While the City Sleeps
Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!
1956 | 100m | English
Popularity: 16 (history)
| Director: | Fritz Lang |
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| Writer: | Charles Einstein, Casey Robinson |
| Staring: |
| Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer". | |
| Release Date: | Apr 19, 1956 |
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| Director: | Fritz Lang |
| Writer: | Charles Einstein, Casey Robinson |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | new york city, film noir, serial killer, black and white, newspaper man |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures, Bert E. Friedlob Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dana Andrews | Edward Mobley |
| Rhonda Fleming | Dorothy Kyne |
| George Sanders | Mark Loving |
| Howard Duff | Lt. Burt Kaufman |
| Thomas Mitchell | John Day Griffith |
| Vincent Price | Walter Kyne |
| Sally Forrest | Nancy Liggett |
| John Drew Barrymore | Robert Manners |
| James Craig | "Honest" Harry Kritzer |
| Ida Lupino | Mildred Donner |
| Robert Warwick | Amos Kyne |
| Mae Marsh | Mrs. Manners |
| Ralph Peters | Gerald Meade |
| Sandy White | Judith Felton |
| Larry J. Blake | Tim |
| Celia Lovsky | Miss Dodd |
| Ed Hinton | Mike O'Leary |
| Pitt Herbert | Carlo |
| Vladimir Sokoloff | George "Pop" Pilski |
| Eddie Baker | Newspaper Worker (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Leonard Carey | Walter's Butler (uncredited) |
| Russell Custer | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| John Damler | Police Detective (uncredited) |
| Sayre Dearing | Photographer (uncredited) |
| George DeNormand | Police Squad Car Driver (uncredited) |
| Joe Devlin | Newspaper Teletype Operator (uncredited) |
| Sam Finn | Newspaper Worker (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | Bartender in Biscayne's Cocktail Bar (uncredited) |
| Ralph Manza | Newsroom Man (uncredited) |
| Mickey Martin | Bellhop (uncredited) |
| Joey Ray | Newspaper Worker (uncredited) |
| Cosmo Sardo | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Charles Sherlock | Detective (uncredited) |
| Olan Soule | Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Newsman (uncredited) |
| Carleton Young | Police Interrogator (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Charles Einstein | Novel |
| Fritz Lang | Director |
| Verna Fields | Sound Editor |
| Casey Robinson | Screenplay |
| Herschel Burke Gilbert | Original Music Composer |
| Carroll Clark | Art Direction |
| Norma Koch | Costume Design |
| Cherie Banks | Hairstylist |
| Joe Franklin | Continuity |
| Ernest Laszlo | Director of Photography |
| Gene Fowler Jr. | Editor |
| Jack Mills | Set Decoration |
| Jack Solomon | Sound Engineer |
| George Yohalem | Production Supervisor |
| Gustaf Norin | Makeup Supervisor |
| Buddy Myers | Sound Recordist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bert E. Friedlob | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 41 | 62 | 16 |
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