City in Darkness

City in Darkness

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..

US

Made in US

6.5/10

1939

Crime
Thriller
Mystery
20th Century Fox

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Cast

Sidney Toler

Sidney Toler

As Charlie Chan

Harold Huber

Harold Huber

As Police Inspector Marcel Spivak

Pedro de Cordoba

Pedro de Cordoba

As Antoine

Lynn Bari

Lynn Bari

As Marie Dubon

Richard Clarke

Richard Clarke

As Tony Madero

Dorothy Tree

Dorothy Tree

As Charlotte Ronnell

Noel Madison

Noel Madison

As Belescu

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

As Louis Santelle

C. Henry Gordon

C. Henry Gordon

As Prefect of Police J. Romaine

Louis Mercier

Louis Mercier

As Gentleman Max

George Davis

George Davis

As Alex

Barbara Leonard

Barbara Leonard

As Lola

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

As B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

As Hotel Proprietress

Harry Fleischmann

Harry Fleischmann

As Baptiste

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

As Pierre

Eugene Borden

Eugene Borden

As Gendarme

Frederick Vogeding

Frederick Vogeding

As Captain

André Cheron

André Cheron

As Man wearing a robe in the hallway

Ann Codee

Ann Codee

As Complainant at Police

Albert Conti

Albert Conti

As Travel Agency Manager

Gino Corrado

Gino Corrado

As Proprietor of Wine Cellar

Jean De Briac

Jean De Briac

As Puppeteer

Jean Del Val

Jean Del Val

As French Cabby

Fred Farrell

Fred Farrell

As Minor Role

Constant Franke

Constant Franke

As Officer

Arno Frey

Arno Frey

As Pilot

John George

John George

As Victor the Gypsy, gangland bistro patron (cameo extra)

Helen Giere

Helen Giere

As Minor Role

Paul Irving

Paul Irving

As Doctor

Jeanne Lafayette

Jeanne Lafayette

As French Girl

Michael Mark

Michael Mark

As Mechanic

Alphonse Martell

Alphonse Martell

As Gendarme

Alberto Morin

Alberto Morin

As Clerk

Nita Pike

Nita Pike

As Telephone Operator

Albert Pollet

Albert Pollet

As Cabby

Frank Puglia

Frank Puglia

As Gendarme at Steamship Office

Joseph Romantini

Joseph Romantini

As Gendarme

Rolfe Sedan

Rolfe Sedan

As Hotel Clerk

Tom Seidel

Tom Seidel

As Phillip

Lester Sharpe

Lester Sharpe

As Market Man

George Sorel

George Sorel

As Plainclothesman

Larry Steers

Larry Steers

As Man Leaving Paris

Jacques Vanaire

Jacques Vanaire

As Gendarme

Veola Vonn

Veola Vonn

As French Girl

Poppy Wilde

Poppy Wilde

As One of Petroff's Girlfriends

Marek Windheim

Marek Windheim

As Cabby

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