While the City Sleeps (1956)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Fritz Lang

Writers:

Charles Einstein (novel)
Casey Robinson (writer)

Release Date:

30 May 1956 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Film-Noir

Tagline:

Suspense as startling as a strangled scream !

Plot:

Death of media magnat Amos Kyne is causing power struggle between his executives. In the meantime New York women become prey of a serial killer...

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Subway | Based On Novel

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 30

4:00 PM

TCM

Cast

Dana Andrews	...	Edward Mobley
Rhonda Fleming	...	Dorothy Kyne
George Sanders	...	Mark Loving, KNS Chief
Howard Duff	...	Lt. Burt Kaufman
Thomas Mitchell	...	John Day Griffith (Sentinel managing editor)
Vincent Price	...	Walter Kyne
Sally Forrest	...	Nancy Liggett
John Drew Barrymore	...	Robert Manners (as John Barrymore Jr.)
James Craig	...	'Honest' Harry Kritzer
Ida Lupino	...	Mildred Donner
Robert Warwick	...	Amos Kyne
Mae Marsh	...	Mrs. Manners
Ralph Peters	...	Gerald Meade (Sentinel crime reporter)
Sandy White	...	Judith Felton
Larry J. Blake	...	Tim, Police Desk Sergeant (as Larry Blake)

Also Known As:

News Is Made at Night (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

West Germany:16 (nf) | Finland:K-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

City Hall - 200 N. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bert E. Friedlob Productions

Trivia:

Although 'Howard Duff' and Ida Lupino were married in real life, they have no scenes together.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Barrymore Jr. is watching Andrews on TV, he is clutching a copy of "Tales From The Crypt". When he drops it to the floor, a close-up of the comic book now shows it to be titled "The Strangler".

Quotes:

Ed Mobely: Get your things off. It's your wedding day, you wanna look nice.

GREAT CAST OF ACTORS & ACTRESSES!

Hollywood produced a great Newspaper picture with a great cast, Dana Andrews(Edward Mobley) was the typical newspaper report and TV broadcaster, who was always around the old watering hole(Cafe) in the same building as the "Sentinel", drinking most of the time with Sally Forrest, Ida Lupino and Thomas Mitchell. It difinitely was a cut throat picture about who is going to please the boss Vincent Price. John Drew Barrymore(Drew Barrymore's dad) playes a way out role, which I will not mention for those who have not seen this great 1956 film. Ida Lupino and Howard Duff were married at the time, however, Ida spent a great deal of time with Dana Andrews, which made it quite interesting. It is a great classic that should not be missed. Enjoy!