City That Never Sleeps

Jun 12, 1953

1h 30m

★ 6.0

...from the Honky Tonks to the penthouses...the creeps, the hoods, the killers come out to war with the city!

Overview

Chicago cop Johnny Kelly, dissatisfied with his job and marriage, would like to run away with his stripper girlfriend Angel Face, but keeps getting cold feet. During one crowded night, Angel Face decides she's had enough vacillation, and crooked lawyer Biddel has an illegal mission for Johnny that could put him in a financial position to act. But other, conflicting schemes are also in progress...

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

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Cast

Johnny Kelly

Gig Young

Sally 'Angel Face' Connors

Mala Powers

Hayes Stewart

William Talman

Penrod Biddel

Edward Arnold

Sgt. Joe, the 'Voice of Chicago'

Chill Wills

Lydia Biddel

Marie Windsor

Kathy Kelly

Paula Raymond

Sgt. John 'Pop' Kelly Sr.

Otto Hulett

Gregg Warren

Wally Cassell

Stubby Kelly

Ron Hagerthy

Lt. Parker

James Andelin

Detective (as Thomas Poston)

Tom Poston

A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career of Dimitrios around Europe, in order to learn more about the man. Along the way he is joined by the mysterious Mr. Peters, who has his own motivation.

6.6

It Always Rains on Sunday

Nov 28, 1947

During a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ex-fiance.

6.6

Storm Warning

Feb 10, 1951

A fashion model witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Klan while traveling to a small town to visit her sister.

6.2

The Brothers Rico

Aug 23, 1957

Eddie Rico, the erstwhile bookkeeper for a big Mafia boss, is now making a living as an honest merchant in Florida with his family. Things go sour when the police start a search for his syndicate-linked brothers who are on the lam after a big hit, forcing Eddie to get involved with the Mafia again.

6.7

Two of a Kind

Jul 1, 1951

A con woman and a lawyer get a carnival grifter to pose as an elderly rich couple's long-lost son.

6.4

Three Strangers

Jan 28, 1946

On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny, an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West, a seedy sneak thief, make a pact before a small statue of the Chinese goddess of Destiny. The threesome agree to purchase a sweepstakes ticket and share whatever winnings might accrue.

6.6

The Verdict

Nov 23, 1946

After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.

6.0

Among the Living

Dec 12, 1941

A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother.

6.0

The Woman on the Beach

Jun 7, 1947

A sailor suffering from post-traumatic stress becomes involved with a beautiful and enigmatic seductress married to a blind painter.

6.3

711 Ocean Drive

Jul 1, 1950

A telephone repairman in Los Angeles uses his knowledge of electronics to help a bookie set up a betting operation. After the bookie is murdered, the greedy technician takes over his business. He ruthlessly climbs his way to the top of the local crime syndicate, but then gangsters from a big East Coast mob show up wanting a piece of his action.

5.3

The Human Jungle

Oct 3, 1954

Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a recent unsolved murder of a strip-tease dancer. Recognizing the laxity of the department he implements many changes and soon finds himself under fire by the newspapers, the attorney of a racket leader and the denizens of this human jungle.

5.7

I, the Jury

Aug 14, 1953

After his best friend and war buddy is mysteriously gunned down, Mike Hammer will stop at nothing to settle the score for the man who sacrificed a limb to save his own life during combat. Along the way, Hammer rides a fine line between gumshoe and a one-man jury, staying two-steps ahead of the law—and trying not to get bumped off in the process.

5.8

The Long Wait

May 26, 1954

Soon after thumbing a ride from a truck driver, Johnny McBride is badly burned and suffers from complete amnesia when the vehicle he’s riding in blows a tire and goes over an embankment in a fiery blaze. McBride later receives a tip from an acquaintance that a photo of him was placed prominently in the window of a photography studio in a town called Lyncastle, so Johnny immediately leaves for the burg in the hopes that something there will jog his memory.

6.0

Blind Date

Aug 1, 1959

Dutch painter Jan-Van Rooyer hurries to keep a rendezvous with Jacqueline Cousteau, an elegant, sophisticated Frenchwoman, slightly his elder, whose relationship with him had turned from art student into one of love trysts. He arrives and is confronted by Detective Police Inspector Morgan who accuses him of having murdered Jacqueline. Morgan listens sceptically to the dazed denials of Van Rooyer as he tells the story of his relationship with the murdered woman. Morgan, after hearing the story, realizes that the mystery has deepened, and it becomes more complicated when the Assistant Commissioner, Sir Brian Lewis, explains that Jacqueline was not married but was being kept by Sir Howard Fenton, a high-ranking diplomat whose names must be kept out of the case.

5.5

Vicki

Oct 5, 1953

A supermodel gets murdered. While investigating the case the story of a waitress turned glamor girl is revealed.

6.2

The Crooked Way

Apr 22, 1949

A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital hoping to learn who he is and discovers his criminal past.

6.3

I Love Trouble

Jan 15, 1948

A wealthy man hires a detective to investigate his wife's mysterious past.

5.5

Guilty Bystander

Apr 20, 1950

A drunken ex-cop gets a shot at redemption when his young son is kidnapped after a smuggling deal goes belly up.

5.5

Ruthless

Apr 16, 1948

Horace Vendig always gets what he wants. Even as a poor youth, he charmed his way into high society by getting the father of his friend, Martha, to foot the bill for his Harvard education. When Vic, another childhood pal, is invited to Horace's mansion for a party, he brings along Mallory Flagg, who happens to bear a striking resemblance to Martha. As Vic and Horace reunite, old resentments rise to the surface.

5.9

Down Three Dark Streets

Sep 3, 1954

An FBI Agent takes on the three unrelated cases of a dead agent to track down his killer.