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While the City Sleeps (1956) | Cinemoood

While the City Sleeps

ThrillerDrama

While the City Sleeps

Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!

6.9TMDB19561h 40m

TMDB6.9/10 · 147 votes

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TMDB6.9/10 · 147 votes

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Overview

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

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Top 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

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Fritz Lang

Fritz Lang

Director

Casey Robinson

Casey Robinson

Screenplay

Charles Einstein

Charles Einstein

Novel

Bert E. Friedlob

Bert E. Friedlob

Producer

Ernest Laszlo

Ernest Laszlo

Director of Photography

Herschel Burke Gilbert

Herschel Burke Gilbert

Original Music Composer

Gene Fowler Jr.

Gene Fowler Jr.

Editor

Norma Koch

Norma Koch

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Details

Director: Fritz Lang
Released: 1956
Runtime: 1h 40m
Genres: Thriller, Drama
Scores: TMDB6.9/10 · 147 votes