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Dead Men Tell

  • 6.9 /10

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Plot

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.

Cast

Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler

as Charlie Chan

Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan
Victor Sen Yung

as Jimmy Chan

Robert Weldon as Steve Daniels
Robert Weldon

as Steve Daniels

Sheila Ryan as Kate Ransome
Sheila Ryan

as Kate Ransome

Truman Bradley as Capt. Kane of the Suva Star
Truman Bradley

as Capt. Kane of the Suva Star

Donald Douglas as Jed Thomasson
Donald Douglas

as Jed Thomasson

Kay Aldridge as (as Katharine Aldridge) Laura Parks aka Laura Thursday
Kay Aldridge

as (as Katharine Aldridge) Laura Parks aka Laura Thursday

Paul McGrath as Charles Parks aka Charles Thursday
Paul McGrath

as Charles Parks aka Charles Thursday

Lenita Lane as Dr. Anne Bonney
Lenita Lane

as Dr. Anne Bonney

Milton Parsons as Gene LaFarge
Milton Parsons

as Gene LaFarge

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • March 28, 1941

Production Companies

  • 20th Century Fox

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.02 hrs

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Reviews

Definately one of Sidney Toler's livelier outings as our super sleuth. This one sees him and best sidekick - No 2. son "Jimmy" (Victor Sen Yung) embroiled in some treasure hunting aboard a ship (that doesn't actually go anywhere). "Patience Nodbury" (Ethel Griffies) is the distant descendant of the infamous pirate "Black Hook" and she has a map! Someone is trying to pinch that from her, so she cu…

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