Dead Men Tell

Dead Men Tell (1941)

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

  • Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1941-03-28
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 16 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 1min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: 20th Century Fox
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Harry Lachman
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Summary

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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  • Sidney Toler

    as Charlie Chan
  • Victor Sen Yung

    as Jimmy Chan
  • Robert Weldon

    as Steve Daniels
  • Sheila Ryan

    as Kate Ransome
  • Truman Bradley

    as Capt. Kane of the Suva Star
  • Donald Douglas

    as Jed Thomasson
  • Kay Aldridge

    as (as Katharine Aldridge) Laura Parks aka Laura Thursday
  • Paul McGrath

    as Charles Parks aka Charles Thursday
  • Lenita Lane

    as Dr. Anne Bonney
  • Milton Parsons

    as Gene LaFarge
  • George Reeves

    as Bill Lydig
  • Ethel Griffies

    as Miss Patience Nodbury
  • Lee Tung Foo

    as Ship's Cook
  • Tim Ryan

    as Bartender
  • Stanley Andrews

    as Insp. Vessey
  • Charles Tannen

    as Sailor with Girl
  • John Wallace

    as Peg-legged Sailor
  • Jimmy Aubrey

    as Dart Game Sailor
  • Ralph Dunn

    as Homicide Desk Sergeant
  • Pat Flaherty

    as Policeman with Checklist at Debarking
  • Lee Phelps

    as Detective (unconfirmed)
Directing Harry Lachman Director
Writing Earl Derr Biggers Characters
Writing John Larkin Writer