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City in Darkness (1939)

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

Genre : Crime, Thriller, Mystery

Runtime : 1H 15M

Director : Herbert I. Leeds
Writer : Helen Logan

Synopsis

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..

Actors

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

Crews

Herbert I. Leeds
Herbert I. Leeds
Director
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
Virgil Miller
Virgil Miller
Director of Photography
Harry Reynolds
Harry Reynolds
Editor
Lewis H. Creber
Lewis H. Creber
Art Direction
Richard Day
Richard Day
Art Direction
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Herschel McCoy
Herschel McCoy
Costume Design

Posters and backgrounds

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