- HD 1080
- Runtime: 65m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: William Beaudine
- Stars: Roland Winters, Victor Sen Yung, Mantan Moreland, Tim Ryan, John Alvin
- keywords: murder, lawyer, police detective, private detective, mortuary, graveyard, miscarriage of justice, father son relationship, man in black, comical sidekicks, unknown murderer, dead man's fingerprints, black chauffeur, white butler, juror, innocent person executed, eccentric mortician
- Production_studio: Monogram Pictures
- Slogan: THE MYSTERY OF THE ALPHABET MURDER CASE!
- The Shanghai Chest is featured in the top rankings of 1948
- #21 in Top Crime Movies of 1948
- #8 in Top Mystery Movies of 1948
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.
