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While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

# Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!
Thriller   Drama
📜 Overview: Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1956-04-19
⌚ Running Time: 100 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.9

Beloved Cast

Dana Andrews original image
Edward Mobley
Dana Andrews
Rhonda Fleming original image
Dorothy Kyne
Rhonda Fleming
George Sanders original image
Mark Loving
George Sanders
Howard Duff original image
Lt. Burt Kaufman
Howard Duff
Thomas Mitchell original image
John Day Griffith
Thomas Mitchell
Vincent Price original image
Walter Kyne
Vincent Price
Sally Forrest original image
Nancy Liggett
Sally Forrest
John Drew Barrymore original image
Robert Manners
John Drew Barrymore
James Craig original image
"Honest" Harry Kritzer
James Craig
Ida Lupino original image
Mildred Donner
Ida Lupino
Robert Warwick original image
Amos Kyne
Robert Warwick
Mae Marsh original image
Mrs. Manners
Mae Marsh
Ralph Peters original image
Gerald Meade
Ralph Peters
Sandy White original image
Judith Felton
Sandy White
Larry J. Blake original image
Tim
Larry J. Blake
Celia Lovsky original image
Miss Dodd
Celia Lovsky
Ed Hinton original image
Mike O'Leary
Ed Hinton
Pitt Herbert original image
Carlo
Pitt Herbert
Vladimir Sokoloff original image
George "Pop" Pilski
Vladimir Sokoloff
Eddie Baker original image
Newspaper Worker (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
Ralph Brooks original image
Waiter (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Leonard Carey original image
Walter's Butler (uncredited)
Leonard Carey
Russell Custer original image
Police Officer (uncredited)
Russell Custer
John Damler original image
Police Detective (uncredited)
John Damler
Sayre Dearing original image
Photographer (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
George DeNormand original image
Police Squad Car Driver (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Joe Devlin original image
Newspaper Teletype Operator (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Sam Finn original image
Newspaper Worker (uncredited)
Sam Finn
Mike Lally original image
Bartender in Biscayne's Cocktail Bar (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Ralph Manza original image
Newsroom Man (uncredited)
Ralph Manza
Mickey Martin original image
Bellhop (uncredited)
Mickey Martin
Joey Ray original image
Newspaper Worker (uncredited)
Joey Ray
Cosmo Sardo original image
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Charles Sherlock original image
Detective (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Olan Soule original image
Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)
Olan Soule
Bert Stevens original image
Newsman (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Carleton Young original image
Police Interrogator (uncredited)
Carleton Young

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