Charlie Chan Family Chat Archive for the year 2018
Welcome to our collected Chat Room text record from our Charlie Chan Family Monday Evening Chat and Film Viewing for the year 2018. Unfortunately, there is no chat text available for any of the Chats listed for this year, however, the title of the featured film for each date along with any other available information is presented is listed below:
1/2/2018: Behind that Curtain (“HAPPY NEW YEAR, as we kick off our Charlie Chan Film Tour for 2018!…”) (“…Our initial film will be Behind That Curtain, with E.L. Park as Charlie Chan. In this adaptation of Earl Derr Biggers’ story of the same name, Charlie Chan, as was the practice in the initial ‘Charlie Chan’ movies, the Chinese detective plays a very minor role in the plot, appearing at the very final stages of the picture. Produced in 1929, this was Fox Films’ first ‘Chan’ film.”) (Extra: “Also, we resume our practice of offering a weekly ‘extra,’ which will be an encore of the 1936 radio dramatization of The Landini Murder Case, which was an adaptation, starring Walter Connolly, of Earl Derr Biggers’ Keeper of the Keys, which is the only Biggers Chan Story never to have been made into a film. We begin with Episode 9, as the first eight are presently lost to us, unfortunately.”)
1/8/2018: Eran Trece (There Were Thirteen) (“WELCOME, as we move into the first month of our yearlong Charlie Chan Film Tour for 2018! This week, we will be sharing Eran Trece [There Were Thirteen], the Spanish language copy’ of the first actual film in the Chan series proper, Charlie Chan Carries On. As the latter movie is one of the four ‘lost’ Charlie Chan pictures, we are very fortunate to have available to us a very reasonable ‘facsimile,’ which stars Manuel Arbo as Charlie Chan. A nearly identical script was used, and the same sets and stock footage were most probably employed, so, if we use our imagination, and picture Warner Oland saying Mr. Arbo’s dialogue, we have the next best thing, perhaps!”) (Extra: Radio drama – The Landini Murder Case, Episode 10)
1/15/2018: The Black Camel (Extra: Radio drama – The Landini Murder Case, Episode 11)
1/22/2018: The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (The Secret of the Sea; The Lost Face) (“This week we are celebrating the birthday of ‘Charlie Chan Number Four,’ J. Carroll Naish, who played the detective on the 1957 television crime drama, The New Adventures of Charlie Chan.) (Extra: Radio drama – The Landini Murder Case, Episode 12)
1/29/2018: Charlie Chan in London (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 13)
2/5/2018: Charlie Chan in Paris (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 14)
2/12/2018: Charlie Chan in Egypt (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 16 ([“as episode 15 is unavailable”])
2/19/2018: The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (“THIS WEEK, we celebrate the 89th birthday of James Hong, Number One Son in The New Adventures of Charlie Chan, the 1957 TV crime drama. We will be featuring two episodes: The Counterfeiters and The Death of a Don.) (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 17)
2/26/2018: Charlie Chan in Shanghai (Extra: Radio drama – The Landini Murder Case, Episode 18)
3/5/2018: Charlie Chan’s Secret (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 19)
3/12/2018: Charlie Chan at the Circus (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 20)
3/19/2018: Charlie Chan at the Race Track (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 21)
3/26/2018: Charlie Chan at the Race Track (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 22)
4/2/2018: Charlie Chan at the Race Track (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 23)
4/9/2018: Charlie Chan on Broadway (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 24)
4/16/2018: Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 25)
4/23/2018: Mr. Moto’s Gamble (THIS WEEK, we are sharing Mr. Moto’s Gamble. This picture began its life as Charlie Chan at the Ringside. However, this was sadly not to be.”) (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 26)
4/30/2018: Charlie Chan in Honolulu (“…we begin the Sidney Toler era of the Charlie Chan film series with a shared viewing of Charlie Chan in Honolulu. (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 27)
5/7/2018: Charlie Chan in Honolulu (“…we begin the Sidney Toler era of the Charlie Chan film series with a shared viewing of Charlie Chan in Honolulu. (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 27)
5/7/2018: Charlie Chan in Reno (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 28)
5/14/2018: Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 29)
5/21/2018: Charlie Chan in City in Darkness (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 30)
5/28/2018: Charlie Chan in Panama (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 31)
6/4/2018: Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 32)
6/11/2018: Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 33)
6/18/2018: Phantom of Chinatown (“HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KEYE LUKE! Our Number One Son portrays detective James Lee Wong in his only starring role as we watch and share our thoughts on Phantom of Chinatown.”) (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 34)
6/25/2018: Murder Over New York (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 35)
7/2/2018: Dead Men Tell (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 36)
7/9/2018: Charlie Chan in Rio (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 37)
7/16/2018: Castle in the Desert (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 38)
7/23/2018: Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (Extra: Radio drama –The Landini Murder Case, Episode 39)
7/30/2018: The Chinese Cat (Extra: Radio drama –The Baffling Murder of Colonel Willoughby, First installment)
8/6/2018: Black Magic/Meeting at Midnight (Extra: Radio drama –The Baffling Murder of Colonel Willoughby, Second installment)
8/13/2018: The Jade Mask (Extra: Radio drama –The Baffling Murder of Colonel Willoughby, Third installment)
8/20/2018: The Scarlet Clue (Extra: Radio drama –The Baffling Murder of Colonel Willoughby, Fourth installment)
8/27/2018: The Shanghai Cobra (Extra: Radio drama –The Baffling Murder of Colonel Willoughby, Sixth [Fifth installment is missing] installment)
9/3/2018: The Scarlet Clue (Extra: Radio drama –The Baffling Murder of Colonel Willoughby, Conclusion)
9/10/2018: Dark Alibi (Extra: The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan – The Crown Jewel Caper)
9/17/2018: Shadows Over Chinatown (Extra: The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan – To Catch a Pitcher)
9/24/2018: Dangerous Money (Extra: The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan – Will the Real Charlie Chan Please Stand Up?)
10/1/2018: Charlie Chan in London (“We celebrate the birthday of WARNER OLAND with a viewing of Charlie Chan in London…”) (Extra: The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan – The Phantom Sea Thief)
10/8/2018: The Trap (Extra: The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan – The Eye of the Idol)
10/15/2018: The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (Death of a Don; Death at High Tide) (Extra: The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan – The Fat Lady Caper)
10/22/2018: The Chinese Ring (Extra: The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan – Captain Kidd’s Doubloons)
10/29/2018: Charlie Chan’s Secret (“THIS WEEK: We hold our Annual Charlie Chan Family Virtual Halloween Party! This is a time when we can all gather together, watch a spooky selection from the Charlie Chan film series, and come virtually costumed as any character from the series proper – good or bad, human or animal! Log in ‘incognito’ and join in on the spooktacular fun as we share Charlie Chan’s Secret starring Warner Oland!”) (Extra: The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan – The Bronze Idol)
11/5/2018: Charlie Chan at the Race Track (“This week, we celebrate the annual running of the famous Melbourne Cup horse race, we continue along together on our CHARLIE CHAN FILM TOUR 2018. For many years now the Melbourne Cup has provided us an evening of fun and a very real-time connection with Charlie Chan and Number One son, Lee, as they take part in a very real way in the intrigue and life-threatening dangers present amidst the darker side of the Sport of Kings! As we watch our film for this week, Charlie Chan at the Race Track, we will be drawing at random the numbers of each of the 24 horses taking part in the actual race. Each person in attendance will receive at least one, probably two numbers. As the results of the race in Melbourne come in later, we will know who holds the ‘winning ticket. The person holding the winning number will receive a commemorative 1936 U.S. silver half-dollar, honoring Charlie Chan’s 50-cent bet placed on Avalanche as seen in our movie!”) (Extras: The 1936 M3lbourne Cup; 1936 VRC Melbourne Cup – Wotan; Phar Lap) (Later that evening: “The winner of the 2018 Melbourne Cup race is…Cross Counter! The winning horse was held by none other than Godwinshelley…GS! CONGRATULATIONS!”)
11/12/2018: Docks of New Orleans (Extra: The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan – The Great Illusion Caper)
11/19/2018: Mr. Wong, Detective (“We celebrate the birthday of none other than Boris Karloff, who appeared prominently in Charlie Chan at the Opera, and was also seen in Behind That Curtain, a proto-Chan film. For his birthday, we will watch, as is our custom, Mr. Karloff as he portrays Mr. Wong, Detective…
“…The plot of Mr. Wong, Detective, the first entry in the Mr. Wong film series, provided the basis for the Charlie Chan film, Docks of New Orleans, which we viewed last week.”) (Extra: The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan – The Mummy’s Tomb)
11/26/2018: Shanghai Chest (Extra: The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan – The Mardi Gras Caper)
12/3/2018: The Golden Eye (Extra: The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan – [Episode unknown])
12/10/2018: The Feathered Serpent (Extra: “…a Keye Luke dramatized tribute: Keye Luke.”)
12/17/2018: The Sky Dragon (Extras: “…we continue an ‘extra’ presentation consisting this week of four movie trailers: three Chans and one Chan parody!”)
12/24/2018: The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (Voodoo Death; A Hamlet in Flames) (Extras: “…we continue an ‘extra’ presentation consisting this week of THREE short clips featuring Mantan Moreland!”)
12/31/2018: The Return of Charlie Chan (“We conclude our Charlie Chan Film Tour of 2018 with a viewing of The Return of Charlie Chan, starring Ross Martin as Charlie Chan.) (Extras: “…we have TWO ‘extra’ presentations consisting of television interviews of Ross Martin.”) (“OUR ‘NEW’ CHAT ROOM: I admit I was caught off-guard about the shutting down of our Chat Room provider, Parachat. Thanks to GS, who sent a message to me, I made some fast changes so that we can continue, hopefully, with this week’s chat using the ‘new’ Chat Room…
“The ‘new’ Chat Room is not as ‘fun’ as our old, Parachat room, but it should be functional as far as the ‘basics’ are concerned. Sadly, no sounds are available, and I still have not figured out other details, yet. So, to paraphrase, ‘The show will go on!’”)
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