
While the City Sleeps
1956 · Movie · NR · 100 min · ★ 6.9
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
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Details
- Years
- 1956
- Release date
- 1956-04-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 100 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (144 votes)
Themes
- new york city
- film noir
- serial killer
- black and white
- newspaper man
Cast & crew

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
Directed by Fritz Lang