City in Darkness
1939 · 1h 15m · Crime, Mystery, Thriller · United States of America
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..
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Herbert I. Leeds6.1Smart score
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arms smugglingbistrobumbling copburglarsburglarycheap hotelcomical sidekickenemy agentespionageeve of world war iiforged passportforgerfugitive suspectgas masksmurderparis, france
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