Dead Men Tell(1941)
Aboard a treasure ship Chan battles his most elusive adversary... the ghost of a pirate 100 years dead!
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.
Movie: Dead Men Tell
Top 10 Billed Cast
Charlie Chan
Jimmy Chan
Kate Ransome
Capt. Kane of the Suva Star
Jed Thomasson
(as Katharine Aldridge) Laura Parks aka Laura Thursday
Charles Parks aka Charles Thursday
Dr. Anne Bonney
Gene LaFarge
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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.
Release Date
1941-03-28
Average
6.528
Rating:
3.3 startsTagline
Aboard a treasure ship Chan battles his most elusive adversary... the ghost of a pirate 100 years dead!
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Languages:
English
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