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City in Darkness

City in Darkness
★ 6.6/10•1939•1h 15m•NR•Crime•Thriller•Mystery

PARIS! BLACKOUT!...but there's no blackout for crime...and the great detective is commandeered!

Chan, in Paris for a reunion with friends from World War I, becomes involved in investigating the murder of a munitions manufacturer who was supplying arms to the enemy, even as the rising clouds of World War II force the city into nightly blackout status..

Herbert I. Leeds · Director

Robert Ellis · Writer

Helen Logan · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 15m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 15, 1939

Actors

Sidney Toler

Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Harold Huber

Harold Huber

Police Inspector Marcel Spivak

Pedro de Cordoba

Pedro de Cordoba

Antoine

Lynn Bari

Lynn Bari

Marie Dubon

Richard Clarke

Richard Clarke

Tony Madero

Dorothy Tree

Dorothy Tree

Charlotte Ronnell

Noel Madison

Noel Madison

Belescu

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

Louis Santelle

C. Henry Gordon

C. Henry Gordon

Prefect of Police J. Romaine

Louis Mercier

Louis Mercier

Gentleman Max

George Davis

George Davis

Alex

Barbara Leonard

Barbara Leonard

Lola

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Hotel Proprietress

Harry Fleischmann

Baptiste

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Pierre

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