Dead Men Tell No Tales (1938 film)

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Dead Men Tell No Tales
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Directed by David MacDonald
Written by
Based onThe Norwich Victims
by Francis Beeding
Produced by John Corfield
Starring
Cinematography Bryan Langley
Edited byJames Corbett
Music by W.L. Trytel
Production
company
Distributed byAssociated British Film Distributors
Release date
1938
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Dead Men Tell No Tales is a 1938 British thriller film directed by David MacDonald and starring Emlyn Williams, Sara Seegar and Hugh Williams. [1] It is based on the 1935 novel The Norwich Victims by Francis Beeding. [2] The film was made at Welwyn Studios. [3] [ full citation needed ]

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Plot

An English schoolteacher wins a French lottery, but on her way to Paris she is murdered and an imposter attempts to claim her prize.

Cast

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References

  1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (1938)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. Goble p.32
  3. Wood p.94

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