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Castle in the Desert

Castle in the Desert

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Crime   Mystery   Thriller
📜 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...
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1942-02-02
⌚ Running Time: 62 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.8

Beloved Cast

Sidney Toler original image
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler
Victor Sen Yung original image
Jimmy Chan
Victor Sen Yung
Lenita Lane original image
Lucy Borgia Manderley
Lenita Lane
Douglass Dumbrille original image
Paul Manderley
Douglass Dumbrille
Steven Geray original image
Dr. Retling
Steven Geray
Edmund MacDonald original image
Walter Hartford
Edmund MacDonald
Arleen Whelan original image
Brenda Hartford
Arleen Whelan
Ethel Griffies original image
Mme. Saturnia, aka Lizzie
Ethel Griffies
Henry Daniell original image
Watson King
Henry Daniell
Richard Derr original image
Carl Detheridge
Richard Derr
Lucien Littlefield original image
Prof. Gleason
Lucien Littlefield
Milton Parsons original image
Arthur Fletcher
Milton Parsons
George Chandler original image
The Bus Driver
George Chandler
Oliver Blake original image
The Hotel Manager
Oliver Blake
Eric Wilton original image
The Majordomo
Eric Wilton
Paul Kruger original image
(unconfirmed)
Paul Kruger
Tex Phelps original image
(scene deleted)
Tex Phelps

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