July 2026 Calendar

Dr. Retling tells Charlie Chan that a deceased visitor to Manderley Castle was poisoned
in Castle in the Desert.


1  Wednesday

2  Thursday

Detective Chang Apana, an inspiration for Earl Derr Biggers’ Charlie Chan, retires from the Honolulu Police Department after more than three decades of service, 16 years as a detective, on this day in 1932.

3  Friday

Ross Martin, who portrayed Charlie Chan in The Return of Charlie Chan (also known as Happiness is a Warm Clue), a made-for-television movie, dies of a heart attack in Ramona, California, on this day in 1981.

4  Saturday

Independence Day

5  Sunday

6 Monday

WEEKLY CHAT/FILM VIEWING: Charlie Chan in Rio starring Sidney Toler.  Please join us as we discuss this film LIVE, watching it together via personal video…or online, if available!

Time: 7:45 p.m., Eastern Time.  First, we share arrivals and greetings along with open dialogue or a possible short “extra” presentation.  Then, following, we share our featured film in synchronized fashion beginning together at precisely 8:15.

Place: Our Charlie Chan Family Chat Room.

7  Tuesday

8  Wednesday

9  Thursday

10 Friday

11  Saturday

12  Sunday

13  Monday

WEEKLY CHAT/FILM VIEWING: Castle in the Desert starring Sidney Toler.  Please join us as we discuss this film LIVE, watching it together via personal video…or online, if available!

Time: 7:45 p.m., Eastern Time.  First, we share arrivals and greetings along with open dialogue or a possible short “extra” presentation.  Then, following, we share our featured film in synchronized fashion beginning together at precisely 8:15.

Place: Our Charlie Chan Family Chat Room.

14  Tuesday

15  Wednesday

16  Thursday

17  Friday

Manuel Arbo, who would portray Charlie Chan in the film Eran Trece, the Spanish language version of Charlie Chan Carries On, is born in Madrid, Spain, on this day in 1898.

18 Saturday

19  Sunday

20 Monday

WEEKLY CHAT/FILM VIEWING: Charlie Chan in the Secret Service starring Sidney Toler.  Please join us as we discuss this film LIVE, watching it together via personal video…or online, if available!

Time: 7:45 p.m., Eastern Time.  First, we share arrivals and greetings along with open dialogue or a possible short “extra” presentation.  Then, following, we share our featured film in synchronized fashion beginning together at precisely 8:15.

Place: Our Charlie Chan Family Chat Room.

21  Tuesday

22  Wednesday

23  Thursday

24  Friday

25 Saturday

26  Sunday

27  Monday

WEEKLY CHAT/FILM VIEWING: The Chinese Cat starring Sidney Toler.  Please join us as we discuss this film LIVE, watching it together via personal video…or online, if available!  

Time: 7:45 p.m., Eastern Time.  First, we share arrivals and greetings along with open dialogue or a possible short “extra” presentation.  Then, following, we share our featured film in synchronized fashion beginning together at precisely 8:15.

Place: Our Charlie Chan Family Chat Room.

28  Tuesday

Kamiyama Sojin, who portrayed Charlie Chan in The Chinese Parrot (1927), dies in Tokyo, Japan, on this day in 1954.

29  Wednesday

30  Thursday

31  Friday