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While the City Sleeps (1956)

Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!

Genre : Crime, Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Fritz Lang
Writer : Casey Robinson

Synopsis

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

Actors

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)

Crews

Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang
Director
Charles Einstein
Charles Einstein
Novel
Bert E. Friedlob
Bert E. Friedlob
Producer
Herschel Burke Gilbert
Herschel Burke Gilbert
Original Music Composer
Ernest Laszlo
Ernest Laszlo
Director of Photography
Gene Fowler Jr.
Gene Fowler Jr.
Editor
Carroll Clark
Carroll Clark
Art Direction
Jack Mills
Jack Mills
Set Decoration
Norma Koch
Norma Koch
Costume Design
Cherie Banks
Cherie Banks
Hairstylist
Gustaf Norin
Gustaf Norin
Makeup Supervisor
George Yohalem
George Yohalem
Production Supervisor
Verna Fields
Verna Fields
Sound Editor
Buddy Myers
Buddy Myers
Sound Recordist
Jack Solomon
Jack Solomon
Sound Engineer
Joe Franklin
Joe Franklin
Continuity
Casey Robinson
Casey Robinson
Screenplay

Trailers and other movies

While the City Sleeps (1956) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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