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MysteryThrillerCrimeComedy

Dead Men Tell

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

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.

Release Date : 1941-03-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Charlie Chan in Dead Men Tell

Cast

Sidney Toler

Character Name : Charlie Chan

Original Name : Sidney Toler

Gender : Male

Victor Sen Yung

Character Name : Jimmy Chan

Original Name : Victor Sen Yung

Gender : Male

Robert Weldon

Character Name : Steve Daniels

Original Name : Robert Weldon

Gender : Male

Sheila Ryan

Character Name : Kate Ransome

Original Name : Sheila Ryan

Gender : Female

Truman Bradley

Character Name : Capt. Kane of the Suva Star

Original Name : Truman Bradley

Gender : Male

Donald Douglas

Character Name : Jed Thomasson

Original Name : Donald Douglas

Gender : Male

Kay Aldridge

Character Name : (as Katharine Aldridge) Laura Parks aka Laura Thursday

Original Name : Kay Aldridge

Gender : Female

Paul McGrath

Character Name : Charles Parks aka Charles Thursday

Original Name : Paul McGrath

Gender : Male

Lenita Lane

Character Name : Dr. Anne Bonney

Original Name : Lenita Lane

Gender : Female

Milton Parsons

Character Name : Gene LaFarge

Original Name : Milton Parsons

Gender : Male

George Reeves

Character Name : Bill Lydig

Original Name : George Reeves

Gender : Male

Ethel Griffies

Character Name : Miss Patience Nodbury

Original Name : Ethel Griffies

Gender : Female

Lee Tung Foo

Character Name : Ship's Cook

Original Name : Lee Tung Foo

Gender : Male

Tim Ryan

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Tim Ryan

Gender : Male

Stanley Andrews

Character Name : Insp. Vessey

Original Name : Stanley Andrews

Gender : Male

Charles Tannen

Character Name : Sailor with Girl

Original Name : Charles Tannen

Gender : Male

John Wallace

Character Name : Peg-legged Sailor

Original Name : John Wallace

Gender : Male

Jimmy Aubrey

Character Name : Dart Game Sailor

Original Name : Jimmy Aubrey

Gender : Male

Ralph Dunn

Character Name : Homicide Desk Sergeant

Original Name : Ralph Dunn

Gender : Male

Pat Flaherty

Character Name : Policeman with Checklist at Debarking

Original Name : Pat Flaherty

Gender : Male

Lee Phelps

Character Name : Detective (unconfirmed)

Original Name : Lee Phelps

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-03-28

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 cunningly divides it into four sections and shares it amongst her fellow passengers. Just in time, too - for the apparition of a "Long John Silver" peg-legged character causes the old girl to keel over and the race is now on to find the missing pieces of the map and the murderous culprit before anyone else gets sent to Davy Jones' locker. This is fun to watch: plenty of action, daft distractions, hopeless cops and a well paced script make sure we whistle through the hour. Oh, and there's a "Captain Flint' flapping about, too!