Dark Streets of Cairo

Dark Streets of Cairo is a 1940 American mystery film directed by László Kardos and starring Sigrid Gurie, Ralph Byrd, Eddie Quillan, George Zucco and Katherine DeMille.^[1][2][3] The central plot of the film concerns " [A group of] jewel smugglers in Cairo [who] try to pin their crimes on a kidnapped baron".^[4]

Dark Streets of Cairo
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Leslie Kardos Seward Webb
Written by	Alex Gottlieb
Produced by	Joseph G. Sanford
Starring	Sigrid Gurie Ralph Byrd Eddie Quillan George Zucco Katherine DeMille
Edited by	Paul Landres
Music by	Charles Previn H. J. Salter
Production company	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 2, 1940 (1940-12-02) (New York opening)
Running time	59 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Sigrid Gurie as Ellen Stephens
• Ralph Byrd as Dennis Martin
• Eddie Quillan as Jerry Jones
• George Zucco as Abbadi
• Katherine DeMille as Shari Abbadi
• Rod La Rocque as Inspector Joachim
• Sig Arno as Khattab
• Yolande Donlan as Maggie Malone
• Lloyd Corrigan as Baron Stephens
• Henry Brandon as Hussien
• Nestor Paiva as Ahmend
• Dick Botiller as Nardo
• Steven Geray as Bellboy
• Wright Kramer as Professor Wyndham
• Frank Lackteen as A Phony Blind Beggar (uncredited)