20 19:19
Rush:
The week before we will see “The Return of Charlie Chan”
11-20 19:19
Godwinshelley:
If we want to venture into that territory – how about Murder By Death
11-20 19:19
Rush:
Maybe in 2025?
11-20 19:20
tenman:
Is that (dragon) the one with Peter Ustinov? I’ve not seen that
11-20 19:20
Rush:
Yes.
11-20 19:20
tenman:
I love Murder By Death!!
11-20 19:20
Rush:
It’s something of a spoof/mystery.
Yes.
11-20 19:21
Rush:
I saw “Murder By Death” LONG ago!
We see a “Victim of Coicumstance”
11-20 19:22
Rush:
“”The Hatchet in the Head”
A “burglar”
11-20 19:23
Rush:
This almost has “Laurel and Hardy” overtones!
In the hoosegow….
11-20 19:24
Rush:
Mike dropped by for a while during the serial. Tonight he will be attending a concert conducted by Rachel!
11-20 19:25
Godwinshelley:
Nice I didn’t know Rachel was a conductor
11-20 19:25
Rush:
I never knew that, either!
11-20 19:26
Rush:
I suggested that next week, Mike might share the prorgamme with us.
I like the beret.
11-20 19:26
Godwinshelley:
Beret better than the nacho chip & dip hat from previous film
11-20 19:26
Rush:
YES!!!!
11-20 19:27
Godwinshelley:
Is she a superhero with that hugh belt
11-20 19:27
Rush:
OOPS!
Wrong image!
Sorry!
11-20 19:29
Rush:
I meant to show a comment on the Chips and Dip hat you mentioned!
The Green Hornet was still waiting inside my mouse!
11-20 19:30
Rush:
Lt. Mike Ruark….
11-20 19:30
Godwinshelley:
Doesn’t Lt Mike show up in Mexico
11-20 19:31
Rush:
In “The Golden Eye” as the “drunken playboy.”
Tim Ryan.
11-20 19:31
Godwinshelley:
My husband was the one who brought that up
11-20 19:31
Rush:
Willie Best!
Yes, GS?
11-20 19:32
Godwinshelley:
Using his real name
stage name anyways
11-20 19:32
Rush:
Yes.
Tim Ryan was also seen in “Dead Men Tell” as the bar keeper.
11-20 19:33
Rush:
AND…he’s in “Dark Alibi” as one of the “funny” cellmates.
“Foggy” I think.
Next killing!
11-20 19:34
Rush:
Armstrong….now Bronson…
11-20 19:35
Rush:
A…then B….
We have another mysterious fingerprints case!
11-20 19:36
Rush:
Mention of “Maiman on Holiday.”
A reference to “Postman on Holiday” from a Biggers story.
11-20 19:36
Rush:
Adopted by Lou for the name of his Chan blog!
“The Postman on Holiday.”
11-20 19:38
Rush:
I think this actor, the one that just left, is the acrheologist in “The Feathered serpent.”
11-20 19:39
Rush:
I think the small turnout tonight is due to the approaching holiday and also the fact that this movie is not available online.
I see we lost Rich….
11-20 19:39
tenman:
Ah.
11-20 19:40
Rush:
The loud coat!
11-20 19:40
tenman:
It may be people are trying to travel earlier than usual given the impending regional sorm
11-20 19:40
Rush:
Yes. That could certainly be true, Tenman!
11-20 19:42
johnr:
johnr here!
11-20 19:42
Godwinshelley:
greetings
11-20 19:42
Rush:
We now go to the cemetery that seeminly inspired that seen in “Plan 9 from Outer Space”@!
AH!….John!!!!
11-20 19:42
Godwinshelley:
do you have the dvd John
11-20 19:43
Rush:
Welcome! Chooses any of the many empty seats!
WELCOME!!!
11-20 19:43
johnr:
Got the dvd
11-20 19:44
Rush:
Perfact!
We are at the 29:00 mark!
29:10
11-20 19:44
Rush:
29:20
29:30
29:40
29:50
11-20 19:44
tenman:
Reminds me I need to check to see if there’s any way to goose this new dvd player into showing run times.
11-20 19:45
Rush:
30:00
Are you caught up, John?
11-20 19:45
johnr:
Just along for the ride. Not tuned in!
11-20 19:45
Rush:
Cartwright….”C”
11-20 19:46
Rush:
Okay….
31:00
31:10…
31:20…
11-20 19:46
johnr:
Just wanted to be with fellow Chan fans!
11-20 19:46
Rush:
31:30…
11-20 19:46
Friend and Foxx:
Hello ALL, from The Road. Can only stay the moment.
But remember, SOFTLY SOFTLY CATCHEE THE MONKEES.
Till next week, ALOHA!!
11-20 19:47
Rush:
Lt. Mike referred to CC at the “old guy”
Friend and Foxx!
WELCOME!!!!
11-20 19:47
Friend and Foxx:
And thanks!
11-20 19:47
Rush:
:0
11-20 19:47
Godwinshelley:
If folks need a copy of the Peter Ustinov Chan – it’s available on Kino Lober website – kinolober.com
11-20 19:47
Rush:
32:30
Chabing.
32:45
32:50…
11-20 19:47
Friend and Foxx:
We, like John (and yes, we like John) are just along for the ride tonight.
11-20 19:47
Rush:
33:00
11-20 19:48
Rush:
Okay, Fr….Angel!
You can follow along as we comment!
11-20 19:49
Friend and Foxx:
Just Dodged a phone pole—switching to backup car, try to DeSoto that same pole. Banzai!!
11-20 19:49
Rush:
Are you sync’d, John?
11-20 19:49
johnr:
Just listening.
11-20 19:49
Rush:
Thomas Cartwright….
Okay….
11-20 19:50
Rush:
Next week we celebrate Boris Karloff’s birthday with a shared viewing of “Mr. Wong, Detective.”
That movie IS available online….
11-20 19:51
Godwinshelley:
Yea!!! Dear Boris
11-20 19:51
Rush:
Yes!
He will see Mr. Cartwright in a second….
11-20 19:51
johnr:
I have Mr. Wong on a video tape.
11-20 19:51
Rush:
Hanged!
11-20 19:51
Godwinshelley:
If we ever needed to tighten up our run schedule, we could put “Behind That Curtain” as his birthday viewing
11-20 19:52
Rush:
Very good, john!
As a backup, the movie IS available at YouTube as well.
11-20 19:52
tenman:
I really need to get my VHS/DVR fixed so I can finish transferring my vhs tapes to dvds
11-20 19:52
Rush:
Cartwright…”C”…
11-20 19:53
Rush:
If I was on the Pendello jury, I would want a “Z” name!!!
11-20 19:54
Rush:
A working title for this movie was “Murder By Alphabet.”
“Duncan” is supposed to be next….
11-20 19:55
Rush:
BB helps CC develop fake fingerprints.
By now, Chan shoukld be familiar with the process!
11-20 19:56
Rush:
NATURAL oil is needed.
11-20 19:57
Rush:
Well…we lost Friend and Foxx (Angel)…
11-20 19:58
Godwinshelley:
revolving door
11-20 19:58
Rush:
That’s ALL we need…tonight..!
Murphy.
11-20 19:59
johnr:
I put the cd on. we are now searching the bank. Am I far behind?
11-20 19:59
Rush:
They were looking in a wall safe.
11-20 20:00
Rush:
They were just locked in a closet.
CC with a group.
11-20 20:00
johnr:
We are heading for the sewers!
11-20 20:00
Rush:
Are you watching the right film? “The Shanghai Chest.”
11-20 20:00
johnr:
We are heading for the sewers below the bank!
11-20 20:01
Rush:
Sounds like you are watching “The Shanghai COBRA”
11-20 20:01
johnr:
Checking out the laundry place
11-20 20:01
Rush:
Here goe Tommy and BB again!
Caught “breaking and entering.”
11-20 20:02
johnr:
chedking out the laundry office
11-20 20:02
Rush:
Again….
11-20 20:02
Rush:
Wrong movie. That is “The Shanghai Cobra”
We are sharing “The Shanghai CHEST”
11-20 20:02
johnr:
Sorry! didn’t scroll!
11-20 20:02
Godwinshelley:
Looks like RiffTrax did a Charlie Chan film, Dark Alibi – has anyone see that version?
11-20 20:02
Rush:
With Roland Winters as CC.
11-20 20:03
johnr:
OH!
11-20 20:03
Rush:
I think I watched a few minutes.
AAA Funeral parlor.
11-20 20:03
johnr:
OUCH! Wrong movie
11-20 20:04
Godwinshelley:
Do we have Milton Parsons in our future?
11-20 20:04
Rush:
He should show up soon, GS.
Here he is!
11-20 20:05
Rush:
Milton parsons…as a funeral parlor owner.
11-20 20:05
tenman:
What is ‘rifftrax’?
11-20 20:05
Godwinshelley:
RiffTrax is like Mystery Science Theater 3000 – where they make fun of film as it is viewed
11-20 20:06
Rush:
If I am thinking of the right thing, Tenman, it is sort of a running comedy commentary on a specific movie.
11-20 20:06
tenman:
Ah
Thanks
11-20 20:06
Rush:
Different funeral services being shown onscreen.
11-20 20:07
Rush:
Interesting dagger ornament above CC’s fireplace.
11-20 20:08
johnr:
OK! tape of shanghi chest now racing to ketch up!
11-20 20:08
Rush:
I think that these alley scenes were shot at Monogram, using actual buildings on their lot.
Very good, John!
11-20 20:08
Godwinshelley:
11-20 20:09
Rush:
BB is sneaking into the funeral parlor.
He is inside now…alone.
11-20 20:10
johnr:
Birmingham & son in jail
11-20 20:10
Rush:
To me, watching that Rifftrax was like seeing an “outsider” commenting on my familiy’s home movies!
11-20 20:10
Rush:
I guess i am too emothionally connected!
11-20 20:10
Godwinshelley:
I like it on some films – though Chan films might be different
11-20 20:11
Rush:
Yes.
Mr Grail catches Chan and Company in his parlor.
Holds them at gunpoint.
11-20 20:12
Rush:
Milton Parsons can be seen in a lot of movies and TV programs!
it’s fun to spot him!
11-20 20:12
Godwinshelley:
Tons of them
11-20 20:13
Rush:
It’s not often that Chan is taller than a bad guy!
yes, GS!
11-20 20:13
Rush:
CC enters apt. 14….
We will see “The Shanghai Chest” here.
11-20 20:14
Rush:
There!
“The Shanghai Chest”
11-20 20:15
Godwinshelley:
Isn’t Mr Grail on a ton of Three Stooges shorts
11-20 20:15
Rush:
YES!
The man with the gun looks a bit like Harlod Huber.
11-20 20:16
Rush:
At my school, we have a Mrs. Huber!
I should ask her the obvious question!
11-20 20:16
Rush:
(Harold)
11-20 20:17
Rush:
Seward!
11-20 20:18
johnr:
an interesting gentleman
11-20 20:18
Rush:
Note the picture of Tommy (Jimmy) on the mantel.
BB to the accidental rescue!
11-20 20:19
tenman:
Nice detail!
11-20 20:19
Rush:
BB is Number Two detective!
Cue Dolphin!
THE END!
11-20 20:20
Godwinshelley:
The End
11-20 20:20
Rush:
Thank you ALL so much for keeping me company tonight!
11-20 20:20
johnr:
My video tape is really terrible!
11-20 20:20
tenman:
Good night! Good holidays to all! If driving, be careful!
11-20 20:20
Rush:
Smal group we may be, but we made up for that by our enthusiasm!
Happy Thanksgiving to ALL!
11-20 20:21
johnr:
God bless you all and Happy Thanksgiving!
11-20 20:21
Godwinshelley:
A good group – even with the revolving door
everyone stay safe
11-20 20:21
Rush:
And to you, John!
11-20 20:21
Godwinshelley:
Night all
11-20 20:21
Rush:
Have a BLESSED Holiday!
Good night!
Next week…”Mr. Wong!
Karloff’s birthday celebration!
11-20 20:22
Rush:
take care….
Have a great holiday and week!!!
Good night, John!
11-20 20:22
Rush:
see you next week!
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