"One of Chan's Most Terrifying Cases!"

1946

1h 6m

5.9(26 votes)

Crime

Mystery

Overview

A treasury agent on the trail of counterfeit money confides to fellow ocean liner passenger, Charlie Chan, that there have been two attempts on his life.

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Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Acting

Gloria Warren

Rona Simmonds

Acting

Victor Sen Yung

Jimmy Chan

Acting

Rick Vallin

Tao Erickson

Acting

Joseph Crehan

Captain Black

Acting

Willie Best

Chattanooga Brown

Acting

John Harmon

Freddie Kirk

Acting

Bruce Edwards

Harold Mayfair

Acting

Dick Elliott

P.T. Burke

Acting

Joseph Allen

George Brace

Acting

Amira Moustafa

Laura Erickson

No Image

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Tristram Coffin

Scott Pearson

Acting

Alan Douglas

Mrs. Whipple

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Acting

Selmer Jackson

Ship's Doctor

Acting

Dudley Dickerson

Big Ben

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