Film
City in Darkness
1939 · 1h 15m · Crime · Thriller · Mystery
PARIS! BLACKOUT!...but there's no blackout for crime...and the great detective is commandeered!
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Overview
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..
Cast
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Harold Huber
Police Inspector Marcel Spivak
Pedro de Cordoba
Antoine
Lynn Bari
Marie Dubon
Richard Clarke
Tony Madero
Dorothy Tree
Charlotte Ronnell
Noel Madison
Belescu
Leo G. Carroll
Louis Santelle
C. Henry Gordon
Prefect of Police J. Romaine
Louis Mercier
Gentleman Max
George Davis
Alex
Barbara Leonard
Lola
Douglass Dumbrille
B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Hotel Proprietress
Harry Fleischmann
Baptiste
Lon Chaney Jr.
Pierre
Crew
- Herbert I. LeedsDirector
- Helen LoganScreenplay
- Robert EllisWriter
- Virgil MillerDirector of Photography
- Harry ReynoldsEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 15, 1939
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller, Mystery
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