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Dead Men Tell

Dead Men Tell

# Aboard a treasure ship Chan battles his most elusive adversary... the ghost of a pirate 100 years dead!
Mystery   Thriller   Crime   Comedy
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1941-03-28
⌚ Running Time: 61 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.3

Beloved Cast

Sidney Toler original image
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler
Victor Sen Yung original image
Jimmy Chan
Victor Sen Yung
Robert Weldon original image
Steve Daniels
Robert Weldon
Sheila Ryan original image
Kate Ransome
Sheila Ryan
Truman Bradley original image
Capt. Kane of the Suva Star
Truman Bradley
Donald Douglas original image
Jed Thomasson
Donald Douglas
Kay Aldridge original image
(as Katharine Aldridge) Laura Parks aka Laura Thursday
Kay Aldridge
Paul McGrath original image
Charles Parks aka Charles Thursday
Paul McGrath
Lenita Lane original image
Dr. Anne Bonney
Lenita Lane
Milton Parsons original image
Gene LaFarge
Milton Parsons
George Reeves original image
Bill Lydig
George Reeves
Ethel Griffies original image
Miss Patience Nodbury
Ethel Griffies
Lee Tung Foo original image
Ship's Cook
Lee Tung Foo
Tim Ryan original image
Bartender
Tim Ryan
Stanley Andrews original image
Insp. Vessey
Stanley Andrews
Charles Tannen original image
Sailor with Girl
Charles Tannen
John Wallace original image
Peg-legged Sailor
John Wallace
Jimmy Aubrey original image
Dart Game Sailor
Jimmy Aubrey
Ralph Dunn original image
Homicide Desk Sergeant
Ralph Dunn
Pat Flaherty original image
Policeman with Checklist at Debarking
Pat Flaherty
Lee Phelps original image
Detective (unconfirmed)
Lee Phelps

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