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City in Darkness (1939)

Movie"PARIS! BLACKOUT!...but there's no blackout for crime...and the great detective is commandeered!"
Audience Score
64
City in Darkness
NR 1 hr 15 minNov 15th, 1939Mystery, Thriller, CrimeCharlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection PosterPart of Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection
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..
StarringSidney TolerHarold HuberPedro de Cordoba
DirectorHerbert I. Leeds
WriterRobert Ellis

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 15th, 1939
Original Language:English
Production Companies:20th Century Fox
Movie Tags:
murderparis, franceespionageburglarycharlie chaneve of world war iiarms smugglingforgercomical sidekickburglars