City That Never Sleeps
...from the Honky Tonks to the penthouses...the creeps, the hoods, the killers come out to war with the city!
1953 | 90m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | John H. Auer |
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| Writer: | Steve Fisher |
| Staring: |
| 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... | |
| Release Date: | Jun 12, 1953 |
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| Director: | John H. Auer |
| Writer: | Steve Fisher |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama |
| Keywords | chicago, illinois, film noir, b movie, beat cop |
| Production Companies | Republic Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gig Young | Johnny Kelly |
| Mala Powers | Sally 'Angel Face' Connors |
| William Talman | Hayes Stewart |
| Edward Arnold | Penrod Biddel |
| Chill Wills | Sgt. Joe, the 'Voice of Chicago' |
| Marie Windsor | Lydia Biddel |
| Paula Raymond | Kathy Kelly |
| Otto Hulett | Sgt. John 'Pop' Kelly Sr. |
| Wally Cassell | Gregg Warren |
| Ron Hagerthy | Stubby Kelly |
| James Andelin | Lt. Parker |
| Tom Poston | Detective (as Thomas Poston) |
| Bunny Kacher | Agnes DuBois |
| Philip L. Boddy | Maitre d'Hotel |
| Thomas Jones | Fancy Dan |
| Leonard Diebold | Cab Driver |
| Roy Barcroft | |
| Helen Gibson | |
| Gil Herman | |
| Clark Howat | |
| Tom Irish | |
| Walter Woolf King | |
| Kurt Kupfer | |
| Tom Steele | |
| Dale Van Sickel | |
| Emmett Vogan |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John H. Auer | Director |
| R. Dale Butts | Original Music Composer |
| Fred Allen | Editor |
| James W. Sullivan | Art Direction |
| Herbert E. Mendelson | Assistant Director |
| Dick Tyler Sr. | Sound |
| Howard Wilson | Sound |
| Adele Palmer | Costume Supervisor |
| John McCarthy Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Charles S. Thompson | Set Decoration |
| Bob Mark | Makeup Supervisor |
| Peggy Gray | Hairstylist |
| John L. Russell | Director of Photography |
| Steve Fisher | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John H. Auer | Producer |
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