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While the City Sleeps
While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!

Genres

ThrillerDrama

OverView

Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

19 April 1956

Country

United States of America

Cast

Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Edward Mobley

Rhonda Fleming

Rhonda Fleming

Dorothy Kyne

George Sanders

George Sanders

Mark Loving

Howard Duff

Howard Duff

Lt. Burt Kaufman

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

John Day Griffith

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Walter Kyne

Sally Forrest

Sally Forrest

Nancy Liggett

John Drew Barrymore

John Drew Barrymore

Robert Manners

James Craig

James Craig

"Honest" Harry Kritzer

Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino

Mildred Donner

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Amos Kyne

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

Mrs. Manners

Ralph Peters

Ralph Peters

Gerald Meade

Sandy White

Sandy White

Judith Felton

Larry J. Blake

Larry J. Blake

Tim

Celia Lovsky

Celia Lovsky

Miss Dodd

Ed Hinton

Ed Hinton

Mike O'Leary

Pitt Herbert

Pitt Herbert

Carlo

Vladimir Sokoloff

Vladimir Sokoloff

George "Pop" Pilski

Eddie Baker

Eddie Baker

Newspaper Worker (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Ralph Brooks

Waiter (uncredited)

Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

Walter's Butler (uncredited)

Russell Custer

Russell Custer

Police Officer (uncredited)

John Damler

John Damler

Police Detective (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

Sayre Dearing

Photographer (uncredited)

George DeNormand

George DeNormand

Police Squad Car Driver (uncredited)

Joe Devlin

Joe Devlin

Newspaper Teletype Operator (uncredited)

Sam Finn

Sam Finn

Newspaper Worker (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Mike Lally

Bartender in Biscayne's Cocktail Bar (uncredited)

Ralph Manza

Ralph Manza

Newsroom Man (uncredited)

Mickey Martin

Mickey Martin

Bellhop (uncredited)

Joey Ray

Joey Ray

Newspaper Worker (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

Cosmo Sardo

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

Charles Sherlock

Detective (uncredited)

Olan Soule

Olan Soule

Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens

Newsman (uncredited)

Carleton Young

Carleton Young

Police Interrogator (uncredited)

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