March 28, 1941
61 minutes
MysteryThrillerCrimeComedy
Dead Men Tell
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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Cast
Sidney Toler
(Charlie Chan)
Victor Sen Yung
(Jimmy Chan)
Robert Weldon
(Steve Daniels)
Sheila Ryan
(Kate Ransome)
Truman Bradley
(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)
Lenita Lane
(Dr. Anne Bonney)
Milton Parsons
(Gene LaFarge)
George Reeves
(Bill Lydig)
Ethel Griffies
(Miss Patience Nodbury)
Lee Tung Foo
(Ship's Cook)
Tim Ryan
(Bartender)
Stanley Andrews
(Insp. Vessey)
Charles Tannen
(Sailor with Girl)
John Wallace
(Peg-legged Sailor)
Jimmy Aubrey
(Dart Game Sailor)
Ralph Dunn
(Homicide Desk Sergeant)
Pat Flaherty
(Policeman with Checklist at Debarking)
Lee Phelps
(Detective (unconfirmed))
