- Shadows Over Chinatown 1946

Famous detective Charlie Chan his son Jimmy and his chauffeur Birmingham are all on a bus traveling to San Francisco to investigate a murder case involving an armless, legless, headless torso. A short time later, when the bus breaks down, several passengers notice that they have been robbed. After they are joined by a U.S. Marine, who calls himself Jack Tilford, Chan speaks privately to another passenger, Cosgrove, suggesting that if he returns the stolen items, his crime will not be revealed. Grateful, the pickpocket promises to return the favor in the future. Back on the bus, Chan learns that Mrs. Conover is traveling to San Francisco to search for her missing granddaughter Mary...