When a good-for-nothing man named Dan is stabbed to death and his arm broken, Charlie Chan is on the case. His first clue comes from the victim's sister, who noticed a prowler wearing a glow-in-the-dark wristwatch.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Warner Oland | ... | Charlie Chan | |
| Heather Angel | ... | Carlotte Eagan | |
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Roger Imhof | ... | The Beachcomber |
| John Warburton | ... | John Quincy Winterslip | |
| Walter Byron | ... | Henry Jennison | |
| Ivan F. Simpson | ... | Brade | |
| Virginia Cherrill | ... | Barbara Winterslip | |
| Francis Ford | ... | Captain Hallett | |
| Robert Warwick | ... | Dan Winterslip | |
| Frank McGlynn Sr. | ... | Amos Winterslip | |
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| Claude King | ... | Capt. Arthur Cope | |
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William Stack | ... | James Eagan |
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Gloria Roy | ... | Arlene Compton |
| Cornelius Keefe | ... | Steve Letherbee | |
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When a good-for-nothing man named Dan is stabbed to death and his arm broken, Charlie Chan is on the case. His first clue comes from the victim's sister, who noticed a prowler wearing a glow-in-the-dark wristwatch.
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15 September 1933 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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