City in Darkness

City in Darkness (1939)

Released: 1939-11-15 Duration: 1hr 15min
Rating 6.4
PARIS! BLACKOUT!...but there's no blackout for crime...and the great detective is commandeered!

Overview

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..

Production Companies

20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 3.775

Directed By

Herbert I. Leeds

Crew

Writer
Robert Ellis
Screenplay
Helen Logan
Theatre Play
Gina Kaus
Theatre Play
Ladislas Fodor
Characters
Earl Derr Biggers
Director of Photography
Virgil Miller
Art Direction
Lewis H. Creber
Art Direction
Richard Day
Set Decoration
Thomas Little
Costume Design
Herschel McCoy

TOP CAST

Sidney Toler
Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Harold Huber
Harold Huber

Police Inspector Marcel Spivak

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

Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille

B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Hotel Proprietress

Eugene Borden
Eugene Borden

Gendarme

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

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

Nita Pike
Nita Pike

Telephone Operator

Frank Puglia
Frank Puglia

Gendarme at Steamship Office

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

Veola Vonn
Veola Vonn

French Girl

Poppy Wilde
Poppy Wilde

One of Petroff's Girlfriends

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