The Shanghai Cobra
Charlie Chan at his best in his most thrilling adventure!
A classic 1940s detective mystery where Charlie Chan unravels a scheme involving radium theft and cobra-venom murders, balancing procedural puzzle-solving with period charm.
Someone is attempting to steal radium stored in a bank. Death by cobra venom connects a number of murders. Charlie Chan investigates.
Essence
Ensemble
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Benson Fong
Tommy Chan
Mantan Moreland
Birmingham Brown
James Cardwell
Ned Stewart
Joan Barclay
Paula Webb
Walter Fenner
Police Inspector Harry Davis
Roy Gordon
Walter Fletcher
Arthur Loft
Bradford Harris
Addison Richards
John Adams
Janet Warren
Record Machine Operator
Gene Roth
Morgan
Joe Devlin
Taylor
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