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Charlie Chan in City in Darkness (1939)
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15 November 1939 (USA) moreTagline:
PARIS! BLACKOUT!...but there's no blackout for crime...and the great detective is commandeered!Plot:
While in Paris for a reunion on the eve of World War II, Charlie finds that the murder of an hated businessman leads him to a conspiracy to smuggle arms to Germany. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
They Had The Wrong Guy In The Lead moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sidney Toler | ... | Charlie Chan | |
| Lynn Bari | ... | Marie Dubon | |
| Richard Clarke | ... | Tony Madero (as Richard Clark) | |
| Harold Huber | ... | Police Inspector Marcel Spivak | |
| Pedro de Cordoba | ... | Antoine | |
| Dorothy Tree | ... | Charlotte Ronnell | |
| C. Henry Gordon | ... | Prefect of Police J. Romaine | |
| Douglass Dumbrille | ... | B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille) | |
| Noel Madison | ... | Belescu | |
| Leo G. Carroll | ... | Louis Santelle | |
| Lon Chaney Jr. | ... | Pierre | |
| Louis Mercier | ... | Gentleman Max | |
| George Davis | ... | Alex | |
| Barbara Leonard | ... | Lola | |
| Adrienne D'Ambricourt | ... | Landlady |
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Mono (RCA High Fidelity Recording)Certification:
USA:UnratedFun Stuff
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Chan's prescient aphorism at the film's conclusion, expressing pessimism about the upcoming Munich Conference was filmed months prior to the start of World War II. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Harold Huber is thrown from the raised doorway of the hotel steps by the bouncer, the mattress on the cobblestones can be seen in the shot. moreFAQ
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This is the only Charlie Chan film I never finished. I usually love his films, whether Sidney Toler or Warner Oland starred in them and/or which of Charlie's kids were in the film.
However, in this movie the French police "Inspector Spivak," played by Harold Huber, was hogging all the scenes and was difficult to understand. He made me lose interest. This guy was just plain super annoying and had the top role in the story. I am glad a few other reviewers here had the same reaction as I did.
Perhaps with a DVD treatment and English subtitles available, I could give this a second chance and enjoy it, but I doubt it. I watch Chan films to see Charlie, not some idiot in the starring role.