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Film / 1939
City in Darkness
Directed by
Herbert I. Leeds
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..
The story
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..
In the same saga
Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection
In release order
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Charlie Chan in Panama
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
Murder Over New York
Dead Men Tell
Charlie Chan in Rio
Castle in the Desert
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
Black Magic
The Jade Mask
The Scarlet Clue
The Red Dragon
The Shanghai Cobra
Dark Alibi
Shadows Over Chinatown
Dangerous Money
The Trap
Cast
Sidney TolerCharlie Chan
Harold HuberPolice Inspector Marcel Spivak
Pedro de CordobaAntoine
Lynn BariMarie Dubon
Richard ClarkeTony Madero
Dorothy TreeCharlotte Ronnell
Noel MadisonBelescu
Leo G. CarrollLouis Santelle
C. Henry GordonPrefect of Police J. Romaine
Louis MercierGentleman Max
George DavisAlex
Barbara LeonardLola
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Douglass DumbrilleB. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Adrienne D'AmbricourtHotel Proprietress
Harry FleischmannBaptiste
Lon Chaney Jr.Pierre
Eugene BordenGendarme
Frederick VogedingCaptain
André CheronMan wearing a robe in the hallway
Ann CodeeComplainant at Police
Albert ContiTravel Agency Manager
Gino CorradoProprietor of Wine Cellar
Jean De BriacPuppeteer
Jean Del ValFrench Cabby
Fred FarrellMinor Role
Constant FrankeOfficer
Arno FreyPilot
John GeorgeVictor the Gypsy, gangland bistro patron (cameo extra)
Helen GiereMinor Role
Paul IrvingDoctor
Jeanne LafayetteFrench Girl
Michael MarkMechanic
Alphonse MartellGendarme
Alberto MorinClerk
Nita PikeTelephone Operator
Albert PolletCabby
Frank PugliaGendarme at Steamship Office
Joseph RomantiniGendarme
Rolfe SedanHotel Clerk
Tom SeidelPhillip
Lester SharpeMarket Man
George SorelPlainclothesman
Larry SteersMan Leaving Paris
Jacques VanaireGendarme
Veola VonnFrench Girl
Poppy WildeOne of Petroff's Girlfriends
Marek WindheimCabby
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