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While the City Sleeps

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While the City Sleeps

Apr 19, 1956

1h 40m

★ 6.9

Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!

Overview

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

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Bert E. Friedlob Productions

While the City Sleeps Trailers

Cast

Dana Andrews

Edward Mobley

Dana Andrews

Rhonda Fleming

Dorothy Kyne

Rhonda Fleming

George Sanders

Mark Loving

George Sanders

Howard Duff

Lt. Burt Kaufman

Howard Duff

Thomas Mitchell

John Day Griffith

Thomas Mitchell

Vincent Price

Walter Kyne

Vincent Price

Sally Forrest

Nancy Liggett

Sally Forrest

John Drew Barrymore

Robert Manners

John Drew Barrymore

James Craig

"Honest" Harry Kritzer

James Craig

Ida Lupino

Mildred Donner

Ida Lupino

Robert Warwick

Amos Kyne

Robert Warwick

Mae Marsh

Mrs. Manners

Mae Marsh

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