City in Darkness

City in Darkness

75 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Nov. 15, 1939

Chan goes to Paris for a reunion with friends from World War I. There he investigates the murder of a munitions manufacturer who was supplying arms to the enemy. At the end Charlie preaches to us about the dangers of peace conferences.

City in Darkness

75 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Nov. 15, 1939

City in Darkness
Chan goes to Paris for a reunion with friends from World War I. There he investigates the murder of a munitions manufacturer who was supplying arms to the enemy. At the end Charlie preaches to us about the dangers of peace conferences.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title City in Darkness
Directors Herbert I. Leeds
Writers Earl Derr Biggers, Helen Logan, Gina Kaus, Ladislas Fodor, Robert Ellis

Cast

Sidney Toler

as Charlie Chan

Lynn Bari

as Marie Dubon

Richard Clarke

as Tony Madero

Harold Huber

as Police Inspector Marcel Spivak

Pedro de Cordoba

as Antoine

Dorothy Tree

as Charlotte Ronnell

C. Henry Gordon

as Prefect of Police J. Romaine

Douglass Dumbrille

as B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Noel Madison

as Belescu

Leo G. Carroll

as Louis Santelle

Lon Chaney Jr.

as Pierre

Louis Mercier

as Gentleman Max

George Davis

as Alex

Barbara Leonard

as Lola

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

as Hotel Proprietress

Frederick Vogeding

as Captain

Eugene Borden

as Gendarme

André Cheron

as Man wearing a robe in the hallway

Ann Codee

as Complainant at Police

Albert Conti

as Travel Agency Manager

Gino Corrado

as Proprietor of Wine Cellar

Jean De Briac

as Puppeteer

Jean Del Val

as French Cabby

Fred Farrell

as Minor Role

Harry Fleischmann

as Baptiste

Constant Franke

as Officer

Arno Frey

as Pilot

John George

as Victor At Gangland Bistro (uncredited)

Helen Giere

as Minor Role

Paul Irving

as Doctor

Jeanne Lafayette

as French Girl

Michael Mark

as Mechanic

Alphonse Martell

as Gendarme

Alberto Morin

as Clerk

Nita Pike

as Telephone Operator

Albert Pollet

as Cabby

Frank Puglia

as Gendarme at Steamship Office

Joseph Romantini

as Gendarme

Rolfe Sedan

as Hotel Clerk

Tom Seidel

as Phillip

Lester Sharpe

as Market Man

George Sorel

as Plainclothesman

Larry Steers

as Man Leaving Paris

Jacques Vanaire

as Gendarme

Veola Vonn

as French Girl

Poppy Wilde

as One of Petroff's Girlfriends

Marek Windheim

as Cabby