Allen Colby, heir to a huge fortune, is presumed drowned after an ocean liner sinks off the coast of Honolulu. Mysteriously, Colby reappears at his mansion only to be murdered soon after. When his body is discovered during a seance, everyone in attendance becomes a suspect, and it's up to Chan to find the murderer before he or she strikes again.
as Charlie Chan
as Alice Lowell
as Dick Williams
as Mrs. Henrietta Lowell
as Fred Gage
as Janice Lowell Gage
as Baxter
as Ulrich
as Madame Carlotta Bowen
as Morton of Homicide
as Professor Bowen
as Warren T. Phelps
as Allen Colby
as Det. Harris
as Captain of salvage ship
as Policeman
as Policeman
as Policeman
as Fingerprint man
as Coroner