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City in Darkness 1939 Directed by Herbert I. Leeds

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..

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Italian
Gneres Crime , Mystery , Thriller
Production Company 20th Century Fox
Release Date 15 November 1939
75 mins
Cast
Sidney Toler Charlie Chan
Harold Huber Police Inspector Marcel Spivak
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
Douglass Dumbrille B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Adrienne D'Ambricourt Hotel Proprietress
Eugene Borden Gendarme
André Cheron Man wearing a robe in the hallway
Ann Codee Complainant at Police
Albert Conti Travel Agency Manager
Gino Corrado Proprietor of Wine Cellar
Jean De Briac Puppeteer
Jean Del Val French Cabby
Fred Farrell Minor Role
Arno Frey Pilot
John George Victor the Gypsy, gangland bistro patron (cameo extra)
Helen Giere Minor Role
Paul Irving Doctor
Jeanne Lafayette French Girl
Michael Mark Mechanic
Nita Pike Telephone Operator
Frank Puglia Gendarme at Steamship Office
Rolfe Sedan Hotel Clerk
Tom Seidel Phillip
Lester Sharpe Market Man
George Sorel Plainclothesman
Larry Steers Man Leaving Paris
Veola Vonn French Girl
Poppy Wilde One of Petroff's Girlfriends