Gallery: The Chinese Ring


Charlie Chan shares with Detective Sgt. Bill Davidson and reporter Peggy Cartwright a
newspaper account of Chinese Princess Mei Ling’s shipboard arrival in San Francisco.

The Chinese Ring
Publicity Still 4715-2
8 x 10 inches



Charlie Chan shows Sgt. Davidson Princess Mei Ling’s
ring, signifying her royal standing, as son, Jimmy looks on.

The Chinese Ring
Publicity Still 4715-4
8 x 10 inches



Upon her arrival at Charlie Chan’s San Francisco home, Princess Mei Ling
has Birmingham Brown take her ring to the detective to prove her identity. 

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Publicity Still 4715-6
8 x 10 inches



Charlie Chan examines a projected clue in his private home lab.

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Publicity Still 4715-12
8 x 10 inches



Charlie Chan visits Mr. Armstrong, who had deposited large amounts
of money from Princess Mei Ling into a special account in his bank.

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Publicity Still 4715-14
8 x 10 inches



Charlie Chan and Sgt. Davidson find reporter Peggy Cartwright
unconscious at the apartment of the late Princess Mei Ling.

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Publicity Still 4715-25
8 x 10 inches



Peggy Cartwright is seen as she attempts to enter
the apartment of the late Princess Mei Ling.

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Publicity Still 4715-28
8 x 10 inches



In another apartment in the same building where Princess Mei Ling
lived, Charlie Chan shows Sgt. Davidson that an air rifle, owned by the
child who was a friend of the princess, may have been used to kill her.

The Chinese Ring
Publicity Still 4715-30
8 x 10 inches



As they meet aboard the Shanghai Maid, Captain Kelso
accuses Captain Kong of murdering Princess Mei Ling.

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Publicity Still 4715-33
8 x 10 inches



Charlie Chan and Birmingham Brown make a grim discovery, the lifeless
body of Lilly Mae Wong, in the apartment of the late Princess Mei Ling.

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Publicity Still 4715-34
8 x 10 inches



Charlie Chan speaks with an officer on duty at the late Princess Mei Ling’s apartment.

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Publicity Still 4715-35
8 x 10 inches



Sgt. Bill Davidson and reporter Peggy Cartwright struggle with Kelso and Kong.

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Publicity Still 4715-39
8 x 10 inches



Posing as dockworkers, Jimmy and Birmingham rescue Charlie Chan and Armstrong.

The Chinese Ring
Publicity Still 4715-42
8 x 10 inches



Charlie Chan questions Captain Kelso.

The Chinese Ring
Publicity Still 4715-55
8 x 10 inches



Captain Kong looks on as Armstrong is held at gunpoint inside his
home by Captain Kelso as he and Charlie Chan are taken captive.

The Chinese Ring
Publicity Still 4715-56 (irregularly cropped)
7 3/4 x 10 inches



An intruder arrives as Peggy Cartwright searches Princess Mei ling’s apartment.

The Chinese Ring
Publicity Still 4715-58
8 x 10 inches



Charlie Chan with Sgt. Bill Davidson and Peggy Cartwright.

The Chinese Ring
Publicity Still 4715-65
8 x 10 inches



Charlie Chan checks a gun for fingerprints.

The Chinese Ring
Publicity Still 4715-77
8 x 10 inches



Charlie Chan.

The Chinese Ring
Publicity Still 4715-87
8 x 10 inches


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