United States / May 09, 1956 / NR / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| John Drew Barrymore | Robert Manners |
| James Craig | "Honest" Harry Kritzer |
| Ida Lupino | Mildred Donner |
| Robert Warwick | Amos Kyne |
| Mae Marsh | Mrs. Manners |
| Ralph Peters | Gerald Meade |
| Sandy White | Judith Felton |
| Larry J. Blake | Tim |
| Celia Lovsky | Miss Dodd |
| Ed Hinton | Mike O'Leary |
| Pitt Herbert | Carlo |
| Vladimir Sokoloff | George "Pop" Pilski |
| Eddie Baker | Newspaper Worker (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Leonard Carey | Walter's Butler (uncredited) |
| Russell Custer | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| John Damler | Police Detective (uncredited) |
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| Sayre Dearing | Photographer (uncredited) |
| George DeNormand | Police Squad Car Driver (uncredited) |
| Joe Devlin | Newspaper Teletype Operator (uncredited) |
| Sam Finn | Newspaper Worker (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | Bartender in Biscayne's Cocktail Bar (uncredited) |
| Ralph Manza | Newsroom Man (uncredited) |
| Mickey Martin | Bellhop (uncredited) |
| Joey Ray | Newspaper Worker (uncredited) |
| Cosmo Sardo | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Charles Sherlock | Detective (uncredited) |
| Olan Soule | Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Newsman (uncredited) |
| Carleton Young | Police Interrogator (uncredited) |
Genres
ThrillerDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | While the City Sleeps |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Bert E. Friedlob Productions |
| Release date | 19 aprile 1956 |
| Production | Bert E. Friedlob |
| Writer | Charles Einstein, Casey Robinson |
| Editing | Gene Fowler Jr. |
| Cinematography | Ernest Laszlo |
| Assistant directors | Fritz Lang, Joe Franklin |
| Camera operators | Ernest Laszlo |
| Additional photography | Ernest Laszlo |
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| Production design | Carroll Clark, Jack Mills |
| Art direction | Carroll Clark, Jack Mills |
| Set decoration | Jack Mills, Carroll Clark |
| Music | Herschel Burke Gilbert, Verna Fields, Buddy Myers, Jack Solomon |
| Sound | Herschel Burke Gilbert, Verna Fields, Buddy Myers, Jack Solomon |
| Costume design | Norma Koch, Cherie Banks, Gustaf Norin |
| Makeup | Norma Koch, Cherie Banks, Gustaf Norin |
| Hairstyling | Norma Koch, Cherie Banks, Gustaf Norin |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
United States / May 16, 1956 / New York City, New York
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / Apr 19, 1956 / London
United States / May 30, 1956
Physical media
Netherlands / Aug 20, 2010 / 12 / DVD
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