To solve the murder of a man shot in a locked room, Chan must wade through a Fun House, the writings of an unscrupulous author, and chess pieces.
Sidney Toler
as Charlie Chan
Joan Woodbury
as Leah Manning
Mantan Moreland
as Birmingham Brown, Taxi Driver
Benson Fong
as Tommy Chan, #3 Son
Ian Keith
as Dr. Paul Recknik
Sam Flint
as Thomas P. Manning
Cy Kendall
as George Webster Deacon
Weldon Heyburn
as Detective Lt. Harvey Dennis
Anthony Warde
as Catlen
John Davidson
as Carl Karzoff / Kurt Karzoff
Dewey Robinson
as Salos
I. Stanford Jolley
as Gannet
