

After three men are convicted of bank robberies, Charlie becomes suspicious. After some investigation Charlie finds the men are innocent and that the fingerprint evidence used to convict them had been forged. Charlie then proceeds to find the true bank robbers.
Acting
Mantan Moreland and Ben Carter's rapid-fire 'lazy' routine steals scenes.
Production
Micro-budget Monogram magic: one prison set, infinite angles.
Writing
Chan's aphorisms hit different when lives hang on forged evidence.

Director
Phil Karlson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dark Alibi was Sidney Toler's penultimate Charlie Chan; he made 22 total, keeping the franchise alive after Warner Oland's death.
The electric chair climax was filmed with stock footage and one sweating actor—Monogram's entire 'prison' budget in a single scene.