City in Darkness
6.5
“PARIS! BLACKOUT!...but there's no blackout for crime...and the great detective is commandeered!”
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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Part of Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection
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Cast
47 people
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Known for
Our Relations
Blonde Venus
Harold Huber
Police Inspector Marcel Spivak
Known for
The Thin Man
San Francisco
Pedro de Cordoba
Antoine
Known for
Saboteur
The Ghost Breakers
Lynn Bari
Marie Dubon
Known for
Shock
The Amazing Mr. X
Richard Clarke
Tony Madero
Also in
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
The Masked Marvel
Dorothy Tree
Charlotte Ronnell
Known for
The Asphalt Jungle
The Men
Noel Madison
Belescu
Known for
Our Relations
'G' Men
Leo G. Carroll
Louis Santelle
Known for
North by Northwest
Strangers on a Train
C. Henry Gordon
Prefect of Police J. Romaine
Known for
Scarface
Mata Hari
Louis Mercier
Gentleman Max
Known for
Sahara
Attack
George Davis
Alex
Known for
The Circus
History Is Made at Night
Barbara Leonard
Lola
Known for
One Hour with You
Herbert I. Leeds Director · Helen Logan Screenplay Robert Ellis Writer
United States release November 15, 1939 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Italian
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · November 15, 1939
Theatrical
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