Castle in the Desert
Encyclopedia
Castle in the Desert is a 1942 film featuring the Asian detective Charlie Chan
. It was the eleventh film to feature Sidney Toler
as the title character, and the last made by 20th Century Fox
. The series continued with Toler, though under much reduced circumstances, at Monogram Pictures
.
. Naturally, someone gets killed.
Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan is a fictional Chinese-American detective created by Earl Derr Biggers in 1919. Loosely based on Honolulu detective Chang Apana, Biggers conceived of the benevolent and heroic Chan as an alternative to Yellow Peril stereotypes, such as villains like Fu Manchu...
. It was the eleventh film to feature Sidney Toler
Sidney Toler
Sidney Hooper Toler was an American actor, playwright, and theatre director. Of primarily Scottish ancestry, he was the second non-Asian actor to play the role of Charlie Chan.-Early life and career:...
as the title character, and the last made by 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
. The series continued with Toler, though under much reduced circumstances, at Monogram Pictures
Monogram Pictures
Monogram Pictures Corporation is a Hollywood studio that produced and released films, most on low budgets, between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram is considered a leader among the smaller studios sometimes referred to...
.
Plot
Eccentric descendant of the Borgias lives in a castle in the middle of the Mojave DesertMojave Desert
The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...
. Naturally, someone gets killed.
Cast
- Sidney TolerSidney TolerSidney Hooper Toler was an American actor, playwright, and theatre director. Of primarily Scottish ancestry, he was the second non-Asian actor to play the role of Charlie Chan.-Early life and career:...
as Charlie ChanCharlie ChanCharlie Chan is a fictional Chinese-American detective created by Earl Derr Biggers in 1919. Loosely based on Honolulu detective Chang Apana, Biggers conceived of the benevolent and heroic Chan as an alternative to Yellow Peril stereotypes, such as villains like Fu Manchu... - Victor Sen YungVictor Sen YungVictor Sen Yung was an American character actor. He was given billing under a variety of names, including Sen Yung, Sen Young, Victor Sen Young, and Victor Young.- Career :...
as Jimmy Chan - Arleen WhelanArleen WhelanArleen Whelan was an American film actress. She appeared in 25 films between 1937 and 1957.-Selected filmography:* Ramrod *That Wonderful Urge * The Sun Shines Bright -External links:...
as Brenda Hartford - Richard DerrRichard DerrRichard Derr was an American film and television actor.-Selected filmography:*Sex Hygiene *Joan of Arc *When Worlds Collide *Something to Live For *The Invisible Avenger...
as Carl Detheridge - Douglass DumbrilleDouglass DumbrilleDouglass Dumbrille was a Canadian actor and one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood.-Life and career:...
as Paul Manderley - Henry DaniellHenry DaniellHenry Daniell was an English actor, best known for his villainous movie roles, but who had a long and prestigious career on stage as well as in films....
as Watson King - Edmund MacDonald as Walter Hartford
- Lenita Lane as Lucrezia 'Lucy' Manderley
- Ethel GriffiesEthel GriffiesEthel Griffies was an English actress of stage, screen, and television....
as Lily, Mme. Saturnia