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City in Darkness

City in Darkness

# PARIS! BLACKOUT!...but there's no blackout for crime...and the great detective is commandeered!
Crime   Thriller   Mystery
📜 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..
🌏 Languages Available: English , Italian
📆 Date Released: 1939-11-15
⌚ Running Time: 75 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.4

Beloved Cast

Sidney Toler original image
Charlie Chan
Sidney Toler
Harold Huber original image
Police Inspector Marcel Spivak
Harold Huber
Pedro de Cordoba original image
Antoine
Pedro de Cordoba
Lynn Bari original image
Marie Dubon
Lynn Bari
Richard Clarke original image
Tony Madero
Richard Clarke
Dorothy Tree original image
Charlotte Ronnell
Dorothy Tree
Noel Madison original image
Belescu
Noel Madison
Leo G. Carroll original image
Louis Santelle
Leo G. Carroll
C. Henry Gordon original image
Prefect of Police J. Romaine
C. Henry Gordon
Louis Mercier original image
Gentleman Max
Louis Mercier
George Davis original image
Alex
George Davis
Barbara Leonard original image
Lola
Barbara Leonard
Douglass Dumbrille original image
B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Douglass Dumbrille
Adrienne D'Ambricourt original image
Hotel Proprietress
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Harry Fleischmann original image
Baptiste
Harry Fleischmann
Lon Chaney Jr. original image
Pierre
Lon Chaney Jr.
Eugene Borden original image
Gendarme
Eugene Borden
Frederick Vogeding original image
Captain
Frederick Vogeding
André Cheron original image
Man wearing a robe in the hallway
André Cheron
Ann Codee original image
Complainant at Police
Ann Codee
Albert Conti original image
Travel Agency Manager
Albert Conti
Gino Corrado original image
Proprietor of Wine Cellar
Gino Corrado
Jean De Briac original image
Puppeteer
Jean De Briac
Jean Del Val original image
French Cabby
Jean Del Val
Fred Farrell original image
Minor Role
Fred Farrell
Constant Franke original image
Officer
Constant Franke
Arno Frey original image
Pilot
Arno Frey
John George original image
Victor the Gypsy, gangland bistro patron (cameo extra)
John George
Helen Giere original image
Minor Role
Helen Giere
Paul Irving original image
Doctor
Paul Irving
Jeanne Lafayette original image
French Girl
Jeanne Lafayette
Michael Mark original image
Mechanic
Michael Mark
Alphonse Martell original image
Gendarme
Alphonse Martell
Alberto Morin original image
Clerk
Alberto Morin
Nita Pike original image
Telephone Operator
Nita Pike
Albert Pollet original image
Cabby
Albert Pollet
Frank Puglia original image
Gendarme at Steamship Office
Frank Puglia
Joseph Romantini original image
Gendarme
Joseph Romantini
Rolfe Sedan original image
Hotel Clerk
Rolfe Sedan
Tom Seidel original image
Phillip
Tom Seidel
Lester Sharpe original image
Market Man
Lester Sharpe
George Sorel original image
Plainclothesman
George Sorel
Larry Steers original image
Man Leaving Paris
Larry Steers
Jacques Vanaire original image
Gendarme
Jacques Vanaire
Veola Vonn original image
French Girl
Veola Vonn
Poppy Wilde original image
One of Petroff's Girlfriends
Poppy Wilde
Marek Windheim original image
Cabby
Marek Windheim

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