Castle in the Desert

Year: 1942

Runtime: 62 mins

Language: English

Director: Harry Lachman

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Charlie Chan, accompanied by his son Jimmy on a brief Army leave, answers a plea for assistance at an isolated desert castle owned by a reclusive historian and his wife, a Lucrezia Borgia descendant. Upon arrival the summons is dismissed, yet a murder has already occurred, the remaining guests are hostile, and the Borgia‑linked host is suspect.

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