The Chinese Ring

Dec 6, 1947

1h 8m

★ 4.9

Overview

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.

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Monogram Pictures

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Cast

Charlie Chan

Roland Winters

Sgt. Bill Davidson

Warren Douglas

Peggy Cartwright

Louise Currie

Birmingham Brown

Mantan Moreland

Tommy Chan

Victor Sen Yung

Captain Kong

Philip Ahn

Captain James J. Kelso

Thayer Roberts

Armstrong

Byron Foulger

Princess Mei Ling

Jean Wong

Cargo Officer

Spencer Chan

Lillie Mae Wong

Chabing

Armstrong's Majordomo

Lee Tung Foo

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