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The Charlie Chan Mystery: Dead Men Tell

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

[Starring] Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
Also starring Sheila Ryan, Robert Weldon

With a map of buried treasure, Miss Patience Nodbarry charters a boat to find money left by an 18th-century ancestor, 'Black Hook'. But greed overcomes the crew, and the map goes missing - replaced by a number of dead bodies...

Contributors

Screenplay:
John Larkin
Based on the character created by:
Earl Derr Biggers
Producer:
Walter Morosco
Producer:
Ralph Dietrich
Director:
Harry Lachman
Charlie Chan:
Sidney Toler
Kate Ransome:
Sheila Ryan
Steve Daniels:
Robert Weldon
Jimmy Chan:
Sen Yung
Laura Thursday:
Katharine Aldridge
Jed Thomasson:
Dan Douglas
Charles Thursday:
Paul McGrath
Bill Lydig:
George Reeves
Captain Kane:
Truman Bradley
Miss Nodbarry:
Ethel Griffies
Source: Radio Times

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