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City in Darkness( 1939)

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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

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      Sidney Toler

      Charlie Chan

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      Harold Huber

      Police Inspector Marcel Spivak

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      Pedro de Cordoba

      Antoine

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      Lynn Bari

      Marie Dubon

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      Richard Clarke

      Tony Madero

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      Dorothy Tree

      Charlotte Ronnell

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      Noel Madison

      Belescu

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      Leo G. Carroll

      Louis Santelle

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      C. Henry Gordon

      Prefect of Police J. Romaine

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      Louis Mercier

      Gentleman Max

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      George Davis

      Alex

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      Barbara Leonard

      Lola

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      Douglass Dumbrille

      B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)

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      Adrienne D'Ambricourt

      Hotel Proprietress

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      Harry Fleischmann

      Baptiste

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      Lon Chaney Jr.

      Pierre

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      Eugene Borden

      Gendarme

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      Frederick Vogeding

      Captain

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      André Cheron

      Man wearing a robe in the hallway

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      Ann Codee

      Complainant at Police

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      Albert Conti

      Travel Agency Manager

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      Gino Corrado

      Proprietor of Wine Cellar

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      Jean De Briac

      Puppeteer

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      Jean Del Val

      French Cabby

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      Fred Farrell

      Minor Role

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      Constant Franke

      Officer

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      Arno Frey

      Pilot

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      John George

      Victor the Gypsy, gangland bistro patron (cameo extra)

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      Helen Giere

      Minor Role

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      Paul Irving

      Doctor

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      Jeanne Lafayette

      French Girl

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      Michael Mark

      Mechanic

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      Alphonse Martell

      Gendarme

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      Alberto Morin

      Clerk

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      Nita Pike

      Telephone Operator

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      Albert Pollet

      Cabby

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      Frank Puglia

      Gendarme at Steamship Office

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      Joseph Romantini

      Gendarme

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      Rolfe Sedan

      Hotel Clerk

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      Tom Seidel

      Phillip

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      Lester Sharpe

      Market Man

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      George Sorel

      Plainclothesman

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      Larry Steers

      Man Leaving Paris

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      Jacques Vanaire

      Gendarme

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      Veola Vonn

      French Girl

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      Poppy Wilde

      One of Petroff's Girlfriends

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      Marek Windheim

      Cabby

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Nov 30 2024
    With war in Europe looming large, "Charlie" (Sidney Toler) is in Paris to celebrate with some of his colleagues from the previous conflagration when he finds himself embroiled in the mysterious killing of "Petroff" (Douglass Dumbrille). There are few clues, but those that there are seem to centre around the young "Marie" (Lynn Bari) who is constantly having to beg, borrow or maybe even steal money to pay for an all-important passenger to travel to Panama and thence onto the safety of the USA. The deeper he delves, though, the more suspicious the activities of the deceased man start to look, and...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    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
    • bistro