Charlie attempts to solve a triple murder in which a dead man's finger prints show up at all three murder sites.Charlie attempts to solve a triple murder in which a dead man's finger prints show up at all three murder sites.Charlie attempts to solve a triple murder in which a dead man's finger prints show up at all three murder sites.
Victor Sen Yung
- Tommy Chan
- (as Victor Sen Young)
Pierre Watkin
- Judge Wesley Armstrong
- (as Pierre Watkins)
Lois Austin
- Landlady
- (uncredited)
Willie Best
- Custodian
- (uncredited)
Phil Bloom
- Convict
- (uncredited)
W.T. Chang
- Pedestrian
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe first of three appearances of Tim Ryan (husband of Irene Ryan) as Lt. Mike Ruark.
- Quotes
Charlie Chan: Man who have gun either afraid or have guilty conscience.
- ConnectionsFollowed by The Golden Eye (1948)
Featured review
Doing Things in the Most Convoluted Way
Roland Winters carries this off better than in his first couple efforts. There's a little more pizazz to this offering. Several men are killed who were associated with the conviction and execution of a hoodlum. Apparently, he was innocent of the crime. This brings into play someone who is seeking revenge. Since it is thought that he has no relatives or close associates, finding the guy is pretty hard. Once again, we have the poor guys, alone in their offices, with the windows open. They are attacked from behind and left to die. There is a red herring in the barrel that is never dealt with. A man who is the nephew of a judge is to be disinherited and becomes a suspect. He is cleared very quickly (a weakness in the plot--but then he is abundantly unattractive as a person) because of some findings. We pretty much never see him again. The problem with the whole thing is the circumlocutory mess that must be gone through to find our guy. There is an exhumation of a grave, done in about five minutes. It's hard to tell who is who in the fabric of things. When the solution comes my response was "Huh!" And, of course, the two hangers on are there again to participate.
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- Also known as
- Charlie Chan in the Shanghai Chest
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- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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