Castle In The Desert (1942)
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68% of users liked it
(64 ratings)
This final entry in 20th Century-Fox's "Charlie Chan" series is set in a huge mansion, smack-dab in the middle of the Mojave desert. When snoopy weekend guest Professor Gleason (Lucien Littlefield) is murdered, every member of the household falls under suspicion-none more so than Mr.… More This final entry in 20th Century-Fox's "Charlie Chan" series is set in a huge mansion, smack-dab in the middle of the Mojave desert. When snoopy weekend guest Professor Gleason (Lucien Littlefield) is murdered, every member of the household falls under suspicion-none more so than Mr. Manderly (Douglass Dumbrille), the surly and highly secretive master of the household. Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) and number two son Jimmy (Sen Yung) stumble into this nest of vipers and quickly get to work trying to unravel the mystery, which involves a collection of priceless artifacts and an old-fashioned torture chamber. An excellent series entry, Castle in the Desert would have been a worthy screen finale for the inscrutable Mr. Chan; alas, the character would be revived two years later in a much inferior series at Monogram. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Harry Lachman
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1942 Wide
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
The last of the Fox Charlie Chan films and a decent farewell to the long running series it is.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The film has many plot twists and the usual Chan setup for the mystery story to unfold.
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Cast
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Sidney Toler
as Charlie Chan
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Arleen Whelan
as Brenda Hartford
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Richard Derr
as Carl Detheridge
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Douglas Dumbrille
as Manderley
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Henry Daniell
as Watson King
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Edmund MacDonald
as Walter Hartford
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Lenita Lane
as Lucretia Manderley
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Ethel Griffies
as Mme. Saturnia
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Milton Parsons
as Fletcher
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Steven Geray
as Dr. Retling
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Lucien Littlefield
as Prof. Gleason
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Oliver Blake
as Wigley Hotel Manager
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George Chandler
as Bus driver
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Paul Kruger
as Bodyguard
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Victor Sen Yung
as Jimmy Chan
