Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

1944· 66 min★ 7.2· Comedy, Crime, Mystery

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."

Cast: Sidney Toler, Joan Woodbury, Mantan Moreland, Benson Fong

Director: Phil Rosen