Castle in the Desert (1942)

Directed by Harry Lachman1h 2mCrime,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...

Year
1942
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
2 February 1942
TMDB
7.1 (20)
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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
George Chandler
George Chandler
The Bus Driver
Oliver Blake
Oliver Blake
The Hotel Manager
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Eric Wilton
The Majordomo
Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger
(unconfirmed)
Tex Phelps
Tex Phelps
(scene deleted)

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