Castle in the Desert

Castle in the Desert (1942)

Approved 27 Feb 1942 • Mystery • 1h 2m

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...

Harry Lachman
Director
John Francis Larkin, Earl Derr Biggers
Writer
Sidney Toler, Arleen Whelan, Richard Derr
Starring

Language: English
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Country: United States
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7.0

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