Castle in the Desert

Castle in the Desert

1942
1h 2m
7.0

7.0/10

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Overview

Charlie Chan, with son Jimmy on a week's pass from the Army, takes up a request for help at a castle-home, miles from anywhere in the American desert south-west and inhabited by an eccentric, reclusive historian and his wife, a descendant of Lucrezia Borgia. Once there, he finds the request's legitimacy denied by all who are present, but still necessary as one houseguest has already been murdered, the other guests are at each other's throat, and the Borgia-related chatelain is suspected...

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date February 2, 1942
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0034586

Cast

Sidney Toler
Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Victor Sen Yung
Victor Sen Yung

Jimmy Chan

Lenita Lane
Lenita Lane

Lucy Borgia Manderley

Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille

Paul Manderley

Steven Geray
Steven Geray

Dr. Retling

Edmund MacDonald
Edmund MacDonald

Walter Hartford

Arleen Whelan
Arleen Whelan

Brenda Hartford

Ethel Griffies
Ethel Griffies

Mme. Saturnia, aka Lizzie

Henry Daniell
Henry Daniell

Watson King

Richard Derr
Richard Derr

Carl Detheridge

Lucien Littlefield
Lucien Littlefield

Prof. Gleason

Milton Parsons
Milton Parsons

Arthur Fletcher

Key Crew

Harry Lachman
Director
Ralph Dietrich
Producer
John Francis Larkin
Screenplay