This Charlie Chan B-feature from Monogram moves at a rather quick pace. The husband of a San Francisco socialite(Betty Blythe)is found dead in his study which is locked from the inside. Will a piece on his chess set be a clue? The local police give up on solving the case and several months later a scathing book is published with evidence the socialite killed her husband. Leah Manning(Joan Woodbury)still wants to know the truth about her stepfather's murder and summons the help of Oriental sleuth Charlie Chan(Sidney Toler)to solve the mystery. Due to a prior engagement the super detective only has 48 hours to bring the case to a proper close. He has some help, for what its worth, from #3 son Tommy(Benson Fong)and taxi driver Birmingham Brown(Mantan Moreland). Other players: Weldon Heyburn, Cy Kendall, John Davidson and T. Stanford Jolley.
