In Rio de Janiero to arrest a nightclub singer on suspicion of a murder in Hawaii, Charlie Chan becomes involved with the Rio police in solving the singer's own murder.

Sidney Toler
as Lt. Charlie Chan

Victor Sen Yung
as Jimmy Chan

Harold Huber
as Senior Souto, police chief

Mary Beth Hughes
as Joan Reynolds

Cobina Wright
as Grace Ellis

Victor Jory
as Alfredo Cardozo, alias Marana

Kay Linaker
as Helen Ashby

Hamilton MacFadden
as Bill Kellogg

Richard Derr
as Ken Reynolds

Ted North
as Clark V. Denton
CinemaSerf
For a man so respectful of the old ways, he does find himself in some unlikely places - like a dance hall in Rio de Janeiro! And personally, if I saw him anywhere I'd leave quickly because you just know that someone is about to drop dead, too. He's there with No.2 son "Jimmy" (Victor Sen Yung) and l...