Castle in the Desert
1942 · 62 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 1,498 VOTES · DIR. Harry Lachman
Overview
Charlie Chan, with son Jimmy on a week's pass from the Army, takes up a request for help at a castle-home, miles from anywhere in the American desert south-west and inhabited by an eccentric, reclusive historian and his wife, a descendant of Lucrezia Borgia. Once there, he finds the request's legitimacy denied by all who are present, but still necessary as one houseguest has already been murdered, the other guests are at each other's throat, and the Borgia-related chatelain is suspected...
Dialogue Timeline — 871 lines
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00:02:04 Professor Gleason.
00:04:01 Why, Professor. There's nothing to forgive.
00:06:18 I'm afraid it has to be reported to the police.
00:08:18 "This note bearing my crest will identify you to my chauffeur.
00:10:37 Thank you so much, but I'm expecting castle car conveyance at noon.
00:12:55 You're the new cook or houseboy?
00:16:57 Now, Mr. Chan, be frank with me. Tell me why you came here.
00:18:45 He suffers from anxiety neurosis.
00:20:50 - What a silly thing to do. - Well, if it's missing, find it.
00:22:41 By the way, Lucy, I'm anxious to meet your husband too.
00:25:06 - Fourteenth century. - Yes.
00:26:44 and satisfy myself that Professor Gleason didn't die in this house...
00:30:43 - We'll have to notify the police. - Impossible.
00:32:59 But that's not a poison.
00:35:48 you are familiar with root of tagara weed?
00:38:08 Thank you. I'm sure it won't go unappreciated.
00:41:08 Wh-What do you mean?
00:44:49 Say, Pop, you haven't been drinking, have you?
00:46:57 Why would they do such an awful thing?
00:49:23 That fellow with the bow and arrow- I'm not taking any chances.
00:53:22 If nobody knows you're down here, you're safe. Isn't he?
00:56:49 Mr. Chan, how great is our danger?
00:59:09 Arrow of death could not have been fired from crossbow...
01:01:42 Water. Water.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed871
Dialogue density14.0 lines / min
First line00:02:04
Final line01:01:42
Production Record
DirectorHarry Lachman
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,498