When the Dead Speak

{{Short description|1917 film by Robert Reinert}}

{{Infobox film

| name = When the Dead Speak

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|de|Wenn Tote sprechen}}

| image = Wenn Tote sprechen (1917) poster.jpg

| caption = German release poster

| director = Robert Reinert

| producer = Hanns Lippmann

| writer = Robert Reinert

| starring = Maria Carmi
Carl de Vogt
Conrad Veidt

| music =

| editing =

| cinematography = Helmar Lerski

| studio = Deutsche Bioscop

| distributor = Deutsche Bioscop

| released = {{Film date|1917|07|27|df=yes}}

| runtime = 72 minutes

| country = Germany

| language = Silent
German intertitles

| budget =

| gross =

}}

When the Dead Speak (German: Wenn Tote sprechen) is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Robert Reinert and starring Maria Carmi, Carl de Vogt and Conrad Veidt.Soister p.31

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert A. Dietrich and Artur Günther. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. It is a lost film.