The Naked City
1948 · Movie · NR · 96 min · ★ 7.2
After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
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Details
- Years
- 1948
- Release date
- 1948-03-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 96 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (283 votes)
- Box office
- $2,400,000
Themes
- new york city
- narration
- film noir
- murder
- docudrama
- semi-documentary
- procedural
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1949
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1949
- Academy Award — Best Story · 1949 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1949 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1949 · nominated
Cast & crew
Barry Fitzgerald
as Lt. Dan Muldoon
Howard Duff
as Frank Niles
Dorothy Hart
as Ruth Morrison
Don Taylor
as Jimmy Halloran
Frank Conroy
as Captain Donahue
Ted de Corsia
as Willy Garzah
House Jameson
as Dr. Lawrence Stoneman
Anne Sargent
as Mrs. Halloran
Adelaide Klein
as Mrs. Batory
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Grover Burgess
as Mr. Batory
Directed by Jules Dassin