When a troupe of showgirls with their impresario and press agent vacation at a Malibu Beach resort, two of them are garroted. Charlie takes on the case assisted by Number Two Son Jimmy and faithful chauffeur Birmingham Brown.
Sidney Toler
as Charlie Chan
Mantan Moreland
as Birmingham Brown
Victor Sen Yung
as Jimmy Chan
Tanis Chandler
as Adelaide Brandt
Larry J. Blake
as Rick Daniels
Kirk Alyn
as Sgt. Reynolds
Rita Quigley
as Clementine
Anne Nagel
as Marcia
Helen Gerald
as Ruby
Howard Negley
as Cole King, Impresario
Lois Austin
as Mrs. Thorn
Barbara Jean Wong
as San Toy