Movie·1942·1h 2m
Castle in the Desert
Directed By
Harry Lachman
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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...
Written By
John Francis Larkin
Producer
Ralph Dietrich
Cinematography
Virgil Miller
Editor
John Brady
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
18 votes
Where to watch
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// cast
Cast
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Victor Sen Yung
Jimmy Chan
Lenita Lane
Lucy Borgia Manderley
Douglass Dumbrille
Paul Manderley
Steven Geray
Dr. Retling
Edmund MacDonald
Walter Hartford
Arleen Whelan
Brenda Hartford
Ethel Griffies
Mme. Saturnia, aka Lizzie
Henry Daniell
Watson King
Richard Derr
Carl Detheridge
Lucien Littlefield
Prof. Gleason
Milton Parsons
Arthur Fletcher
George Chandler
The Bus Driver
Oliver Blake
The Hotel Manager
Eric Wilton
The Majordomo
Paul Kruger
(unconfirmed)
Tex Phelps
(scene deleted)
// crew
Crew
Harry Lachman
Director
John Brady
Editor
Virgil Miller
Director of Photography
Ralph Dietrich
Producer
John Francis Larkin
Screenplay
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