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While the City Sleeps

FilmPsychological Survival

While the City Sleeps1956

“Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!”

Directed by Fritz Lang

IMDb 6.9RT Critics 91%TMDB 6.9

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Trailer

Year

1956

Runtime

100 min

Synopsis

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

Cast

Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Edward Mobley

Rhonda Fleming

Rhonda Fleming

Dorothy Kyne

George Sanders

George Sanders

Mark Loving

Howard Duff

Howard Duff

Lt. Burt Kaufman

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

John Day Griffith

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Walter Kyne

Sally Forrest

Sally Forrest

Nancy Liggett

John Drew Barrymore

John Drew Barrymore

Robert Manners

James Craig

James Craig

"Honest" Harry Kritzer

Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino

Mildred Donner

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Amos Kyne

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

Mrs. Manners

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Scare rating

Contains spoilers

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