Movie
While the City Sleeps
Overview
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
Details
- Release date
- 1956-04-19
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Bert E. Friedlob Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dana Andrews as Edward Mobley
- Rhonda Fleming as Dorothy Kyne
- George Sanders as Mark Loving
- Howard Duff as Lt. Burt Kaufman
- Thomas Mitchell as John Day Griffith
- Vincent Price as Walter Kyne
- Sally Forrest as Nancy Liggett
- John Drew Barrymore as Robert Manners
- James Craig as "Honest" Harry Kritzer
- Ida Lupino as Mildred Donner
- Robert Warwick as Amos Kyne
- Mae Marsh as Mrs. Manners
Crew
- Fritz Lang - Director
- Casey Robinson - Screenplay
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