Dead man's fingerprints at fresh murder scenes? Charlie Chan's got 65 minutes to explain THAT.
Charlie attempts to solve a triple murder in which a dead man's finger prints show up at all three murder sites, and all three victims were connected with the conviction and execution of an evidently innocent man.
Acting
Mantan Moreland's Birmingham Brown—problematic history, undeniable comic timing.
Production
Monogram Pictures efficiency: shot in a week, looks like it, weirdly charming.
Writing
Charlie's aphorisms hit different when corpses keep appearing.
Director
William Beaudine
Roland Winters
Charlie Chan
Victor Sen Yung
Tommy Chan
Mantan Moreland
Birmingham Brown
Tim Ryan
Lt. Mike Ruark
John Alvin
Victor Armstrong
Deannie Best
Phyllis Powers
Tristram Coffin
Edward Seward
Olaf Hytten
Bates
Russell Hicks
Frank Bronson, district attorney
Willie Best
Willie Best
Milton Parsons
Mr. Grail
Philip Van Zandt
Joseph Pindello
Pierre Watkin
Judge Wesley Armstrong
George Eldredge
Detective Pat
Erville Alderson
Walter Somervale
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
William 'One Shot' Beaudine directed this in 6 days flat—he made over 350 films by never doing second takes.
Roland Winters was the third white actor to play Charlie Chan after Warner Oland's death; the 'yellowface' tradition continued until 1981's final film.
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