When a Chinese princess is kidnapped, Charlie Chan must navigate the streets of Chinatown to uncover the truth behind the crime. With the help of his comical sidekick and a determined woman reporter, Charlie Chan races against time to solve the murder and rescue the princess.

Charlie attempts to solve a triple murder in which a dead man's finger prints show up at all three murder sites, and all three victims were connected with the conviction and execution of an evidently innocent man.

All the passengers on an airplane headed for San Francisco are drugged, and when they wake up, it is discovered that a quarter-million dollars is missing. Charlie Chan--and, of course, his #1 son--must discover the identity of the person who doped the passengers and stole the money.

In order to learn the location of a fabled Aztec treasure, a professor kidnaps his colleague, the only man able to read the ancient Aztec script that is supposed to reveal the location of the treasure. Charlie Chan and his #1 and #2 sons journey to the jungles of Mexico to find the victim and bring the kidnapper and his gang to justice.

A private detective discovers a dead body and gets caught up in a conspiracy involving a gold mine and Chinese New Year festivities. As he investigates, he faces shootouts, suspects, and a thrilling murder mystery.

Detective Charlie Chan springs into action when top officials of a New Orleans chemical company begin dropping like flies.