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Charlie Chan in City in Darkness (1939)

Charlie Chan in City in Darkness poster
Original title
City in Darkness
Directed by
Herbert I. Leeds
Genre
mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Charlie Chan travels to Paris to solve a murder mystery. He uncovers clues and questions suspects to find the killer.

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What happens

City in Darkness, also known as Charlie Chan in City in Darkness is a 1939 American drama film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Sidney Toler, Lynn Bari, and Richard Clark. It is one of the films in the Charlie Chan film series, the fourth starring Toler, and was released on December 1, 1939. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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