City in Darkness (1939)

11/15/1939 (US) • 1h 15m

Crime, Thriller, Mystery

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..

Top Billed Cast

Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Harold Huber

Police Inspector Marcel Spivak

Pedro de Cordoba

Antoine

Lynn Bari

Marie Dubon

Richard Clarke

Tony Madero

Dorothy Tree

Charlotte Ronnell

Noel Madison

Belescu

Leo G. Carroll

Louis Santelle

C. Henry Gordon

Prefect of Police J. Romaine

View More

collection-back

Part of the Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection

Includes Charlie Chan in Honolulu, Charlie Chan in Reno, Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

View The Collection

Recommendations

Dark Alibi

61%

Jurassic Fight Club - Cannibal Dinosaur Claymation

69%

John

73%

Change

100%

Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow

71%

And in the Morning They Woke Up

57%

Fight Club

65%

Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again

77%

Fight Club (Russian version)

78%

I delitti del BarLume - La loggia del cinghiale

69%

Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus

53%

Niger-Norway

70%

We Are the Champions

66%

The Mix-up

90%

Fight Club: Members Only

64%

Decoder

62%

Mic & Me

100%

To Each His Hell

60%

Slash-O-Lantern Part II

67%

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

paris, france

arms smuggling

espionage

murder

burglary

enemy agent

cheap hotel

forger

eve of world war ii

forged passport

burglars

comical sidekick

bumbling cop

fugitive suspect

gas masks

bistro

© All Rights Reserved 2025