Movie·1939·1h 15m
City in Darkness
PARIS! BLACKOUT!...but there's no blackout for crime...and the great detective is commandeered!
Directed By
Herbert I. Leeds
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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..
Written By
Robert Ellis, Helen Logan
Cinematography
Virgil Miller
Editor
Harry Reynolds
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
18 votes
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// cast
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
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
// crew
Crew
Robert Ellis
Writer
Herbert I. Leeds
Director
Virgil Miller
Director of Photography
Helen Logan
Screenplay
Harry Reynolds
Editor
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