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Summary

A gold mine in Arizona, that was formerly losing a lot of money, suddenly turns into a veritable money-making machine. However, the owner, instead of being happy about his now profitable business, insists to Charlie that something is fishy and that someone is out to murder him. Charlie and his "crew" travel to the mine, pretending to be tourists staying at a nearby dude ranch so as not to arouse suspicion, and discover that the owner may well be right--it looks like the mine is being used as a cover for criminal activities, and that someone is indeed out to murder him.

Cast

Roland Winters

Charlie Chan

Wanda McKay

Evelyn Manning

Mantan Moreland

Birmingham Brown

Victor Sen Yung

Tommy Chan (as Victor Sen Young)

Bruce Kellogg

Talbot Bartlett

Tim Ryan

Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark

Evelyn Brent

Sister Teresa

Ralph Dunn

Jim. Driscoll

Lois Austin

Mrs. Margaret Driscoll

Forrest Taylor

Mr. Manning

Lee 'Lasses' White

Pete

Arthur Berkeley

Townsman (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Miner (uncredited)

Geraldine Cobb

Girl in Riding Clothes (uncredited)

Babs Cox

Bathing Girl (uncredited)

Sam Flint

Dr. Groves (uncredited)

Lee Tong Foo

Wong Fai (uncredited)

Michael Gaddis

Pursuer (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Man in the Darkness (voice) (uncredited)

Mary Ann Hawkins

Bathing Girl (uncredited)

Shep Houghton

Dude Ranch Guest (uncredited)

John Merton

Miner (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

Dude Ranch Guest (uncredited)

Martin Strader

Henchman (uncredited)

Crew

Director

William Beaudine

Characters

Earl Derr Biggers

Writer

Scott Darling

Reviews

Geronimo1967

July 9, 2022

6

One of the better outings for Roland Winters as our unflappable Hawaiian sleuth. This time he has to fathom a mysterious conspiracy that has turned a loss-making hole in the ground into a worryingly profitable mine - and the owner feels certain that he is about to get his comeuppance. We see quite a bit more of No. 2 son "Tommy" and "Birmingham Brown" in this one - and they add quite a bit to his actual quite clever little Monogram mystery.