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Dead Men Tell
Dead Men Tell

Dead Men Tell

Aboard a treasure ship Chan battles his most elusive adversary... the ghost of a pirate 100 years dead!

Genres

MysteryThrillerCrimeComedy

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When the elderly woman sponsoring a treasure hunt is murdered on board her docked ship, Charlie Chan must deal with a treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a hanged pirate, a talking parrot, a recalcitrant sea captain and several suspicious passengers - and a second murder.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

61 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

28 March 1941

Country

United States of America

Cast

Sidney Toler

Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Victor Sen Yung

Victor Sen Yung

Jimmy Chan

Robert Weldon

Robert Weldon

Steve Daniels

Sheila Ryan

Sheila Ryan

Kate Ransome

Truman Bradley

Truman Bradley

Capt. Kane of the Suva Star

Donald Douglas

Donald Douglas

Jed Thomasson

Kay Aldridge

Kay Aldridge

(as Katharine Aldridge) Laura Parks aka Laura Thursday

Paul McGrath

Paul McGrath

Charles Parks aka Charles Thursday

Lenita Lane

Lenita Lane

Dr. Anne Bonney

Milton Parsons

Milton Parsons

Gene LaFarge

George Reeves

George Reeves

Bill Lydig

Ethel Griffies

Ethel Griffies

Miss Patience Nodbury

Lee Tung Foo

Lee Tung Foo

Ship's Cook

Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan

Bartender

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Insp. Vessey

Charles Tannen

Charles Tannen

Sailor with Girl

John Wallace

John Wallace

Peg-legged Sailor

Jimmy Aubrey

Jimmy Aubrey

Dart Game Sailor

Ralph Dunn

Ralph Dunn

Homicide Desk Sergeant

Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty

Policeman with Checklist at Debarking

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Detective (unconfirmed)

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