Dead Men Tell

1941 PG-13 1h 1m

6.5 / 10 18

RATING

6.5/10

YOUR RATING

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 Harry Lachman

Writers

Earl Derr Biggers John Larkin

Stars

Sidney Toler Victor Sen Yung Robert Weldon

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

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)

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John Wallace

Peg-legged Sailor (Uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey

Dart Game Sailor (Uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

Homicide Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Policeman with Checklist at Debarking (Uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Detective (Uncredited)

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Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Saloon Customer (Uncredited)

Paul Kruger

Sailor in Saloon (Uncredited)

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Brick Sullivan

Police Sergeant (Uncredited)

Mystery Thriller Crime Comedy

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Geronimo1967 28 Mar 2022

7/10

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 cun...