City in Darkness

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

Duration: 75 min
Release date: 1939-11-15
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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..

Crime Thriller Mystery

City in Darkness

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