Pamela Gray goes with Geoffrey Richmond to appeal to the Home Secretary to intervene and stop the planned execution of her brother Paul, Richmond’s former hunt secretary. In three days, her brother will be hanged for the murder of Captain Hamilton of the Royal Air Force, who had been a guest at Richmond’s country home at Retfordshire. After the Home Secretary refuses to help, Kemp, his private secretary, instructs Pamela and her fiancé, Neil Howard, to seek the help of Inspector Charlie Chan of the Honolulu Police Department.
Warner Oland: Inspector Charlie Chan
Drue Leyton: Pamela Gray
Raymond Milland: Neil Howard
Mona Barrie: Lady Mary Bristol
1934, B&W, 78 minutes