We received a NetFlex subscription as a Christmas gift from our daughter and son in-law. Jon and I listed movies each of us would like to see. One of my choices came yesterday, "Charlie Chan in London". I haven't seen a Charlie Chan flick since they were on TV decades ago and enjoyed watching it tonight. I love vintage black and white films. On a "special features"on the DVD, is a discussion of how Charlie Chan movies affected American culture in the 1930's. Chinese were not held in high regard by many. There were laws preventing intermarriage between caucasians and those of Chinese descent. The Charlie Chan movies helped change some people's attitudes. Charlie was intellegent and respectful. Oddly enough, the role was played by a caucasian actor. It was also common casting in the old western movies for causasians actors to play "Indians". Disregard blue eyes please.
On our recent visit with my sister she recommended many foreign films they have rented through Netflex. I made a list of their favorites. My brother in-law told an amusing story about my sister's enthusiastic plug for foreign films. They were having dinner with a group of friends from their church. She commented,"We are addicted to foreign films". Husband Mike saw the look of horror on their faces and realized what she said and what they heard were not the same thing. In her non-Texas dialect, saying foreign (forn) sounded like "Porn".
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