61 minutes
3/28/1941
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.
Sidney Toler
as Charlie Chan
Victor Sen Yung
as Jimmy Chan
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
Tim Ryan
as Bartender
Stanley Andrews
as Insp. Vessey
Charles Tannen
as Sailor with Girl
John Wallace
as Peg-legged Sailor
Jimmy Aubrey
as Dart Game Sailor
Ralph Dunn
as Homicide Desk Sergeant
Pat Flaherty
as Policeman with Checklist at Debarking
Lee Phelps
as Detective (unconfirmed)