6.5 / 10(18 votes)IMDbNR19391h 15mUnited States of America

City in Darkness

“PARIS! BLACKOUT!...but there's no blackout for crime...and the great detective is commandeered!”

Topics:#paris, france #arms smuggling #espionage #murder #burglary #enemy agent #cheap hotel #forger #eve of world war ii #forged passport #burglars #comical sidekick

Synopsis

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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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

Louis Mercier

Gentleman Max

George Davis

Alex

Barbara Leonard

Lola

Douglass Dumbrille

B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Hotel Proprietress

Harry Fleischmann

Baptiste

Lon Chaney Jr.

Pierre

Eugene Borden

Gendarme

Frederick Vogeding

Captain

Release History & Theatrical Window

Theatrical Premiere

November 15, 1939

Wide Cinema Exhibition

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Herbert I. Leeds
Screenplay & Story: Helen Logan
Original Title: City in Darkness
Country of Origin: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English, Italian
Runtime: 1h 15m
Production Studios: 20th Century Fox

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Herbert I. Leeds

Screenplay & Story

Helen Logan, Robert Ellis, Gina Kaus, Earl Derr Biggers, Ladislas Fodor

Director of Photography

Virgil Miller

Film Editing

Harry Reynolds

Literary Origin & Source Material

Characters:Earl Derr Biggers

Department Leadership Roster

Robert Ellis

Writer

Herbert I. Leeds

Director

Helen Logan

Screenplay

Harry Reynolds

Editor

Herschel McCoy

Costume Design

Virgil Miller

Director of Photography

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Primary: NR

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United States (MPAA)NR

Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.

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