Dead Men Tell No Tales is a 1938 British thriller film directed by David MacDonald and starring Emlyn Williams, Sara Seegar and Hugh Williams. It is based on the 1935 novel The Norwich Victims by Francis Beeding. The film was made at Welwyn Studios. 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 Emlyn Williams as Dr. Headlam Sara Seegar as Marjorie Hugh Williams as Detective Inspector Martin Marius Goring as Greening Lesley Brook as Elizabeth Orme Christine Silver as Miss Haslett Clive Morton as Frank Fielding Ann Wilton as Bridget Jack Vyvian as Crump Marjorie Dale as The Singer Hal Gordon as Sergeant References Bibliography Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 2011. Shafer, Stephen C. British popular films, 1929-1939: the cinema of reassurance. Routledge, 1997. External links 1938 films 1938 thriller films Films directed by David MacDonald (director) British thriller films Films shot at Welwyn Studios Films based on British novels British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films