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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!
Nov 15, 1939 1h 15m
6.4
16 votes

Synopsis

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..

Title City in Darkness
Companies 20th Century Fox
Countries United States of America
Keywords paris, france, arms smuggling, espionage, murder, burglary, enemy agent, cheap hotel, forger, eve of world war ii, forged passport, burglars, comical sidekick, charlie chan, bumbling cop, fugitive suspect, gas masks, bistro
Sidney Toler

Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan
Harold Huber

Harold Huber

Police Inspector Marcel Spivak
Lynn Bari

Lynn Bari

Marie Dubon
Dorothy Tree

Dorothy Tree

Charlotte Ronnell
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
Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Hotel Proprietress
André Cheron

André Cheron

Man wearing a robe in the hallway
Ann Codee

Ann Codee

Complainant at Police
Albert Conti

Albert Conti

Travel Agency Manager
Gino Corrado

Gino Corrado

Proprietor of Wine Cellar
Jean Del Val

Jean Del Val

French Cabby
Fred Farrell

Fred Farrell

Minor Role
John George

John George

Victor the Gypsy, gangland bistro patron (cameo extra)
Helen Giere

Helen Giere

Minor Role
Nita Pike

Nita Pike

Telephone Operator
Frank Puglia

Frank Puglia

Gendarme at Steamship Office
Rolfe Sedan

Rolfe Sedan

Hotel Clerk
George Sorel

George Sorel

Plainclothesman
Larry Steers

Larry Steers

Man Leaving Paris
Veola Vonn

Veola Vonn

French Girl
Poppy Wilde

Poppy Wilde

One of Petroff's Girlfriends