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Castle in the Desert( 1942)

TV-MACrimeMysteryThriller
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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...

    Top Billed Cast

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      Sidney Toler

      Charlie Chan

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      Victor Sen Yung

      Jimmy Chan

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      Lenita Lane

      Lucy Borgia Manderley

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      Douglass Dumbrille

      Paul Manderley

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      Steven Geray

      Dr. Retling

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      Edmund MacDonald

      Walter Hartford

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      Arleen Whelan

      Brenda Hartford

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      Ethel Griffies

      Mme. Saturnia, aka Lizzie

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      Henry Daniell

      Watson King

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      Richard Derr

      Carl Detheridge

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      Lucien Littlefield

      Prof. Gleason

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      Milton Parsons

      Arthur Fletcher

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      George Chandler

      The Bus Driver

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      Oliver Blake

      The Hotel Manager

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      Eric Wilton

      The Majordomo

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      Paul Kruger

      (unconfirmed)

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      Tex Phelps

      (scene deleted)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jun 26 2022
    I have to say that I rather enjoyed this - but boy, is it a far-fetched affair! This time "Charlie Chan" (an on-form Sidney Toler) and No. 2 son "Jimmy" are invited to a remote castle in the Mojave desert tp investigate some strange goings on. What adds to the mystery is that the owner of this spookily lit house - "Manderley" (the man that is, not the house) wears a partial mask to cover an huge scar obtained in an accident and his wife "Lucy" (Lenita Lane) is a distant descendant of the infamous Borgia family. What ensues plays all the best cards from a mansion house game of "Cluedo" with some...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • sequel
    • private detective
    • charlie chan