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Rating: 7 stars

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Charlie Chan pirate treasure ship hidden identity detective

All movies seen on 12/02/2018

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Dead Men Tell (1941)

Directed by Harry Lachman

Mystery | Crime

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.

Rated NR | Length 61 minutes

Actors

Sidney Toler | Victor Sen Yung | Robert Weldon | Sheila Ryan | Truman Bradley | Donald Douglas | Kay Aldridge | Paul McGrath | Lenita Lane | Milton Parsons | George Reeves | Ethel Griffies | Lee Tung Foo | Tim Ryan | Stanley Andrews | Charles Tannen | John Wallace | Jimmy Aubrey | Ralph Dunn | Pat Flaherty | Lee Phelps

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Rainy day viewing continues. This is definitely one of the better Chan flicks I’ve seen. Features a treasure map on a old ship (so many of these take place on ships) and a ghost pirate *and* Superman! Super fun and a cadre of suspicious characters.

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