Harry Lachman

When the esteemed detective takes his honorable wife and all twelve children on an outing to the circus, he soon discovers that the main attraction is a baffling case of murder. With the help of his eldest son, Chan investigates.

Dead men tell: Charlie Chan teams up with his number two son, Jimmy, to solve a mystery that takes place aboard a ship bound for a treasure hunt. Using a map, Charlie has to solve the mystery before they all wind up in Davy Jones' locker. Charlie Chan in Rio: Charlie Chan and his number two son, Jimmy, must crack the mystery of a beautiful nightclub singer who turns up dead after announcing her plans to elope with a wealthy American playboy.

It is a Charlie Chan mystery centering on a treasure hunt for $60 million. The humble detective investigates the death of an eccentric old woman who was murdered just before she was to set out on a schooner to find a hidden family treasure. Chan decides the woman died of fright, brought on by one of her enemies posing as a ghost. Chan continues on with the treasure hunt, while his Number Two Son Jimmy stays at harbor seeking suspects.

Disc. 1. When delusional madman Roxor kidnaps a scientist in hopes of using his death ray to achieve world dominance, he is opposed by Chandu, a powerful hypnotist and yogi. -- Disc. 2. A naive farm girl is invited to live with her dark and charming distant cousin in order to school his daughter at Dragonwyyck manor. She becomes more aware of selfishness, desire, and insanity at the manor. -- Disc 3. Dr. Larry Forbes visits the château of Dr. Robert...

This is a "comedy/drama about a silent-screen cowboy (Richard Dix) who can't quite adjust to talkies, the death of westerns or to playing a modern-day gangster"--Container.