Director: Lesley Selander
Writer(s): Oliver Drake, Earl Derr Biggers (character)
Starring: Roland Winters, Keye Luke, Mantan Moreland, Noel Neill, Tim Ryan, Iris Adrian, Elena Verdugo, Milburn Stone, Lyle Talbot, Paul Maxey, Joel Marston, John Eldredge, Eddie Parks, Louise Franklin, Ivan Bell, Frank Cady, Bob Curtis, George Eldredge, Suzette Harbin, Edna Holland, Charles Jordan, Lyle Latell, William J. O’Brien, Frank O’Connor, Steve Pendleton, Lee Phelps, Cosmo Sardo, Emmett Vogan, Joe Whitehead
Synopsis: 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.
Release Date: April 27, 1949 (USA) | Length: 64 min | Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime | Certificate: Passed
Note: I didn’t find a trailer. Above is a clip from the film but it doesn’t contain Mantan. Also known as “Murder in the Air”.