Castle in the Desert

1942
A
1h 2m

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Douglass Dumbrille, Lenita Lane, and Sidney Toler in Castle in the Desert (1942)

Charlie Chan investigates apparent poisonings at a mystery mansion in the Mojave Desert.Charlie Chan investigates apparent poisonings at a mystery mansion in the Mojave Desert.Charlie Chan investigates apparent poisonings at a mystery mansion in the Mojave Desert.

Director
- Harry Lachman
Writers
- John Francis Larkin
- Earl Derr Biggers
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7.0/10

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Director
- Harry Lachman
Writers
- John Francis Larkin
- Earl Derr Biggers
Stars

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Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Arleen Whelan

Brenda Hartford

Richard Derr

Carl Detheridge

Douglass Dumbrille

Paul Manderley
(as Douglas Dumbrille)

Henry Daniell

Watson King

Edmund MacDonald

Walter Hartford

Victor Sen Yung

Jimmy Chan
(as Sen Yung)

Lenita Lane

Lucy Manderley

Ethel Griffies

Madame Saturnia

Milton Parsons

Arthur Fletcher

Steven Geray

Dr. Retling
(as Steve Geray)

Lucien Littlefield

Gleason

Oliver Blake

Wigley - Hotel Owner
(uncredited)

George Chandler

Bus Driver
(uncredited)

Paul Kruger

Bodyguard
(uncredited)

Tex Phelps

Prospector
(uncredited)

Eric Wilton

Wilson
(uncredited)

Director
- Harry Lachman
Writers
- John Francis Larkin
- Earl Derr Biggers
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User reviews38

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My opinion is this is one of the best in the Chan series. It has a good story that is written well. The cast is great with some wonderful character actors. I think the production quality is a little better than other Chan films. One thing that stands out are lighting and camera angles. They create an ambiance of suspense.

logan2445
Apr 21, 2000
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Trivia
This was the last Charlie Chan movie produced by 20th Century Fox Studios, because America's entry into World War II in December 1941, shortly after this movie was filmed, made the studio cut back on film productions for the war effort.

Goofs
Paul Manderley, supposedly an expert on the Italian Rennaissance, mispronounces Cesare Borgia's first name, making it sound like Caesar as in Julius Caesar.