City in Darkness

City in Darkness

PARIS! BLACKOUT!...but there's no blackout for crime...and the great detective is commandeered!

1939 en 75 minutes

Rating: 6.4

Plot

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..

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Cast

Sidney Toler

Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Harold Huber

Harold Huber

Police Inspector Marcel Spivak

Pedro de Cordoba

Pedro de Cordoba

Antoine

Lynn Bari

Lynn Bari

Marie Dubon

Richard Clarke

Richard Clarke

Tony Madero

Dorothy Tree

Dorothy Tree

Charlotte Ronnell

Noel Madison

Noel Madison

Belescu

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

George Davis

George Davis

Alex

Barbara Leonard

Barbara Leonard

Lola

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Hotel Proprietress

Harry Fleischmann

Harry Fleischmann

Baptiste

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Pierre

Eugene Borden

Eugene Borden

Gendarme

Frederick Vogeding

Frederick Vogeding

Captain

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 De Briac

Jean De Briac

Puppeteer

Jean Del Val

Jean Del Val

French Cabby

Fred Farrell

Fred Farrell

Minor Role

Constant Franke

Constant Franke

Officer

Arno Frey

Arno Frey

Pilot

John George

John George

Victor the Gypsy, gangland bistro patron (cameo extra)

Helen Giere

Helen Giere

Minor Role

Paul Irving

Paul Irving

Doctor

Jeanne Lafayette

Jeanne Lafayette

French Girl

Michael Mark

Michael Mark

Mechanic

Alphonse Martell

Alphonse Martell

Gendarme

Alberto Morin

Alberto Morin

Clerk

Nita Pike

Nita Pike

Telephone Operator

Albert Pollet

Albert Pollet

Cabby

Frank Puglia

Frank Puglia

Gendarme at Steamship Office

Joseph Romantini

Joseph Romantini

Gendarme

Rolfe Sedan

Rolfe Sedan

Hotel Clerk

Tom Seidel

Tom Seidel

Phillip

Lester Sharpe

Lester Sharpe

Market Man

George Sorel

George Sorel

Plainclothesman

Larry Steers

Larry Steers

Man Leaving Paris

Jacques Vanaire

Jacques Vanaire

Gendarme

Veola Vonn

Veola Vonn

French Girl

Poppy Wilde

Poppy Wilde

One of Petroff's Girlfriends

Marek Windheim

Marek Windheim

Cabby

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