Castle in the Desert (1942)
$25.00
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…
- Description
- Additional information
- Trailers & Videos
- Disclaimer
- Processing & Shipping
Description
Plot:
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…
Tagline: Triple murder on a luxury line…Chan's best friend a victim!
Genres: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Original Title: Castle in the Desert
Spoken Language(s): English
Belongs to Collection: Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection
Rating: 7.1
Vote Count: 7
Status: Released
Release Date: February 2, 1942
Primary Year: 1942
IMDB Link: tt0034586
Runtime: 62min | 1h 02min
Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Alternative Titles: Charlie Chan in Castle in the Desert
- Sidney Toler – Charlie Chan
- Arleen Whelan – Brenda Hartford
- Richard Derr – Carl Detheridge
- Douglass Dumbrille – Paul Manderley
- Henry Daniell – Watson King
- Edmund MacDonald – Walter Hartford
- Victor Sen Yung – Jimmy Chan
- Lenita Lane – Lucrezia ‘Lucy’ Manderley
- Ethel Griffies – Mme. Lily Saturnia
- Milton Parsons – Arthur Fletcher
- English – US
- German – DE
Additional information
| Weight | 0.12 kg |
|---|---|
| Warehouse | |
| Print Quality | |
| Language | |
| No of Discs | |
| Media Type |
No trailers available for this title.
Product Availability
Please note that a product being listed on our website does not necessarily mean it is in stock and readily available for order. Our catalog is built as a reference for our customers, while we do our best to sync our in-stock items on our website. The items that are not released yet, or not out on DVD / Blu-ray are indeed unavailable, and that is what we would tell our customers if the requests ever come in.
Our aim is to build a comprehensive listing of movies and TV shows available to date.
Since, we do not take payments online at this time, there is 0% risk in placing order for movies you like on our website. Our representative will get in touch with the customer with the availability of the items when an order is placed.
Notice and Takedown policy
As a professional and reputable online store, DVD Planet Store is fully committed to the twin issues of copyright and trademarks. Please read our notice and takedown policy by clicking here.
Best Effort Policy
Should an item be unavailable, we would inform you if it was possible to provide an on-Demand DVD-R version of the requested item, but we offer no guarantees. Many DVD stores now offer MOD service, and so do we to keep a competitive edge. We would not make any profit out of such sale. The price of the items would only cover the operational / raw material / shipping costs; and would be sold for personal use only.
Processing
Our processing time is 1-2 days for in-stock items for domestic orders. For MOD requests, processing time could be up to 1 week on average. We do our best to fulfill orders as quickly as we can.
Please contact us for any inquiries.
