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Dead Men Tell
“Aboard a treasure ship Chan battles his most elusive adversary... the ghost of a pirate 100 years dead!”
6.5 / 10• 1941• 1h 1m•NR• English
MysteryThrillerCrimeComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Lead
Victor Sen Yung
Jimmy Chan
RW
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Harry Lachman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Dead Men Tell is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
