Castle in the Desert
(1942)
Tagline
Starring
Sidney Toler Arleen Whelan Richard Derr Douglass Dumbrille Henry Daniell
Director
Genre
Running Time
62 minutes
Overview
Paul Manderley, eccentric historian, and his wife, descendant of the Borgias, live in an isolated castle-like mansion in the Mojave Desert. When a guest suddenly collapses, Charlie Chan is invited to stay. As the standard mystery-mansion props come into play, and all means of outside communication are sabotaged, it becomes evident that one of the inhabitants has access to poisons and is prepared to use them...
Released
2 February 1942
Budget
£0
Revenue
£0
Language
English
Studio
Country of Origin
United States of America
Cast
| Sidney Toler | ... | Charlie Chan |
| Arleen Whelan | ... | Brenda Hartford |
| Richard Derr | ... | Carl Detheridge |
| Douglass Dumbrille | ... | Paul Manderley |
| Henry Daniell | ... | Watson King |
| Edmund MacDonald | ... | Walter Hartford |
| Victor Sen Yung | ... | Jimmy Chan |
| Lenita Lane | ... | Lucrezia 'Lucy' Manderley |
| Ethel Griffies | ... | Mme. Lily Saturnia |
| Milton Parsons | ... | Arthur Fletcher |
| Steven Geray | ... | Dr. Retling |
| Lucien Littlefield | ... | Prof. Gleason |
Crew
| Harry Lachman | ... | Director |