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City in Darkness
Release Date: November 15, 1939
| Year | : | 1939 |
| Slogan | : | «PARIS! BLACKOUT!...but there's no blackout for crime...and the great detective is commandeered!» |
| Genres | : | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery |
| Production Companies | : | 20th Century Fox |
| Director | : | Herbert I. Leeds |
| Producers | : | |
| Writers | : | Robert Ellis, Ladislas Fodor, Gina Kaus, Helen Logan, Earl Derr Biggers |
| RunTime | : | 75 mins. |
Chan goes to Paris for a reunion with friends from World War I. There he investigates the murder of a munitions manufacturer who was supplying arms to the enemy. At the end Charlie preaches to us about the dangers of peace conferences.
Main Actors
Sidney Toler
Character : Charlie Chan
Lynn Bari
Character : Marie Dubon
Richard Clarke
Character : Tony Madero (as Richard Clark)
Harold Huber
Character : Police Inspector Marcel Spivak
Pedro de Cordoba
Character : Antoine
Dorothy Tree
Character : Charlotte Ronnell
C. Henry Gordon
Character : Prefect of Police J. Romaine
Douglass Dumbrille
Character : B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Noel Madison
Character : Belescu
Leo G. Carroll
Character : Louis Santelle
Lon Chaney Jr.
Character : Pierre
Louis Mercier
Character : Gentleman Max
George Davis
Character : Alex
Barbara Leonard
Character : Lola
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Character : Hotel Proprietress
Frederick Vogeding
Character : Captain
Eugene Borden
Character : Gendarme
André Cheron
Character : Man wearing a robe in the hallway
Ann Codee
Character : Complainant at Police
Albert Conti
Character : Travel Agency Manager
Gino Corrado
Character : Proprietor of Wine Cellar
Jean De Briac
Character : Puppeteer
Jean Del Val
Character : French Cabby
Fred Farrell
Character : Minor Role
Harry Fleischmann
Character : Baptiste
Constant Franke
Character : Officer
Arno Frey
Character : Pilot
John George
Character : Victor At Gangland Bistro (uncredited)
Helen Giere
Character : Minor Role
Paul Irving
Character : Doctor
Jeanne Lafayette
Character : French Girl
Michael Mark
Character : Mechanic
Alphonse Martell
Character : Gendarme
Alberto Morin
Character : Clerk
Nita Pike
Character : Telephone Operator
Albert Pollet
Character : Cabby
Frank Puglia
Character : Gendarme at Steamship Office
Joseph Romantini
Character : Gendarme
Rolfe Sedan
Character : Hotel Clerk
Tom Seidel
Character : Phillip
Lester Sharpe
Character : Market Man
George Sorel
Character : Plainclothesman
Larry Steers
Character : Man Leaving Paris
Jacques Vanaire
Character : Gendarme
Veola Vonn
Character : French Girl
Poppy Wilde
Character : One of Petroff's Girlfriends
Marek Windheim
Character : Cabby
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