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City in Darkness (1939) · Cineora

City in Darkness poster

A HERBERT I. LEEDS FILM

City in Darkness

19391h 15mNRMovie

CrimeMysteryThriller

IMDb6.5/ 10 · 1.5K votes

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..

Suspenseful
Quirky
Whodunit
War
Period piece

Pace: Brisk
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for a quick watch and a rainy day.

DirectorHerbert I. Leeds

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.5 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Sidney TolerCharlie Chan

Harold HuberPolice Inspector Marcel Spivak

Pedro de CordobaAntoine

Lynn BariMarie Dubon

Richard ClarkeTony Madero

Dorothy TreeCharlotte Ronnell

Noel MadisonBelescu

Leo G. CarrollLouis Santelle

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