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City in Darkness

1939 · 75 min · Crime · Thriller · Mystery

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..

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Creators

Herbert I. Leeds — Director

Top cast

Sidney Toler portraitSidney TolerCharlie ChanHarold Huber portraitHarold HuberPolice Inspector Marcel SpivakPedro de Cordoba portraitPedro de CordobaAntoineLynn Bari portraitLynn BariMarie DubonRichard Clarke portraitRichard ClarkeTony MaderoDorothy Tree portraitDorothy TreeCharlotte RonnellNoel Madison portraitNoel MadisonBelescuLeo G. Carroll portraitLeo G. CarrollLouis SantelleC. Henry Gordon portraitC. Henry GordonPrefect of Police J. RomaineLouis Mercier portraitLouis MercierGentleman Max

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