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Feature film — 1941

Dead Men Tell (1941)

6.61h 1mMystery — Thriller — Crime — Comedy

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.

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A high-signal pick with 19 votes.

20th Century Fox

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Director: Harry Lachman

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Cast & crew

Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan

Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan

Victor Sen Yung

Jimmy Chan

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Robert Weldon

Steve Daniels

Sheila Ryan as Kate Ransome

Sheila Ryan

Kate Ransome

Truman Bradley as Capt. Kane of the Suva Star

Truman Bradley

Capt. Kane of the Suva Star

Donald Douglas as Jed Thomasson

Donald Douglas

Jed Thomasson

Kay Aldridge as Laura Parks aka Laura Thursday

Kay Aldridge

Laura Parks aka Laura Thursday

Paul McGrath as Charles Parks aka Charles Thursday

Paul McGrath

Charles Parks aka Charles Thursday

Lenita Lane as Dr. Anne Bonney

Lenita Lane

Dr. Anne Bonney

Milton Parsons as Gene LaFarge

Milton Parsons

Gene LaFarge

George Reeves as Bill Lydig

George Reeves

Bill Lydig

Ethel Griffies as Miss Patience Nodbury

Ethel Griffies

Miss Patience Nodbury

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