Summary
Soon after a Chinese princess comes to the US to buy planes for her people, she is murdered by a poison dart fired by an air rifle.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 42GoodWatch 45
IMDb5.8
Audience score25%
Running time
1 h 8 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 thrillers, −36 min on the typical 104
typical 10468Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 130 countries
+120Released
1947
December 6, 1947
79 years ago
Genres
ThrillerCrimeMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
and 12 more26 people
Roland WintersCharlie Chan- Warren DouglasSgt. Bill Davidson
- Louise CurriePeggy Cartwright
- Mantan MorelandBirmingham Brown
- Victor Sen YungTommy Chan
- Philip AhnCaptain Kong
- Thayer RobertsCaptain James J. Kelso
- Byron FoulgerArmstrong
- JWJean WongPrincess Mei Ling
Spencer ChanCargo Officer
ChabingLillie Mae Wong
Lee Tung FooArmstrong's Majordomo
Jack MowerPolice Guard at Apartment 26- CHCharmienne HarkerKelso's Stenographer (uncredited)
Paul BryarDesk Sergeant- TEThornton EdwardsHotel Desk Clerk
- DCDimples CooperLillie Mae Wong
- GSGeorge SpauldingDr. Hickey
- MCMary ChanPedestrian (uncredited)
- TCThayer CheekChinese Boy (uncredited)
- KCKenneth ChuckChinese Boy (uncredited)
- TCTom ColemanDetective (uncredited)
- LTLee Tong FooArmstrong's Butler (uncredited)
Joseph C. NarcisseDock Worker (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- William Beaudine Director
- Kenneth Kessler Assistant Director
- William A. Calihan Jr. Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Scott Darling Screenplay
- Earl Derr Biggers Characters
Production · 1
- James S. Burkett Producer
Camera · 2
- William A. Sickner Director of Photography
- Harry Lewis Grip
Editing · 2
- Richard V. Heermance Editor
- Ace Herman Editor
Art · 2
- Dave Milton Art Direction
- Raymond Boltz Jr. Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Lela Chambers Hairstylist
Lighting · 1
- Lloyd Garnell Gaffer
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GoodWatch score 60Film 2
- The Shanghai Chest (1948)
GoodWatch score 62Film 3
- The Golden Eye (1948)
GoodWatch score 57Film 4
- The Feathered Serpent (1948)
GoodWatch score 60Film 5
- Sky Dragon (1949)
GoodWatch score 72Film 6
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