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.
Cast
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
Momo Yashima
Dr. Yu Sing
Karlene Crockett
Brenda Lupowitz
Bennett Ohta
Hawaiian Chief of Police
David Hirokane
Lee Chan Sr.
James Ray
Haynes
Kael Blackwood
Medical Assistant
Jerry Loo
Medical Assistant
Laurence Cohen
Reporter at Clinic
Robin Hoff
Reporter at Clinic
Kathie Kei
Reporter at Clinic
James Bacon
Reporter at Clinic
Frank Michael Liu
Homicide Detective
John Hugh
Shopkeeper
George Chiang
Shopkeeper
David Chow
Shopkeeper
Alison Hong
Maysie Ling
Dewey Yee
TV Interviewer
Joe Bellan
Reporter at Pier
Garrick Huey
Reporter at Pier
Duane Tucker
Cocktail Waiter
Don Parker
Hotel Manager
John J. Fox
Pimp
Kenneth Snell
Pimp
Nicholas Gunn
Pimp
Don Murray
Pimp
Kai J. Wong
Murdered Messenger
Miya
Club Shanghai Hostess
Lonny Carbajal
Spaced Out Dancer
Peter Michas
Chauffeur to Dragon Queen
Vic Hunsberger
Traffic Cop
Larry Duran
Man Getting Traffic Ticket
Kay Kimler
Riding Instructor
Luther Fear
Reporter with pad looking at hanged man (uncredited)
Crew
Clive Donner
Director
David Axlerod
Screenplay
Stan Burns
Screenplay
Walter Hannemann
Editor
Phil Tucker
Editor
Bud Clarke
Assistant Editor
Larry Mann
Assistant Editor
Paul Lohmann
Director of Photography
Richard Luke Rothschild
First Assistant Director
Pamela M. Eilerson
Second Assistant Director
Rafael Elortegui
Second Assistant Director
Michael Leone
Executive Producer
Alan Belkin
Executive Producer
Jerry Sherlock
Producer
David Stump
Production Assistant
Gwen Williford
Production Assistant
Theodore Tabura
Production Assistant
Jeff Lohmann
Production Assistant
Rene Inouye
Production Assistant
Joel Schiller
Production Design
Timothy E. Wade
Camera Operator
Leo J. Napolitano
First Assistant Camera
Steve Randolph
Second Assistant Camera
Hal Nelson
Dolly Grip
Toni Howard
Casting
Jocelyn Rickards
Costume Design
David McGough
Costumer
Roberta Newman
Costumer
Mary Keats
Hairstylist
Joy Zapata
Hairstylist
Fred Williams
Makeup Artist
Charles H. Schram
Makeup Artist
Paul Baxley
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Edmond L. Koons
Second Unit Director of Photography
Jon Paré
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Donald Lee Harris
Assistant Art Director
Bert Schoenfeld
Sound Effects Editor
Ray Alba
Sound Effects Editor
Toni Telo
Apprentice Sound Editor
Bruce Bisenz
Sound Mixer
Pat Suraci
Boom Operator
Gene Grigg
Special Effects
Michael Wood
Special Effects
Samuel E. Price
Special Effects
Patrick Williams
Original Music Composer
Al Teeter
Music Editor
Lou Leucart
Transportation Co-Captain
Tim Hill
Transportation Coordinator
Ernest Phillips
Standby Painter
Sam J. Jones
Set Decoration
Anne D. McCulley
Set Decoration
Bruce Wayne Mecchi
Set Dresser
E.C. Chen
Set Designer
Joseph G. Pacelli Jr.
Set Designer
Mort Zwicker
Construction Foreman
Pat Moudakis
Propmaker
Phil Stern
Still Photographer
Jack Gereghty
Still Photographer
Alvin Greenman
Script Supervisor
Phillip Marlett
Electrician
Terry Marshall
Electrician
Cordell Boyd
Electrician
Jim Carberry
Location Manager
Anthony Tomeo
Paint Coordinator
Sheryl Brown
Stunts
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Henry Kingi
Stunts
Joe Stone
Stunts
Leland Sun
Stunts
Bill Saito
Stunts
Sunny Woods
Stunts
Bill M. Ryusaki
Stunts
Sharon Schaffer
Stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Stunts
Regis Parton
Stunts
Bob Orrison
Stunts
Peter Stader
Stunts
Tom Morga
Stunts
Stephanie Epper
Stunts
Vince Cadiente
Stunts
Sammy Thurman
Stunts
Kenny Endoso
Stunts
Angelo Lamonea
Stunts
Elizabeth A. Bardsley
Stunts
Michael M. Vendrell
Stunts
Carrie Salazar
Stunts
George Sawaya
Stunts
Robert Black
Stunts
Jadie David
Stunts
Tony Brubaker
Stunts, Stunt Driver
Bob Bralver
Stunts
Greg Wayne Elam
Stunts
Rosemary Johnston
Stunts
Bob Minor
Stunts
Nancie Kawata
Stunts
Faith Minton
Stunts
Allison Klolzman
Stunts
Vince Deadrick Jr.
Stunts, Stunt Double
David Cadiente
Stunts
Mary Peters
Stunts
Rock A. Walker
Stunt Driver
Chuck Hayward
Stunt Driver
John Hudkins
Stunt Driver
Dianne L. Wilson
Utility Stunts
Mark Yerkes
Utility Stunts
Danny Wong
Utility Stunts
Jim Wilkerson
Utility Stunts
Jack Verbois
Utility Stunts
Jody Orrison
Utility Stunts
Walter Robles
Utility Stunts
Eddie Wong
Utility Stunts
Erik Cord
Utility Stunts
Kym Washington Longino
Utility Stunts
Ted Grossman
Utility Stunts
Norman Blankenship
Utility Stunts
Yangi Kitadani
Utility Stunts
Gary Baxley
Utility Stunts
Ted Duncan
Utility Stunts
Diamond Farnsworth
Utility Stunts
Richard Washington
Stunt Coordinator
Skip Ward
Stunt Double
Jerry Summers
Stunt Double
Tom Chatlos
Stunt Double
Marguerite Happy
Stunt Double
Shirley Loney
Stunt Double
Donna Garrett
Stunt Double
James J. Casino
Stunt Double
Roydon Clark
Stunt Double
Denny Arnold
Stunt Double
Eddie Hice
Stunt Double
Clifford Happy
Stunt Double
John Moio
Stunt Double
Sam Moore
Property Master
Earl Derr Biggers
Characters
Murray Siegel
Cableman
Guy Polzel
Key Grip
Kevin Tansey
Grip
Doug J. Campbell
Grip
J. Michael Marlett
Gaffer
Randy Glass
Gaffer
John Zane
Unit Production Manager
Jack Collier
Craft Service
Edna Tromans
Unit Publicist
Herbert W. Spencer
Orchestrator
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
William J. Foley
Leadman
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