Thomas P. Manning, businessman and chess expert mysteriously shot in a locked room, dies clutching some chess pieces. Police are baffled, and finally abandon the case. Six months later, victim's daughter Leah Manning, stung by a scurrilous book about the case, enlists the aid of Charlie Chan and Number 3 Son. Additional murders follow, leading to a climactic confrontation in a seemingly deserted "Fun House.... (Full plot summary below)
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Thomas P. Manning, businessman and chess expert mysteriously shot in a locked room, dies clutching some chess pieces. Police are baffled, and finally abandon the case. Six months later, victim's daughter Leah Manning, stung by a scurrilous book about the case, enlists the aid of Charlie Chan and Number 3 Son. Additional murders follow, leading to a climactic confrontation in a seemingly deserted "Fun House.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzOne of the poorer scripted Charlie Chan vehicles. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeSuperior entry in the Monogram Chan series. |
| User ReviewBarry LI f*cking love Charlie Chan, and I've seen a lot of his movies, but this one I like especially. It's a little more obvious than some of the other Chan flicks, but it's nonetheless a class act. |
| User ReviewBrian BA pretty good mystery movie, as most Charlie Chan films are. Mantan Moreland lightens it up with his typical "don't-leave-me-alone-in-the-dark" antics. |
| User ReviewBruce BEnjoyable and funny old school film from 1944 where Charlie Chan solves two case in one. The Murder of 3 men plus the recovery of a diamond stole a year prior. Mantan Moreland as Birmingham Brown adds all the enjoyment one needs for the night, he was a underrated actor and before his time. A movie for all old school Black and White Buffs 4 stars |
| User ReviewAlan WWe're slowly working our way through the entire Charlie Chan series, and my kids always enjoy them. This is a good one: Creepy enough for a mild spook, a mystery to solve, and some laughs along the way from Chan Jr. and Birmingham Brown. |
| User ReviewDaniel KThis Charlie Chan film takes a while to get going, but once it gets to it's final act in the funhouse, is plenty amusing and interesting. But up until then, pretty standard. |
| User ReviewOrlok WGood old Chan murder case--Charlie Chan is forced to race the clock!! |
| User ReviewJames HAverage entry into the very popular Charlie Chan series, this one has Sidney Toler. Nothing special but very watchable mystery. |
| User ReviewCliff SAnother enjoyable but essentially unremarkable Charlie Chan movie. The mystery used cooler props then usual, but the racial stereotypes, more of African Americans then Chinese, was a little hard to take. |
