October 2024 Calendar

At the British Museum, Charlie Charlie Chan prepares to open a sarcophagus in Backfire.


1  Tuesday

2  Wednesday

3  Thursday

Warner Oland, who would portray Charlie Chan in sixteen films, is born in the village of Nyby, Sweden in 1879.

4  Friday

5 Saturday

6  Sunday

7  Monday

WEEKLY CHAT/FILM VIEWING: The Black Camel starring Warner Oland, as we celebrate his birthday.  Please join us as we discuss this film LIVE, watching it together via personal video…or online, if available!

Time: 7:30 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.

8  Tuesday

A Special Invitational Performance of Charlie Chan at the Circus at EXPO 67 (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) – Family Day at the Youth Pavillion – on this day in 1967.

9  Wednesday

Columbus Day

Benson Fong, who portrayed Charlie Chan’s number three son, Tommy, in six films, is born in Sacramento, California on this day in 1916.

10  Thursday

11  Friday

12  Saturday

13  Sunday

George Kuwa, who portrayed Charlie Chan in The House Without a Key (1926), dies on this day in 1931. 

14  Monday

WEEKLY CHAT/FILM VIEWING: The New Adventures of Charlie Chan, starring J. Carrol Naish. Please join us as we view and discuss TWO episodes: Death at High Tide and Backfire, sharing these adventures LIVE, watching them together via personal video…or online, if available!

Time: 7:30 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.

15  Tuesday

16  Wednesday

Warner Oland emigrates with his family to the United States on this day in 1892.

17  Thursday

18  Friday

Victor Sen Yung, who would portray Charlie Chan’s number two son, Jimmy (later Tommy), in eighteen films, is born in San Francisco, California on this day in 1918.

A stage version of Keeper of the Keys, by Earl Derr Biggers, opens on Broadway at the Fulton Theatre.  Featuring William Harrigan as Inspector Charlie Chan, the three-act play runs for 23 performances on this day in 1933.

Twentieth Century-Fox chooses Sidney Toler to replace the deceased Warner Oland as Charlie Chan on this day in 1938.

19  Saturday

20  Sunday

21  Monday

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

Time: 7:30 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.

22  Tuesday

Roland Winters, who portrayed Charlie Chan in six films, dies in Englewood, New Jersey on this day in 1989.

23  Wednesday

24  Thursday 

25  Friday

26 Saturday 

27  Sunday

28  Monday

WEEKLY CHAT/FILM VIEWING: Please join us for our annual Charlie Chan Family Virtual Halloween Party as we watch Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum starring Sidney Toler.  During our party we will discuss this film LIVE, watching it together via personal video…or online, if available!

Time: 7:30 p.m., Eastern Time.  First, we share arrivals and greetings along with open dialogue or a possible short, spooky “extra” or two.  Then, following, we share our featured film in synchronized fashion beginning together at precisely 8:15.

Place: Our Charlie Chan Family Chat Room.

29  Tuesday

30  Wednesday

31  Thursday

Halloween