The Chinese Ring (1947)
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.
Top billed cast
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
Jean WongPrincess Mei Ling- Spencer ChanCargo Officer
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