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19421h 2mEnglish

Castle in the Desert

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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...

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DirectorHarry Lachman

Keywords

sequelprivate detectivecastle in the desert

Cast

Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan

Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan

Victor Sen Yung

Jimmy Chan

Lenita Lane as Lucy Borgia Manderley

Lenita Lane

Lucy Borgia Manderley

Douglass Dumbrille as Paul Manderley

Douglass Dumbrille

Paul Manderley

Steven Geray as Dr. Retling

Steven Geray

Dr. Retling

Edmund MacDonald as Walter Hartford

Edmund MacDonald

Walter Hartford

Arleen Whelan as Brenda Hartford

Arleen Whelan

Brenda Hartford

Ethel Griffies as Mme. Saturnia, aka Lizzie

Ethel Griffies

Mme. Saturnia, aka Lizzie

Henry Daniell as Watson King

Henry Daniell

Watson King

Richard Derr as Carl Detheridge

Richard Derr

Carl Detheridge