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Aboard a treasure ship Chan battles his most elusive adversary... the ghost of a pirate 100 years dead!
6.5 / 10 IMDb March 28, 1941 1h 1m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 1m
Release Date
March 28, 1941
Genre
Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Cast
Sidney Toler
as Charlie Chan
Victor Sen Yung
as Jimmy Chan
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Robert Weldon
as Steve Daniels
Sheila Ryan
as Kate Ransome
Truman Bradley
as Capt. Kane of the Suva Star
Donald Douglas
as Jed Thomasson
Kay Aldridge
as (as Katharine Aldridge) Laura Parks aka Laura Thursday
Paul McGrath
as Charles Parks aka Charles Thursday
Lenita Lane
as Dr. Anne Bonney
Milton Parsons
as Gene LaFarge
George Reeves
as Bill Lydig
Ethel Griffies
as Miss Patience Nodbury
Lee Tung Foo
as Ship's Cook (Uncredited)
Tim Ryan
as Bartender (Uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
as Insp. Vessey (Uncredited)
Charles Tannen
as Sailor with Girl (Uncredited)
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John Wallace
as Peg-legged Sailor (Uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
as Dart Game Sailor (Uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
as Homicide Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
as Policeman with Checklist at Debarking (Uncredited)
Production Companies
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