Castle in the Desert (1942)

Castle in the Desert (1942)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1942-02-02 United States of America 62 Min. PG-13
6.8 15 votes
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...

Cast

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