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While the City Sleeps
While the City Sleeps
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While the City Sleeps

"Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!"

1956
1h 40m
6.9(133 votes)
Thriller
Drama

Overview

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

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Cast & Crew

37 members
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Dana Andrews

Edward Mobley

Dana Andrews
Acting

Rhonda Fleming

Dorothy Kyne

Rhonda Fleming
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George Sanders

Mark Loving

George Sanders
Acting

Howard Duff

Lt. Burt Kaufman

Howard Duff
Acting

Thomas Mitchell

John Day Griffith

Thomas Mitchell
Acting

Vincent Price

Walter Kyne

Vincent Price
Acting

Sally Forrest

Nancy Liggett

Sally Forrest
Acting

John Drew Barrymore

Robert Manners

John Drew Barrymore
Acting

James Craig

"Honest" Harry Kritzer

James Craig
Acting

Ida Lupino

Mildred Donner

Ida Lupino
Acting

Robert Warwick

Amos Kyne

Robert Warwick
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Mae Marsh

Mrs. Manners

Mae Marsh
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Ralph Peters

Gerald Meade

Ralph Peters
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Sandy White

Judith Felton

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Larry J. Blake

Tim

Larry J. Blake
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Celia Lovsky

Miss Dodd

Celia Lovsky
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Ed Hinton

Mike O'Leary

Ed Hinton
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Pitt Herbert

Carlo

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Vladimir Sokoloff

George "Pop" Pilski

Vladimir Sokoloff
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Eddie Baker

Newspaper Worker (uncredited)

Eddie Baker
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Ralph Brooks

Waiter (uncredited)

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Leonard Carey

Walter's Butler (uncredited)

Leonard Carey
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Russell Custer

Police Officer (uncredited)

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John Damler

Police Detective (uncredited)

John Damler
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Sayre Dearing

Photographer (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing
Acting

George DeNormand

Police Squad Car Driver (uncredited)

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Joe Devlin

Newspaper Teletype Operator (uncredited)

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Sam Finn

Newspaper Worker (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Bartender in Biscayne's Cocktail Bar (uncredited)

Mike Lally
Acting

Ralph Manza

Newsroom Man (uncredited)

Ralph Manza
Acting

Mickey Martin

Bellhop (uncredited)

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Joey Ray

Newspaper Worker (uncredited)

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Cosmo Sardo

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo
Acting

Charles Sherlock

Detective (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock
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Olan Soule

Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)

Olan Soule
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Bert Stevens

Newsman (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
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Carleton Young

Police Interrogator (uncredited)

Carleton Young

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