Charlie Chan at the Race Track

When a friend of Charlie's is found kicked to death by his own race horse on board a Honolulu-bound liner, the detective discovers foul play and uncovers an international gambling ring.

Cast

Warner Oland

as Charlie Chan

Keye Luke

as Lee Chan

Helen Wood

as Alice Fenton

Thomas Beck

as Bruce Rogers

Alan Dinehart

as George Chester

Gavin Muir

as Bagley

Gloria Roy

as Catherine Chester

Jonathan Hale

as Warren Fenton

G.P. Huntley

as Denny Barton

George Irving

as Major Gordon Kent

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that being a friend of "Charlie Chan" is a downright dangerous thing to be! This time, his pal "Maj. Kent" (George Irving) is accompanying his celebrated horse "Avalanche" to Los Angeles to race it in the famous "Santa Juanita" handicap when he is discovered in ...

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