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.
Roland Winters
as Charlie Chan
Victor Sen Yung
as Tommy Chan
Mantan Moreland
as Birmingham Brown
Tim Ryan
as Lt. Mike Ruark
John Alvin
as Victor Armstrong
Deannie Best
as Phyllis Powers
Tris Coffin
as Edward Seward
Olaf Hytten
as Bates
Russell Hicks
as Frank Bronson, district attorney
Willie Best
as Willie Best
Milton Parsons
as Mr. Grail
Philip Van Zandt
as Joseph Pindello