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Dead Men Tell( 1941)

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Sidney Toler

      Charlie Chan

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      Victor Sen Yung

      Jimmy Chan

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      Robert Weldon

      Steve Daniels

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      Sheila Ryan

      Kate Ransome

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      Truman Bradley

      Capt. Kane of the Suva Star

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      Donald Douglas

      Jed Thomasson

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      Kay Aldridge

      (as Katharine Aldridge) Laura Parks aka Laura Thursday

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      Paul McGrath

      Charles Parks aka Charles Thursday

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      Lenita Lane

      Dr. Anne Bonney

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      Milton Parsons

      Gene LaFarge

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      George Reeves

      Bill Lydig

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      Ethel Griffies

      Miss Patience Nodbury

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      Lee Tung Foo

      Ship's Cook

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      Tim Ryan

      Bartender

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      Stanley Andrews

      Insp. Vessey

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      Charles Tannen

      Sailor with Girl

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      John Wallace

      Peg-legged Sailor

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      Jimmy Aubrey

      Dart Game Sailor

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      Ralph Dunn

      Homicide Desk Sergeant

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      Pat Flaherty

      Policeman with Checklist at Debarking

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      Lee Phelps

      Detective (unconfirmed)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Mar 28 2022
    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 an...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • charlie chan