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trof

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7. Old Chan movies were my Saturday afternoon soporific.

Reply to tokenlib (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 06:35 PM

Oct 2012

We lived near Chicago in the late 60s.
A Chicago TV station had "Charlie Chan Theater" on Saturday afternoons.
I'd stretch out on the couch (usually nursing a hangover in those days) and zone out watching Chan's next adventure.
I don't think I made to the end of a single one.

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Who was the best Charlie Chan? [View all] trof Oct 2012 OP

Sydny is the only one I recognize OriginalGeek Oct 2012 #1

I do not know but I bet these guys were big fans CBGLuthier Oct 2012 #2

Let me guess, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll? trof Oct 2012 #4

You certainly do. CBGLuthier Oct 2012 #5

I listened to Amos 'N Andy when I was a kid. trof Oct 2012 #9

I remember the Amos & Andy TV show. hifiguy Oct 2012 #18

Old movies like the Charlie Chan ones are so relaxing and enjoyable to watch.. tokenlib Oct 2012 #3

Old Chan movies were my Saturday afternoon soporific. trof Oct 2012 #7

Once one gets past the absurdity of a Caucasian portraying an Asian Moondog Oct 2012 #6

Yeah, I knew this would come up. trof Oct 2012 #8

Agreed. Moondog Oct 2012 #10

Different Times? CBGLuthier Oct 2012 #11

Depp's standard weirdness. trof Oct 2012 #12

He is but he is unlike any Native American that ever existed at that time... Taverner Oct 2012 #14

Peter Sellers in "Murder By Death" OmahaBlueDog Oct 2012 #13

+1 bluesbassman Oct 2012 #15

Forgot that one. trof Oct 2012 #16

J. Carroll Naish Graybeard Oct 2012 #23

All the Charlie Chan books are available on line, worth a read if you enjoy Golden Age. n/t dimbear Oct 2012 #17

They're very good murder mysteries. hifiguy Oct 2012 #22

There are 6 Charlie Chan movies on Netflix streaming... cyberswede Oct 2012 #19

Here's a great Charlie Chan website. Graybeard Oct 2012 #20

That's quite a coincidence for me as I was discussing him this past weekend trying to remember Whovian Oct 2012 #21