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
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Mantan Moreland
Birmingham Brown
Ben Carter
Benjamin Brown
Benson Fong
Tommy Chan
Teala Loring
June Harley
George Holmes
Hugh Kenzie
Joyce Compton
Emily Evans
John Eldredge
Anthony Morgan
Russell Hicks
Warden Cameron
Tim Ryan
Foggy
Janet Shaw
Miss Petrie
Edward Earle
Thomas Harley
Ray Walker
Danvers
Milton Parsons
Johnson
Edna Holland
Mrs. Foss
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.
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