Dead Men Tell
Aboard a treasure ship Chan battles his most elusive adversary... the ghost of a pirate 100 years dead!
1941 · 1h 1m · APPROVED
Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Harry Lachman
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Dead Men Tell
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.
Director and cast
- Harry Lachman Director
- Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
- Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan
- Robert Weldon as Steve Daniels
- Sheila Ryan as Kate Ransome
- Donald Douglas as Jed Thomasson (as Don Douglas)
- Truman Bradley as Capt. Kane of the Suva Star
- Kay Aldridge as Laura Thursday (as Katharine Aldridge)
- Paul McGrath as Charles Thursday / Mr. Parks
- Lenita Lane Cast
- Milton Parsons Cast
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