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Castle in the Desert
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Castle in the Desert

1942-02-02 · 62 min · ★ 7.1

Crime · Mystery · Thriller

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...

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Directors
Harry Lachman
Production companies
20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Sidney TolerSidney TolerCharlie Chan
Victor Sen YungVictor Sen YungJimmy Chan
Lenita LaneLenita LaneLucy Borgia Manderley
Douglass DumbrilleDouglass DumbrillePaul Manderley
Steven GeraySteven GerayDr. Retling
Edmund MacDonaldEdmund MacDonaldWalter Hartford
Arleen WhelanArleen WhelanBrenda Hartford
Ethel GriffiesEthel GriffiesMme. Saturnia, aka Lizzie
Henry DaniellHenry DaniellWatson King
Richard DerrRichard DerrCarl Detheridge
Lucien LittlefieldLucien LittlefieldProf. Gleason
Milton ParsonsMilton ParsonsArthur Fletcher
George ChandlerGeorge ChandlerThe Bus Driver
Oliver BlakeOliver BlakeThe Hotel Manager
Eric WiltonThe Majordomo
Paul KrugerPaul Kruger(unconfirmed)
Tex PhelpsTex Phelps(scene deleted)

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