Famous detective Charlie Chan is called out of retirement to help a San Francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders. With his bumbling grandson as his sidekick, Chan also encounters an old nemesis known as the Dragon Queen who is the prime suspect.
Costume
Angie Dickinson's Dragon Queen looks—villainy as interpretive dance.
Acting
Peter Ustinov commits fully to material that doesn't deserve him.
Director
Clive Donner
Peter Ustinov
Charlie Chan
Lee Grant
Mrs. Sylvia Lupowitz
Angie Dickinson
Dragon Queen
Michelle Pfeiffer
Cordelia Farenington III
Brian Keith
Police Chief Baxter
Roddy McDowall
Gillespie
Rachel Roberts
Mrs. Dangers
Paul Ryan
Masten
Michael Fairman
Bernard Lupowitz
Richard Hatch
Lee Chan, Jr.
Johnny Sekka
Stefan
Gerald Okamura
Club Shanghai Bouncer
James Winburn
Cop at Beach
Karlene Crockett
Brenda Lupowitz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Hollywood's last attempt at Charlie Chan after 1970s criticism of racist stereotypes. They learned nothing.
Michelle Pfeiffer almost quit acting after this bombed—imagine a world without her Catwoman because of THIS movie.
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