City in Darkness (1939)
City in Darkness (1939)
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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 & Crew.

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

George Davis
Alex

Barbara Leonard
Lola

Douglass Dumbrille
B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Hotel Proprietress

Harry Fleischmann
Baptiste

Lon Chaney Jr.
Pierre

Eugene Borden
Gendarme

Frederick Vogeding
Captain

André Cheron
Man wearing a robe in the hallway

Ann Codee
Complainant at Police

Albert Conti
Travel Agency Manager

Gino Corrado
Proprietor of Wine Cellar

Jean De Briac
Puppeteer

Jean Del Val
French Cabby

Fred Farrell
Minor Role

Constant Franke
Officer

Arno Frey
Pilot

John George
Victor the Gypsy, gangland bistro patron (cameo extra)

Helen Giere
Minor Role

Paul Irving
Doctor

Jeanne Lafayette
French Girl

Michael Mark
Mechanic

Alphonse Martell
Gendarme

Alberto Morin
Clerk

Nita Pike
Telephone Operator

Albert Pollet
Cabby

Frank Puglia
Gendarme at Steamship Office

Joseph Romantini
Gendarme

Rolfe Sedan
Hotel Clerk

Tom Seidel
Phillip

Lester Sharpe
Market Man

George Sorel
Plainclothesman

Larry Steers
Man Leaving Paris

Jacques Vanaire
Gendarme

Veola Vonn
French Girl

Poppy Wilde
One of Petroff's Girlfriends

Marek Windheim
Cabby

Robert Ellis
Writer
Media.


Details.
Release DateNovember 15, 1939
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 15m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
spying
charlie chan
paris france
arms smuggling
murder
burglary
enemy agent
cheap hotel
forger
eve of world war ii
forged passport
burglars
comical sidekick
bumbling cop
fugitive suspect
gas masks
bistro
Wiki.
City in Darkness, also known as Charlie Chan in City in Darkness is a 1939 American drama film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Sidney Toler, Lynn Bari, and Richard Clark. It is one of the films in the Charlie Chan film series, the fourth starring Toler, and was released on December 1, 1939.
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