Movie

City in Darkness

Released: November 15, 1939 (1939)

Runtime: 75 minutes

Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery

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..

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
Age at release: 65
Pedro de Cordoba as Antoine
Age at release: 58
C. Henry Gordon as Prefect of Police J. Romaine
Age at release: 55
Leo G. Carroll as Louis Santelle
Age at release: 53
Noel Madison as Belescu
Age at release: 42
Louis Mercier as Gentleman Max
Age at release: 38
Dorothy Tree as Charlotte Ronnell
Age at release: 33
Harold Huber as Police Inspector Marcel Spivak
Age at release: 29
Lynn Bari as Marie Dubon
Age at release: 25
Richard Clarke as Tony Madero
Age at release: Unknown

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Paul Irving as Doctor
Age at release: 62
Adrienne D'Ambricourt as Hotel Proprietress
Age at release: 61
André Cheron as Man wearing a robe in the hallway
Age at release: 59
Frederick Vogeding as Captain
Age at release: 52
Albert Conti as Travel Agency Manager
Age at release: 52
George Davis as Alex
Age at release: 50
Douglass Dumbrille as B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Age at release: 50
Ann Codee as Complainant at Police
Age at release: 49
Jean De Briac as Puppeteer
Age at release: 48
Jean Del Val as French Cabby
Age at release: 48
Gino Corrado as Proprietor of Wine Cellar
Age at release: 46
Eugene Borden as Gendarme
Age at release: 42
John George as Victor the Gypsy, gangland bistro patron (cameo extra)
Age at release: 41
Arno Frey as Pilot
Age at release: 39
Lon Chaney Jr. as Pierre
Age at release: 33
Barbara Leonard as Lola
Age at release: 31
Harry Fleischmann as Baptiste
Age at release: Unknown
Fred Farrell as Minor Role
Age at release: Unknown
Constant Franke as Officer
Age at release: Unknown
Helen Giere as Minor Role
Age at release: Unknown