City in Darkness (1939)
15/11/1939
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
1h 15m
- 64% (17 votes)
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PARIS! BLACKOUT!...but there's no blackout for crime...and the great detective is commandeered!
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..
- Herbert I. LeedsDirector
- Robert EllisWriter
- Helen LoganScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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
Top Billed 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
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