Soon after a Chinese princess comes to the US to buy planes for her people, she is murdered by a poison dart fired by an air rifle.
The Chinese Ring (1947) is a thriller, crime and mystery film directed by William Beaudine, released on December 6, 1947 with a runtime of 1h 8m. It stars Roland Winters, Warren Douglas, Louise Currie and Mantan Moreland. Viewers rate it 5.2 out of 10 across 19 ratings.
Roland Winters
as Charlie Chan
Warren Douglas
as Sgt. Bill Davidson
Louise Currie
as Peggy Cartwright
Mantan Moreland
as Birmingham Brown
Victor Sen Yung
as Tommy Chan
Philip Ahn
as Captain Kong
Thayer Roberts
as Captain James J. Kelso
Byron Foulger
as Armstrong
Jean Wong
as Princess Mei Ling
Spencer Chan
as Cargo Officer
Chabing
as Lillie Mae Wong
Lee Tung Foo
as Armstrong's Majordomo
Directed by William Beaudine, written by Earl Derr Biggers and Scott Darling, produced by James S. Burkett.
Average viewer score of 5.2/10 from 19 ratings.
Quite a routine little outing for Roland Winters as he has to investigate the death of a Chinese lady - in his own house, would you believe - by way of a sinister poisoned dart! It transpires that the woman was really a Princess sent by her government to buy some aircraft with one million dollars which has now gone missing... Aided by No.3 son "Tommy" and the inimitable Mantan Moreland as "Birmingham Brown" he…
Reviewed on July 7, 2022
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The Chinese Ring (1947) is available to stream on Artiflix, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Chinese Ring (1947) includes Roland Winters, Warren Douglas, Louise Currie, Mantan Moreland and Victor Sen Yung. The film was directed by William Beaudine. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Chinese Ring was released on December 6, 1947 and runs for 1h 8m.
The Chinese Ring (1947) holds an average rating of 5.2 out of 10 from 19 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy thriller, crime and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
