Monogram Pictures Corporation
Distributed: Monogram Pictures Corporation, July 11, 1948
Produced: Early to mid-February 1948
Copyright: Monogram Pictures Corporation, July, 11, 1948; LP1879
Sound: Western Electric Recording
Film: Black and white
Length: 5,872 feet
Running Time: 65 minutes
Production Code Administation Certificate Number: 13021
Source: “Based on the character created by Earl Derr Biggers”
Producer: James S. Burkett
Director: William Beaudine
Assistant Director: Wesley Barry
Screenplay: W. Scott Darling and Sam Newman
Original Story: Sam Newman
Additional Dialogue: Tim Ryan
Photography: William Sickner
Production Supervisor: Glenn Cook
Camera Operator: William Margulies (not credited)
Stills: James Fullerton (not credited)
Art Director: David Milton
Editor: Ace Herman
Supervising Film Editor: Otho Lovering
Set Decorations: Raymond Boltz, Jr. (not credited)
Musical Direction: Edward J. Kay
Recording: Frank McWhorter
Hair Stylist: Lela Chambers (not credited)
Grip: Harry Lewis (not credited)
CAST (as credited):
Roland Winters: Charlie Chan
Mantan Moreland: Birmingham Brown
Tim Ryan: Lt. Mike Ruark
Victor Sen Young: Tommy Chan
Deannie Best: Phyllis Powers
Tristam Coffin: Ed Seward
John Alvin: Victor Armstrong (also called Vic)
Russell Hicks: District Attorney Frank Bronson
Pierre Watkins: Judge Wesley Armstrong
Philip Van Zandt: Joseph Pindello
Milton Parsons: Mr. Grail
Olaf Hytten: Bates
Erville Alderson: Walter Somervale
George Eldredge: Pat Finley
UNCREDITED CAST (alphabetical):
Lois Austin: Landlady
Willie Best: Willie BestChabing: Receptionist
Eddie Coke: Thomas Cartwright
Tom Colemen: Mortuary Owner
Louis Mason: Cemetery Custodian
William Ruhl: Jailer
John Shay: Dr. Stacey
Cap Somers: Convict
Charlie Sullivan: Officer Murphy
SUMMARY
In San Francisco, Judge Wesley Armstrong is stabbed to death in his study by an intruder, and Victor Armstrong, the judge’s nephew, who has come to see him, is knocked unconscious by the same assailant as he answers the telephone in the study.
Police Lieutenant Mike Ruark is alerted by the judge’s secretary, Phyllis Powers, the person who had made the telephone call to the judge’s residence when Victor was attacked. As the police arrive at the Armstrong home, they discover Victor recovering consciousness and holding the murder knife in his hand.
Meanwhile, Tommy Chan, Charlie Chan’s second son, and Birmingham Brown, Chan’s chauffeur, are walking home from a movie when they witness an apparent burglary taking place as they see a man enter a house by climbing through a window. Unfortunately for the two amateur sleuths, it turns out that the “burglar” is the home’s owner, district attorney Frank Bronson, and they both end up spending the night in jail.
Later, Bates, Judge Armstrong’s butler, tells Bronson that the judge had denied Vic entrance to the house and that Vic had sneaked in through a window. Phyllis then admits to Bronson that she had overheard Vic, her boyfriend, and the judge arguing about an unwise stock deal in which the former had invested $30,000 of his assets. The judge had called his lawyer, Ed Seward, arranging to meet him the next day to draw up a new will that would exclude his nephew who was his sole heir. Bronson assumes that if the judge had not been killed the night before, Victor would have been completely disinherited, thus making it appear that he had a clear motive for killing his uncle.
When Chan comes to see Bronson to apologize about the misadventure of Tommy and Birmingham, Bronson and Ruark receive word that two sets of fingerprints were found on the knife – Vic’s and Tony Pindello’s. Aware that Pindello had been executed at San Quentin Prison six months before, having been sentenced by judge Armstrong, Ruark asks for Chan’s help with the case.
Later, someone shoots and kills Bronson and removes papers that he was examining related to the Pindello case. Ruark tells Chan about Bronson’s murder and that Pindello’s fingerprints were found on Bronson’s desk.
At Judge Armstrong’s office, Chan and Ruark discover Walter Somervale, the judge’s clerk of court, going through papers in a filing cabinet. While Chan and Ruark examine the judge’s papers, Seward shows up and tells them that, before he became the judge’s personal attorney, he had defended Pindello in his murder trial. In the judge’s safe, are found papers regarding a commission investigating racketeering in the insurance business, on which Seward is also serving. They also find a letter addressed to Vic, to be opened only in the event of the judge’s death. In the letter, Judge Armstrong states that he had uncovered evidence suggesting that Pindello may have been innocent and that he had intended to inform Bronson of this.
After Chan learns that Pindello was buried in a local cemetery, they go there and discover that the coffin has been removed. Chan then requests that all members of the Pindello jury be placed under police protection as he fears for their safety. However, Lt. Ruark fails to locate one juror, Thomas Cartwright.
Pat Finley, Ruark’s assistant, locates Cartwright’s new address but, before he can reach him, someone enters Cartwright’s room and slugs him with the butt of a pistol. When Finley arrives, he finds Cartwright dead by hanging. Once again, Pindello’s fingerprints are found at the crime scene. The third victim’s name, Chan notes, begins with the letter “C,” pointing to an alphabetical list of intended victims. Chan also tells Ruark that he thinks there could be a connection between the Pindello case and the insurance swindle.
After Chan discovers a method by which Pindello’s fingerprints might have been forged, he asks Ruark to arrange a meeting with Phyllis, Vic, and Seward at the judge’s home. While they are in the study, the lights go out, and a masked gunman locks them in a closet, then leaves. They manage to break out and find that all of the papers relating to the Pindello case are missing.
Later, Chan discovers that a director of a funeral parlor has recently reburied a sealed coffin and obtains the address of the man who had arranged for the burial. Chan seeks out the address and breaks into the man’s room but is surprised by Joseph Pindello, Tony’s brother.
CONCLUSION:
Later, Ruark assembles all of the principals in the case. Chan explains that Pindello had a brother, Joseph, who was in jail when Tony had written to him telling him that he was about to be executed for a crime that he had not committed. According to Chan, when Joseph was released from jail, he had dug up his brother’s body and had intended to kill everyone who was associated with the execution.
As Chan explains this, Joseph enters, holds everyone at gunpoint, and says that he had simply intended to give his brother a proper burial. Before he can continue, he is tackled from behind by Tommy and is taken prisoner. However, Chan tells the group that Joseph is not the murderer of Armstrong, Bronson, or Cartwright, but that Seward is. Chan states that he was involved with Tony Pindello in an insurance swindle. Seward wanted all of the money, so he framed Tony for murder. Fearing that Armstrong and Bronson were about to discover this, Seward murdered them and also killed Cartwright to make it look like a series of murders. Seward grabs Joseph’s gun and explains how he had used Tony’s fingerprints to divert attention from himself. Chan then reveals that Joseph was part of the set-up that they have just gone through and that the gun in Seward’s hand is not loaded. Seward tries to flee, but runs into Birmingham and, in the confusion, is captured.
NOTES: This film’s working title was Murder By Alphabet. Louis Mason is listed in the Call Bureau Cast Service in the role of the cemetery custodian, but the part was actually played by Paul Scardon.
Adapted from: AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE CATALOG – Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960
CHARLIE CHAN’S APHORISMS
Have two ears, but can only hear one thing at time.
Night in Bastille not exactly bed of roses.
Happiest walk in life of mailman are on holiday.
Surprised detective might just as well clutch iron ball and dive in lake.
Hardly worth exhibiting puzzle until more pieces fit together.
Patience are virtue one must hug to bosom.
Sometimes muddy waters, when stirred sufficiently, bring strange things to surface.
So seldom brains and beauty dance in street together.
Someone once say, “Out of mouths of babes come wisdom.”
People who have gone beyond cannot harm you.
Man who have gun either afraid or have guilty conscience.
OTHER WORTHY STATEMENTS:
(Lt. Ruark: “Say, that’s a funny gag, isn’t it! Chinese puzzle – Chinese cop!”) Very funny.
Sometimes feel it better to lull suspected person with false sense of security. (To Lt. Ruark)
Many people greatly exaggerate humble abilities. (Responding to a compliment from Ed Seward)
(Lt. Ruark: “Do dead people walk around committing murders?”) Well, sometimes do if somebody dig them up.
This definitely combing hair of iron donkey. (To Lt. Ruark regarding the very difficult nature of the case)
(Receptionist: “You’re a detective, aren’t you?”) Sometime act in such capacity.
(Receptionist: “I don’t know anything, Mr. Chan, I’m just here to answer the telephone.”) Seem like Charlie Chan get wrong number.
(Tommy: “You mean I can’t go with you?”) Statement has earmarks of extreme truthfulness.
Certain facts begin to gleam clear like snow on distant mountain top. (To Phyllis Powers)
Seems like trusted servant Birmingham immitate bear and hibernate. (To Tommy)
Think maybe Charlie Chan have found exit from dead-end street. (To Tommy)
THE WIT AND WISDOM OF BIRMINGHAM BROWN
Tommy: “Oh boy, what a mystery picture that was! Creeping figures in the shadows; danger lurking behind trees; a clutching hand reaches out of the darkness…”
“Hey, Tommy, you keep on talkin’, you gonna have to walk to walk home alone.”
Tommy: “Oh, all right.”
“Wait a minute, don’t agree with me so fast!”
Tommy: “Good title, too. The Hatchet in the Head.”
“Tommy, cut it out! Cut it out!”
Tommy (After seeing a man enter a house through a window): “Oh, boy! A burgler! And we can catch him red-handed!”
“C’mon, Tommy. Let’s play like we don’t see nothin‘. C’mon.”
Tommy: “C’mon, but be careful!”
“If I was careful, I wouldn’t be goin’ with you!”
Tommy (After seeing a man enter a house through a window): “Oh, boy! A burgler! And we can catch him red-handed!”
“C’mon, Tommy. Let’s play like we don’t see nothin‘. C’mon.”
Tommy: “C’mon, but be careful!”
“If I was careful, I wouldn’t be goin’ with you!”
Tommy (While standing outside of the window with Birmingham inside the house which had apparently been burglarized): “Now, don’t turn on any lights.”
“Don’t you worry, boy, I’m gonna blend in with that darkness.”
(About to leave a jail cell, having been vouched for by an upset Charlie Chan, after they were picked up for breaking into the home of the District Attorney) “Tommy Chan the detective. Phooey!”
(Upon exiting the cell and taking a deep breath) “Boy, that fresh air sure smells good!”
Birmingham Brown meets his friend, Willie Best:
Willie Best (from his jail cell): “Birmingham!”
“Who’s that said ‘Birmingham’?”
Willie Best: “Me, right here.”
“Well, Willie Best! How are you? Glad to see you! What’re you doin’?”
Willie Best: “Ninety.”
“Ninety what?”
Willie Best: “Ninety days.”
“Oh, I see what you mean. Well, maybe I can get you out. You see I got a in around here.”
Willie Best: “I don’t need no in, I’m already in, I want to get out.”
“What’re you in for?”
Willie Best: “Oh, just loitering.”
“Loitering? Loitering where?”
Willie Best: In a bank.”
“It ain’t no harm to be loitering in a bank.”
Willie Best: “That depends on what time of day it is.”
“What time of day was it?”
Willie Best: “Uh, it was kinda late.”
“Well, it couldn’t be late because the bank closes at three o’clock.”
Willie Best: “Well, it, uh…”
“You know that, don’t you?”
Willie Best: “Yeah.”
“What time was it?”
Willie Best: “Well, it was around about midnight.”
“Mmm! Round about midnight! Then the bank was closed.”
Willie Best: “Yeah Well, you see, it wasn’t exactly just locked up a little bit, you see…”
“Oh, yeah? Mm! Don’t you know you ain’t got no business doin’ no business at a bank at midnight?”
Willie Best: “Yes! That’s what the man with the badge said.”
“You got a witness?”
Willie Best: “Yeah.”
“That’s good! Where is he?”
Willie Best: “In the next cell.”
“Oh-oh, that’s bad. Well lookit here, I’ll go out there and talk to Mr. Chan and see what he can do for you. Now you wait right here.” (leaves)
(After nearly following a group of prisoners into a cell) “Whoa! What am I doin’ here! Mm! Been evicted, why… (to the guard) Excuse me!” (walks away quickly)
(At a graveyard with Charlie Chan and Tommy to exhume a grave)
Charlie Chan (To Tommy and Birmingham): “Well, start to dig now, please.”
Tommy: “Well, Pop, I…”
Charlie Chan: “You assistant detective now, dig.” (To Birmingham) You, second assistant, also dig.”
“Mr. Chan, I resign as of quite a while ago.”
Charlie Chan: “Resignation not accepted. Dig.”
“Yes, sir. I’ll dig, but my heart ain’t in it.”
(While beginning to dig in the grave) “Hey, Tommy. Don’t dig so loud! If you wake up them ghosts, you got sumpin’ on your hands!”
Lt. Ruark (Upon finding that the grave is empty) “Coffin’s gone!”
“Mm! He done got out! Maybe he’s around here somewhere!”
(After successfully assisting Charlie Chan produce fake fingerprints) “Mr. Chan, it ain’t no limit to the cleverness of us detectives, is there?” (giggles)
Tommy: “We can scout around the house and find an open window or something.”
“Uh-oh! Here we go again!”
Tommy: “You’re not scared are you?”
“Who says I ain’t?”
Tommy: Well c’mon.”
“Wait a minute now. First thing I know I’m gonna be allergical to doors.”
(After Birmingham and Tommy are “detained” by a police officer)
Charlie Chan (to Tommy): “Where car?”
Tommy: “Out there, Pop.”
Charlie Chan: “Good, join it!”
Tommy: “Oh, but, Pop…”
(To Tommy) “Hey! Join it!”
(Half asleep while answering a ringing telephone, picking up a glass of water instead of the receiver) “Good…gracious! Whew! Good gracious! I musta got the water company! Whew.”
(After dropping off Charlie Chan and Tommy outside of a funeral parlor)
“Mr. Chan, I’ve never shunned my duties! Day or night or rain, sleet, or snow! Torn, worn, and dragged out! But if you think I’m goin’ into them ghost grottos, you is wrong! Why it’s a limit to all things! Don’t you know there’s people in there who have made their departure and I don’t go near them things! I got to stand on my rights, and right here is where I’m gonna stand, and that’s final!
Charlie Chan: Nobody asking you to move, Birmingham.”
“And furthermore…oh.”
Tommy (To the napping Charlie Chan): Say, Pop, didn’t you have the feeling that among all the men [funeral directors] you interviewed this afternoon that one out of the bunch acted kinda suspicious, that he might’ve been lying?”
Charlie Chan: “Well, Number Two Son speaking thoughts of father. Someone once say ‘out of mouths of babes come wisdom’.”
Tommy: You remember something like that, pop?”
“Oh, go back to sleep, Mr. Chan! Go back to sleep! (To Tommy) Oh, hush, you!”
Charlie Chan (Referring to Mr. Grail): “Sometimes seem as though he talk out of both sides of mouth at same time.”
“Oh, you mean double talk.”
Charlie Chan (Seeking a way to enter the closed funeral parlor, finding an unlocked window): “Window open. We have luck.”
“Yeah, but what kind of luck?”
Charlie Chan (After opening the funeral parlor window): “You, Birmingham, climb in. Open door from inside.”
“Me?”
Charlie Chan: “Yes.”
“Mm! I’ve been through more windows than a second story man.”
Charlie Chan: “Please, take flashlight.”
“Oh, Mr. Chan, ain’t nothin’ in there I want to see.”
Charlie Chan: “Hurry, please.”
“All right, I’ll go, but my heart ain’t in it. Supposin’ somebody catch me?”
Tommy: “Then you play dead.”
“Oh, that’s all ri — Hm? Watch your language, boy!”
(While searching inside the funeral parlor as his foot runs up against a covered coffin, tapping his right leg)
“Oh boy. Whoa boy! Hold feet! Hold yourself now! Don’t go nowhere; just stay with me, that’s all.”
(To his right leg as he spots a coffin in the darkness)
“Mm! Not now. Not now. I’ll tell you when; don’t get excited.”
(Hearing the nearby sleeping Mr. Grail yawn, and then seeing him lying “dead” on a bed)
“Now is the time.”
(Seeing Mr. Grail “rise” from his bed)
“That did it!”
(Running noisily out the rear door to Charlie Chan and Tommy)
“Comin’ through! Comin’ through! There’s alive dead people walkin’ all around in there!”
Charlie Chan: “Shhh…!”
“There’s alive dead people walkin’ all around in there!”
Charlie Chan: People who have gone beyond cannot hurt you!”
“He ain’t gone beyond, Mr. Chan, he’s right in there!”
(As Tommy guides him back into the funeral parlor behind Charlie Chan)
“Look out, Tommy! Don’t rush! Don’t rush me!”
(Shining his flashlight on Mr. Grail’s vacant bed)
“He has gone beyond!”
(As Tommy walks by him)
“Hey, Tommy! Wait a minute – don’t leave me here!”
Charlie Chan (To Tommy and Birmingham): “Wait here.”
Tommy: “Oh, Pop, can’t we go with you?”
“You heard what the man said!”
(After grabbing onto the fleeing killer and both falling to the floor)
“Come here somebody! Bring the fire department! What is –! Good gracious oh me! Get up!”
Lt. Ruark: “Nice work, Birmingham!”
“Wait a min –! What’s goin’ on around here? I’ve got him!”
REVIEW
Variety, September 8, 1948
Latest Charlie Chan is so loaded with pseudo-Chinese wisdom that thesps find it difficult to sweep through the maze into film’s cloudy plot. “Shanghai Chest” will probably hold up in its intended lower rung rack though it is rather dull material.
Roland Winters particularly must have found the dialog very difficult to mouth during the greater part of the film’s 65-minute running time. Supporting players fight a static battle in their effort to stay abreast of the entangled, triple-murder plot. Deannie Best turns in the only really bad performance, but limited screen time reduces all the negations to a minimum.
W. Scott Darling and Sam Newman’s screenplay brings Winters into scene with proverbs trained on a dead man who leaves his fingerprints in plain view after each of three murders. Detective eventually traces the culprit sporting the dead man’s fingertips. Needless to say, he is always within firing range, but never within suspicion.William Beaudine did the utmost with his directional chores but plot’s verbosity curtailed his power to bring in a sharp, low budget thriller to the screen. James S. Burkett’s production leaves much to be desired.
FILM NOTES
PROBABLE DATE: Early February (?) 1948
DURATION: Three days
LOCATION: San Francisco, California
THE TITLE OF THE MOVIE VIEWED BY JIMMY CHAN AND BIRMINGHAM BROWN: The Hatchet in the Head
THE FRIEND OF CHARLIE CHAN: San Francisco District Attorney Frank Bronson
THE AMOUNT OF VICTOR ARMSTRONG’S “BAD INVESTMENTS” ACCORDING TO HIS UNCLE, JUDGE ARMSTRONG: $30,000
THE AGREED UPON TIME THAT ED SEWARD WAS SCHEDULED TO MEET JUDGE ARMSTRONG AT THE OFFICE OF THE LATTER: “…ten in the morning…”
ACCORDING TO FRANK BRONSON, THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT TONY PINDELLO HAD BEEN DEAD: “Tony Pindello’s been dead for six months.”
ACCORDING TO FRANK BRONSON, THE CAUSE OF TONY PINDELLO’S DEATH: “He was executed in the gas chamber at San Quenton [prison].”
ACCORDING TO WILLIE BEST, THE LENGTH OF HIS OWN JAIL SENTENCE: “90 days.”
THE REASON THAT WILLIE BEST WAS IN JAIL: For “loitering” in a bank at midnight.
THE WRITING ON THE EMPTY ENVELOPE SEEN NEXT TO THE MURDERED FRANK BRONSON: “Pindello Case”
ACCORDING TO LT. RUARK, THE TIME OF THE DISCOVERY OF FRANK BRONSON’S MURDER: “…about two hours ago.”
THE PLAQUE SHOWN ON THE SAN FRANCISCO HALL OF JUSTICE:
THE ROOM NUMBER OF JUDGE ARMSTRONG’S OFFICE AT THE HALL OF JUSTICE: 605
THE LAST PART OF JUDGE ARMSTRONG’S SAFE COMBINATION AS READ BY PHYLLIS POWERS: “Right to 72.”
ACCORDING TO LT. RUARK, THE LOCATION OF THE BODY OF TONY PINDELLO: “He was buried right here in town – City Cemetery.”
THE NAME, AS READ BY CHARLIE CHAN, ON THE GRAVE MARKER: “Antonio Pindello.”
THE NAME OF THE FIRST INSURANCE COMPANY VISITED BY CHARLIE CHAN: Acme Insurance Co.
THE NAME OF THE DETECTIVE AGENCY LOCATED IN THE SAME BUILDING: Apex Detective Agency
THE NAMES OF THE OTHER INSURANCE COMPANIES VISITED:
Latimer & Logan Insurance Brokers
Comprehensive Insurance Co.
Barnett Pace General Insurance
Inter-island Insurance Co.
THE TELEPHONE BOOK LISTINGS OF SOME OF THE OTHER INSURANCE COMPANIES CONTACTED BY CHARLIE CHAN:
THE NAME ON ANOTHER SIGN SHOWN IN CHINATOWN: “Sing Ching”
LT. RUARK’S OFFICE NUMBER: 14
THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS LOCATED BELOW THOMAS CARTWRIGHT’S APARTMENT: Bennie’s
THE NUMBER OF THE MANAGER’S APARTMENT AT THOMAS CARTWRIGHT’S APARTMENT HOUSE: 1
THOMAS CARTWRIGHT’S ADDRESS: 191 Golden Gate Avenue, Apt. 2
ACCORDING TO LT. RUARK, THE NAME OF THE POTENTIAL FOURTH VICTIM IN THE “ABC MURDERS”: “Duncan…”
DUNCAN’S ADDRESS, ACCORDING TO LT. RUARK: “…4 Fairview Avenue.”
THE NAME OF THE SUSPICIOUS FUNERAL PARLOR VISITED BY CHARLIE CHAN: AAA Funeral Parlor
THE OTHER FUNERAL PARLORS VISITED BY CHARLIE CHAN:
Reed A. Nesbit Funeral Chapel
Harian L. Howard Mortician
Zorberg Funeral Chapel
Haronson Funeral Parlor
Gordon & Harper Funeral Chapel
Leymoyne & Co. Morticians
THE TELEPHONE BOOK LISTINGS OF SOME OF THE OTHER FUNERAL PARLORS CONTACTED BY CHARLIE CHAN:
JOSEPH PINDELLO’S CHINATOWN APARTMENT NUMBER: 12
THE LOCATION OF THE “SHANGHAI CHEST”: Joseph Pindello’s apartment
ACCORDING TO CHARLIE CHAN, THE CRIME COMMITTED BY JOSEPH PINDELLO THAT RESULTED IN HIS PRISON SENTENCE: “…Robbing safe.”
ACCORDING TO CHARLIE CHAN, THE DATE OF JOSEPH PINDELLO’S ESCAPE FROM PRISON: “…three weeks ago.”
THE MURDER METHODS USED IN THE “ABC MURDERS”:
Judge Armstrong: a knife in the back
District Attorney Bronson: shot
Thomas Cartwright: rendered unconscious by a blow to the head and then hanged
GLOSSARY
bastille – A prison; a jail. The Bastille was an infamous prison located in Paris in pre-revolutionary France.
Charlie Chan: “Night in bastille not exactly bed of roses.”
bird – (Slang) A person, especially one who is odd or remarkable.
Lt. Mike Ruark: “…we should’ve found out more from that bird.”
copper – (Slang) A police officer.
Joseph Pindello: “Don’t turn around, copper!”
double talk – Deliberately ambiguous or evasive language.
Birmingham Brown: “You mean double talk.”
fire away – (Informal) To begin to talk or ask a question or questions.
Ed Seward: “Fire away.”
framed – (Slang) Having been incriminated by made-up evidence or contrived events.
Joseph Pindello: “He was framed.”
got a in (have an in) – (Idiom) Having an influence with someone in authority.
Birmingham Brown: “You see, I got a in around here.”
knocked for a loop – (Idiom) To be astonished of confused.
Edward Seward: “This thing has knocked me for a loop.”
on the spot – (Idiom) In a difficult situation.
Lt. Mike Ruark: “You’re on the spot, son.”
second story man – A burglar who enters buildings from the second floor.
Birmingham Brown: “I’ve been through more windows than a second story man.”
spring – (Slang) To cause to be released from prison or other confinement.
Lt. Mike Ruark: “I’ll arrange to spring him right away.”
stall – To deceptively cause a delay.
Joseph Pindello: “You’re not trying to stall me ’til the cops come, are you, Mr. Chan?”
For a complete glossary list from all films, please visit our Charlie Chan Glossary.
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