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Dead Men Tell is a 1941 mystery film starring Sidney Toler, who played Charlie Chan in 22 feature films, beginning with Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938), and ending with The Trap (1946). The first 11 Charlie Chan films were produced by 20th Century Fox Studios, thereafter sold to Monogram Pictures.
Dead Men Tell was filmed in 1941 at Fox Studios B-unit, 1401 N. Western Ave., Hollywood, CA. Today this property is home to a large shopping center, and DeLuxe Full Spectrum Digital & Film Labs.
Original Release
03/28/1941
US Release
03/28/1941
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sidney Toler | Charlie Chan |
| Sheila Ryan | Kate Ransome |
| Robert Weldon | Steve Daniels |
| Victor Sen Yung | Jimmy Chan |
| Donald Douglas | Jed Thomasson |
| Kay Aldridge | Laura Thursday / (as Katharine Aldridge) Laura Parks aka Laura Thursday |
| Paul McGrath | Mr. Parks / Charles Parks aka Charles Thursday |
| George Reeves | Bill Lydig |
| Truman Bradley | Capt. Kane / Capt. Kane of the Suva Star |
| Ethel Griffies | Miss Patience Nodbury |
Directors
Writers
John Francis Larkin, John Larkin
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sidney Toler | Charlie Chan |
| Sheila Ryan | Kate Ransome |
| Robert Weldon | Steve Daniels |
| Victor Sen Yung | Jimmy Chan |
| Donald Douglas | Jed Thomasson |
| Kay Aldridge | Laura Thursday / (as Katharine Aldridge) Laura Parks aka Laura Thursday |
| Paul McGrath | Mr. Parks / Charles Parks aka Charles Thursday |
| George Reeves | Bill Lydig |
| Truman Bradley | Capt. Kane / Capt. Kane of the Suva Star |
| Ethel Griffies | Miss Patience Nodbury |
| Lenita Lane | Dr. Anne Bonney |
| Milton Parsons | Gene LaFarge |
| Stanley Andrews | Insp. Vessey / Inspector Vesey |
| Jimmy Aubrey | English Sailor |
| Ralph Dunn | Homicide Desk Sergeant |
| Pat Flaherty | Policeman with Checklist |
| Lee Tong Foo | Wu Mei |
| Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian | Saloon Customer |
| Paul Kruger | Sailor in Saloon |
| Lee Phelps | Detective |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ralph Dietrich | Producer |
| Walter Morosco | Producer |
