In the title compound, C(25)H(15)Cl(2)N, the benzo[h]quinoline system exhibits an approximately planar conformation with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.0202Å and a maximum deviation of 0.039 (1) Å. The aryl group at position 2 is nearly coplanar with the parent ring [dihedral angle = 6.68 (7)°] while the parent ring and the phenyl subsitituent at position 4 form a dihedral angle of 67.11 (4)°. Inter-molecular C-H⋯π inter-actions stabilize the crystal packing.