tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post6097247516303948305..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Tuesday's Overlooked (or Forgotten) Film: CHARLIE CHAN AT THE WAX MUSEUM (1940) starring Sidney Toler and Victor Sen YungYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-44176372025354188272013-06-28T10:53:32.570-04:002013-06-28T10:53:32.570-04:00Sergio, it's hard for me to reconcile the stee...Sergio, it's hard for me to reconcile the steely bad guy image of Lawrence with the news that he composed music. You learn something new every day. :)<br /><br />Hope you do get a chance to see the movie once again, once you're settled in. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-21294278373029589822013-06-28T03:18:56.728-04:002013-06-28T03:18:56.728-04:00Great to read about this one again Yvete - haven&#...Great to read about this one again Yvete - haven't seen it in ages but I do have the DVD so will dg it out once my belongings are back out of storage. And thanks for reminding me of the presence of Marc Lawrence, whio i recently spotted in THE SHIPPING NEWS on TV and who was also a talented composer.Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-82037726191170714012013-06-25T16:52:58.345-04:002013-06-25T16:52:58.345-04:00Any likely today? (You can drop "forgotten&qu...Any likely today? (You can drop "forgotten" and it's easier to say!)Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-26282094211171650182013-06-19T18:08:26.007-04:002013-06-19T18:08:26.007-04:00I'm the same way, Fred - as much as possible. ...I'm the same way, Fred - as much as possible. When I tried to explain this to my brother recently, he scoffed. Ha.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-83568824429425899752013-06-19T18:07:43.868-04:002013-06-19T18:07:43.868-04:00Okay, Dorian, I reposted my original challenge ale...Okay, Dorian, I reposted my original challenge alert and details. Pay attention, m'dear, I fully expect you to come up with something. It doesn't have to be classic literature. Ha!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-51834080055687389792013-06-19T15:45:28.434-04:002013-06-19T15:45:28.434-04:00Thanks and you're welcome, Yvette, as always! ...Thanks and you're welcome, Yvette, as always! :-D But what's all this about a Flash Fiction Challenge? Tell me more! :-)DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-23257987612961168022013-06-19T12:32:12.143-04:002013-06-19T12:32:12.143-04:00Yvette,
Netflix has many of the Chan films, inclu...Yvette,<br /><br />Netflix has many of the Chan films, including Wax Museum. I prefer to watch films on my TV monitor rather than on my computer monitor, so I can easily wait a day or two for the film to arrive. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-80856799898388344552013-06-19T10:53:48.022-04:002013-06-19T10:53:48.022-04:00I have one of the DVD sets, Joan. It has some of m...I have one of the DVD sets, Joan. It has some of most faves, but I'm still missing a few. <br /><br />I've been slowly buying DVDs of my all time favorite mysteries and thrillers. Don't have a huge library of films, but what I have is choice. :)<br /><br />Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-25308298257841685502013-06-19T10:51:27.560-04:002013-06-19T10:51:27.560-04:00Ha! Pat, we definitely do. :) I'm not familiar...Ha! Pat, we definitely do. :) I'm not familiar with the first two movies you mentioned, but I love the Abbott and Costello one. Time to see if I can track it down.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-78053748584601667762013-06-19T10:47:44.440-04:002013-06-19T10:47:44.440-04:00Ryan, I love the Charlie Chan books. I wish you...Ryan, I love the Charlie Chan books. I wish you'd bought them and lent them to me. HA!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-49478646469169701192013-06-19T10:46:49.708-04:002013-06-19T10:46:49.708-04:00Thanks so much, Dorian. Yeah, I love these sorts o...Thanks so much, Dorian. Yeah, I love these sorts of movies and I really do get a kick out of recognizing the old character actors and watching them do their stuff. <br /><br />This is a good movie to start your Charlie Chan phase of life. :)<br /><br />Hey, Dorian are you going to take up my Flash Fiction Challenge? I was hoping to hear from you. HINT!!!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-58481647647062561042013-06-19T10:44:23.974-04:002013-06-19T10:44:23.974-04:00You're welcome, Fred. Anyday I can steer someo...You're welcome, Fred. Anyday I can steer someone over to Charlie Chan, is a good day. :) <br /><br />I think too that the point of many of these sorts of films is 'rememberance of things past'. If we watched them as kids, we have nostalgic warmth in reserve. <br /><br />Let me know how you get on with The Wax Museum. I think it might be available to watch on youtube, but I'm not sure.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-13303545718365599972013-06-19T08:20:48.461-04:002013-06-19T08:20:48.461-04:00I'm with you on the Chan movies! Love them an...I'm with you on the Chan movies! Love them and can watch them over and over. I've been treating myself to the DVD sets and now have enough to keep me happy for a while! Can't beat them for atmosphere.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-16459088322505109642013-06-19T05:46:31.267-04:002013-06-19T05:46:31.267-04:00Chan rules!
We had a dark and stormy night a coup...Chan rules!<br /><br />We had a dark and stormy night a couple of weeks ago and I just HAD TO watch "Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum". It doesn't do to watch it on a sunny day.<br /><br />One of my favourite bits is Charles Waggenheim as the simple-minded guard. I'm crazy about Sen Yung. I don't think any comic sidekick in B mysteries worked harder.<br /><br />You put in mind of some other radio station murders, "Danger on the Air" with Nan Grey and Donald Woods, "Up in the Air" with Frankie Darro and Mantan Moreland, and Abbott & Costello in "Who Done It?". Yvette, we got ourselves a marathon.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-90422839030561891082013-06-19T00:14:34.307-04:002013-06-19T00:14:34.307-04:00So I was at the used bookstore the other day, and ...So I was at the used bookstore the other day, and I saw a ton of Charlie Chan books. I almost picked a few up, but I just couldn't do it. I went with The Case of the Rolling Bones by Erle Stanley Gardner and The Great Prine Shan by E. Phillips Oppenheim instead.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786139533776263328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-66188181453625386152013-06-18T19:59:04.429-04:002013-06-18T19:59:04.429-04:00Yvette, I've been wanting to catch up with the...Yvette, I've been wanting to catch up with the CHARLIE CHAN movies, especially Victor Sen Yung! I'll have to keep an eye out for it also because Marc Lawrence is always swell as a bad guy or sleazy type! Your affection for these movies are always fun. I certainly hope our friend and fellow blogger Caftan Woman is reading this, too! :-) Swell post, Yvette, as always!DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-1074352203088212952013-06-18T16:21:13.288-04:002013-06-18T16:21:13.288-04:00Yvette,
Thanks for straightening me out. I had a...Yvette,<br /><br />Thanks for straightening me out. I had avoided the Chan films because they lacked any logical rationale regarding the plot. I had forgotten that this was not the point of the films. The point simply was fun. I will be adding them to my netflix queueueue, beginning with the Waz Museum. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.com