To solve the murder of a man shot in a locked room, Chan must wade through a Fun House, the writings of an unscrupulous author, and chess pieces.

Sidney Toler
as Charlie Chan

Joan Woodbury
as Leah Manning

Mantan Moreland
as Birmingham Brown, Taxi Driver

Benson Fong
as Tommy Chan, #3 Son

Ian Keith
as Dr. Paul Recknik

Sam Flint
as Thomas P. Manning

Cy Kendall
as George Webster Deacon

Weldon Heyburn
as Detective Lt. Harvey Dennis

Anthony Warde
as Catlen

John Davidson
as Carl Karzoff / Kurt Karzoff
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When millionaire "Manning" (Sam Flint) is found dead inside a locked room, the baffled police make no progress so pretty much abandon their efforts to apprehend the culprit. A while later, the victim's daughter "Leah" (Joan Woodbury) finds the case the subject of a book that levels some pretty unsav...