Movie·1941·1h 1m
Dead Men Tell
Aboard a treasure ship Chan battles his most elusive adversary... the ghost of a pirate 100 years dead!
Directed By
Harry Lachman
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
John Larkin
Cinematography
Charles G. Clarke
Music
David Raksin
Production House
Audience Score
18 votes
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Cast
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Victor Sen Yung
Jimmy Chan
Robert Weldon
Steve Daniels
Sheila Ryan
Kate Ransome
Truman Bradley
Capt. Kane of the Suva Star
Donald Douglas
Jed Thomasson
Kay Aldridge
(as Katharine Aldridge) Laura Parks aka Laura Thursday
Paul McGrath
Charles Parks aka Charles Thursday
Lenita Lane
Dr. Anne Bonney
Milton Parsons
Gene LaFarge
George Reeves
Bill Lydig
Ethel Griffies
Miss Patience Nodbury
Lee Tung Foo
Ship's Cook (Uncredited)
Tim Ryan
Bartender (Uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Insp. Vessey (Uncredited)
Charles Tannen
Sailor with Girl (Uncredited)
John Wallace
Peg-legged Sailor (Uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
Dart Game Sailor (Uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Harry Lachman
Director
John Larkin
Writer
David Raksin
Original Music Composer
Charles G. Clarke
Director of Photography
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