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City in Darkness (1939)

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

6.4/10 1h 15m Nov 15, 1939
Crime Thriller Mystery

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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Movie Details

Original Title City in Darkness
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

Sidney Toler
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Popularity: 0.5
Harold Huber
Harold Huber
Police Inspector Marcel Spivak
Popularity: 1.0
Pedro de Cordoba
Pedro de Cordoba
Antoine
Popularity: 0.2
Lynn Bari
Lynn Bari
Marie Dubon
Popularity: 0.3
Richard Clarke
Richard Clarke
Tony Madero
Popularity: 0.4
Dorothy Tree
Dorothy Tree
Charlotte Ronnell
Popularity: 0.5
Noel Madison
Noel Madison
Belescu
Popularity: 0.2
Leo G. Carroll
Leo G. Carroll
Louis Santelle
Popularity: 2.1
C. Henry Gordon
C. Henry Gordon
Prefect of Police J. Romaine
Popularity: 0.3
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Louis Mercier
Gentleman Max
Popularity: 0.3
George Davis
George Davis
Alex
Popularity: 2.4
Barbara Leonard
Barbara Leonard
Lola
Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Writer Robert Ellis
Director Herbert I. Leeds
Screenplay Helen Logan
Editor Harry Reynolds

Production

20th Century Fox
US

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Keywords

paris, france arms smuggling espionage murder burglary enemy agent cheap hotel forger eve of world war ii forged passport burglars comical sidekick charlie chan bumbling cop fugitive suspect gas masks bistro

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Nov 30, 2024

With war in Europe looming large, "Charlie" (Sidney Toler) is in Paris to celebrate with some of his colleagues from the previous conflagration when he finds himself embroiled in the mysterious killing of "Petroff" (Douglass Dumbrille). There are few clues, but those that there are seem to centre ar ... Read more

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Details
Release Date November 15, 1939
Runtime 1h 15m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
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