Another Monogram production of a Charlie Chan mystery concerning nuclear material kept in a bank (!) and an attempt to steal it and a killer who uses cobra venom to kill his victims who work at the said bank. The story is a bit confusing as I couldn't work out why the first three victims were murdered. Charlie Chan is on hand to thwart the robbery and solve the homicides. Phil Karlson direction has its moments but not enough to make it other than routine.
Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan does well enough but Mantan Moreland as Birmingham Brown and Benson Fong as Tommy Chan are rather tiresome. Most of the supporting cast are ordinary. It does have the always watchable Gene Roth and Joe Devlin as heavies however but they unfortunately didn't have enough screen time.
The method of murder was ingenious but only if you don't think too hard about it.
Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan does well enough but Mantan Moreland as Birmingham Brown and Benson Fong as Tommy Chan are rather tiresome. Most of the supporting cast are ordinary. It does have the always watchable Gene Roth and Joe Devlin as heavies however but they unfortunately didn't have enough screen time.
The method of murder was ingenious but only if you don't think too hard about it.