Dead Men Tell (1941)

6.5/10 61 min 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.

Cast

Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Victor Sen Yung

Jimmy Chan

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)

Jimmy Aubrey

Dart Game Sailor (Uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

Homicide Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Policeman with Checklist at Debarking (Uncredited)

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