The Shanghai Cobra

Someone is attempting to steal radium stored in a bank. Death by cobra venom connects a number of murders. Charlie Chan investigates.

Cast

Sidney Toler

as Charlie Chan

Benson Fong

as Tommy Chan

Mantan Moreland

as Birmingham Brown

James Cardwell

as Ned Stewart

Joan Barclay

as Paula Webb

Walter Fenner

as Police Inspector Harry Davis

Roy Gordon

as Walter Fletcher

Arthur Loft

as Bradford Harris

Addison Richards

as John Adams

Janet Warren

as Record Machine Operator

Reviews

CinemaSerf

This rather basic feature sees Sidney Toler's "Charlie" with son "Tommy" (Benson Fong) and chauffeur "Birmingham Brown" (Mantan Moreland) investigating the murder of three folks working at a bank. What makes it more curious is that these people have been done away with using cobra venom - and this r...

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