Movie
Dead Men Tell
Released: March 28, 1941 (1941)
Runtime: 61 minutes
Genres: Mystery, 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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
Age at release: 66
- Lenita Lane as Dr. Anne Bonney
Age at release: 39
- Truman Bradley as Capt. Kane of the Suva Star
Age at release: 36
- Paul McGrath as Charles Parks aka Charles Thursday
Age at release: 36
- Milton Parsons as Gene LaFarge
Age at release: 36
- Donald Douglas as Jed Thomasson
Age at release: 35
- Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan
Age at release: 25
- Kay Aldridge as (as Katharine Aldridge) Laura Parks aka Laura Thursday
Age at release: 23
- Sheila Ryan as Kate Ransome
Age at release: 19
- Robert Weldon as Steve Daniels
Age at release: Unknown
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- John Wallace as Peg-legged Sailor
Age at release: 71
- Lee Tung Foo as Ship's Cook
Age at release: 65
- Ethel Griffies as Miss Patience Nodbury
Age at release: 62
- Jimmy Aubrey as Dart Game Sailor
Age at release: 53
- Stanley Andrews as Insp. Vessey
Age at release: 49
- Lee Phelps as Detective (unconfirmed)
Age at release: 47
- Pat Flaherty as Policeman with Checklist at Debarking
Age at release: 44
- Tim Ryan as Bartender
Age at release: 41
- Ralph Dunn as Homicide Desk Sergeant
Age at release: 40
- George Reeves as Bill Lydig
Age at release: 27
- Charles Tannen as Sailor with Girl
Age at release: 25