Monday, July 11, 2011

Dead Men Tell (1941)


Twentieth Century-Fox
Directed by Harry Lachman
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Fox)

Charlie Chan searches for Number Two son Jimmy who has stowed away on a replica pirate ship about to set sail in search of buried treasure. Instead he finds a dead body and murder. A treasure map, cut into four pieces, proves to be the lure that brings the killer into the open. It can get a bit silly at times, particularly the antics of Jimmy, but turns out to be one of the more atmospheric and entertaining Chan entries. Wonderfully photographed by four-time nominee for Best Cinematography Charles G. Clarke.

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