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

Lynn Bari

Marie Dubon

Richard Clarke

Tony Madero

Dorothy Tree

Charlotte Ronnell

Leo G. Carroll

Louis Santelle

C. Henry Gordon

Prefect of Police J. Romaine


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Part of the Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection

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

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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

charlie chan

bumbling cop

fugitive suspect

gas masks

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