While the City Sleeps
“Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!”
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
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Cast
37 people
Dana Andrews
Edward Mobley
Known for
Laura
The Best Years of Our Lives
Rhonda Fleming
Dorothy Kyne
Known for
Spellbound
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
George Sanders
Mark Loving
Known for
The Jungle Book
Rebecca
Howard Duff
Lt. Burt Kaufman
Known for
Kramer vs. Kramer
The Naked City
Thomas Mitchell
John Day Griffith
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
High Noon
Vincent Price
Walter Kyne
Known for
The Great Mouse Detective
Edward Scissorhands
Sally Forrest
Nancy Liggett
Known for
Mystery Street
Vengeance Valley
John Drew Barrymore
Robert Manners
Also in
The Big Night
Death on the Fourposter
James Craig
"Honest" Harry Kritzer
Known for
Kitty Foyle
All That Money Can Buy
Ida Lupino
Mildred Donner
Known for
High Sierra
On Dangerous Ground
Robert Warwick
Amos Kyne
Known for
Sullivan's Travels
In a Lonely Place
Mae Marsh
Mrs. Manners
Known for
The Birth of a Nation
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Fritz Lang Director · Casey Robinson Screenplay Charles Einstein Author
United States release May 16, 1956 · Produced in United States · Production RKO
Production
Bert E. Friedlob Productions
Production
RKO
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 19, 1956
Theatrical · London
United States · May 16, 1956
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
May 9, 1956 · Premiere · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 30, 1956 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 20, 2010 · Physical · DVD
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