While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps (1956)

April 19, 1956 (US) • Thriller, Drama • 100m

Overview

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

Director

Fritz Lang

Writers

Charles Einstein, Casey Robinson

Top Billed

Dana Andrews

Keywords

new york city film noir serial killer black and white newspaper man

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Top Billed 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

Ralph Peters

Ralph Peters

Gerald Meade

Sandy White

Sandy White

Judith Felton

Larry J. Blake

Larry J. Blake

Tim

Celia Lovsky

Celia Lovsky

Miss Dodd

Ed Hinton

Ed Hinton

Mike O'Leary

Pitt Herbert

Pitt Herbert

Carlo

Vladimir Sokoloff

Vladimir Sokoloff

George "Pop" Pilski

Eddie Baker

Eddie Baker

Newspaper Worker (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Ralph Brooks

Waiter (uncredited)

Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

Walter's Butler (uncredited)

Russell Custer

Russell Custer

Police Officer (uncredited)

John Damler

John Damler

Police Detective (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

Sayre Dearing

Photographer (uncredited)

George DeNormand

George DeNormand

Police Squad Car Driver (uncredited)

Joe Devlin

Joe Devlin

Newspaper Teletype Operator (uncredited)

Sam Finn

Sam Finn

Newspaper Worker (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Mike Lally

Bartender in Biscayne's Cocktail Bar (uncredited)

Ralph Manza

Ralph Manza

Newsroom Man (uncredited)

Mickey Martin

Mickey Martin

Bellhop (uncredited)

Joey Ray

Joey Ray

Newspaper Worker (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

Cosmo Sardo

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

Charles Sherlock

Detective (uncredited)

Olan Soule

Olan Soule

Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens

Newsman (uncredited)

Carleton Young

Carleton Young

Police Interrogator (uncredited)

Crew

Fritz Lang

Fritz Lang

Director

Charles Einstein

Charles Einstein

Novel

Bert E. Friedlob

Bert E. Friedlob

Producer

Herschel Burke Gilbert

Herschel Burke Gilbert

Original Music Composer

Ernest Laszlo

Ernest Laszlo

Director of Photography

Casey Robinson

Casey Robinson

Screenplay

Gene Fowler Jr.

Gene Fowler Jr.

Editor

Carroll Clark

Carroll Clark

Art Direction

Jack Mills

Jack Mills

Set Decoration

Norma Koch

Norma Koch

Costume Design

Cherie Banks

Cherie Banks

Hairstylist

Gustaf Norin

Gustaf Norin

Makeup Supervisor

George Yohalem

George Yohalem

Production Supervisor

Verna Fields

Verna Fields

Sound Editor

Buddy Myers

Buddy Myers

Sound Recordist

Jack Solomon

Jack Solomon

Sound Engineer

Joe Franklin

Joe Franklin

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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

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Revenue

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