City in Darkness (1939)
City in Darkness (1939)
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..

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Cast

Sidney Toler Sidney Toler As: Charlie Chan
Harold Huber Harold Huber As: Police Inspector Marcel Spivak
Pedro de Cordoba Pedro de Cordoba As: Antoine
Lynn Bari Lynn Bari As: Marie Dubon
Richard Clarke Richard Clarke As: Tony Madero
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Storyline

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..


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

Details

Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery

Language: English, Italiano

Release Date: 15 November 1939

Country: US

Runtime: 75m

Film Collections

Company Credits

Company: 20th Century Fox

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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

Directed By

Writing Credits

Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis

Writer

Helen Logan

Helen Logan

Screenplay

Gina Kaus

Gina Kaus

Theatre Play

Ladislas Fodor

Ladislas Fodor

Theatre Play

Earl Derr Biggers

Earl Derr Biggers

Characters

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Herschel McCoy

Herschel McCoy

Costume Design

Sound

Not currently known.

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Virgil Miller

Virgil Miller

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Lewis H. Creber

Lewis H. Creber

Art Direction

Richard Day

Richard Day

Art Direction

Thomas Little

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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