Castle in the Desert

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...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 2, 1942

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

20th Century Fox

Cast

Oliver Blake,Victor Sen Yung,Eric Wilton,Henry Daniell,Lenita Lane,Lucien Littlefield,George Chandler,Sidney Toler,Edmund MacDonald,Paul Krugerand 7 more

Director

Harry Lachman

Writer

Earl Derr Biggers,John Francis Larkin

Producer

Ralph Dietrich

Cinematography

Virgil Miller

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0034586