The Sleeping City (1950)
Overview
A young doctor taking a break from work is shot in the head, and the police can't find a clue even as to a possible motive. Inspector Al Gordon (John Alexander) decides that he has to put some men on duty at the hospital, and one of them is Fred Rowan (Richard Conte), a detective with experience as an army medic, masquerading as an intern. What Rowan finds is a high-pressure world in which interns are hopelessly squeezed for time, sleep, energy, and -- most of all -- money, and walk a fine line on the edge of personal and professional disaster.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.31 |
Directed By
George Sherman
Crew
George Sherman
Jo Eisinger
Jo Eisinger
Leonard Goldstein
William Miller
Frank Gross
Bernard Herzbrun
Emrich Nicholson
Fred Ballmeyer
Leslie I. Carey
Corson Jowett
Donoene M. Lambert
Ira Senz
Josephine Cohn
Frank Skinner
Arthur Maher
Frank Serjack
John Sherwood
Lew Leary
Rosemary Odell
Frank Skinner
Ethmer Roten
TOP CAST
Richard Conte
Fred Rowan
Coleen Gray
Ann Sebastian
Richard Taber
'Pop' Ware
John Alexander
Insp. Gordon
Peggy Dow
Kathy Hall
Alex Nicol
Dr. Steve Anderson
Carroll Ashburn
Famous Surgeon (uncredited)
Frank Baxter
Interne (uncredited)
Dort Clark
Interne (uncredited)
Mickey Cochran
Police Det. Diamond (uncredited)
Russell Collins
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
James Daly
Interne (uncredited)
Henry Hart
Dr. Nester (uncredited)
Ralph Hertz
Broken-legged Patient (uncredited)
Tom Hoirer
Mr. Dave (uncredited)
Richard Kendrick
Dr. Dutra (uncredited)
Jack Lescoulie
Paulsen (uncredited)
Jimmy Little
Police Det. Travers (uncredited)
William Martel
Male Nurse (uncredited)
Rod McLennan
Police Detective (uncredited)
Florence Morrison
Miss Wardly (uncredited)
James O'Neill
Mr. Engle (uncredited)
Herbert Ratner
Police Det. Reese (uncredited)
Hugh Reilly
Dr. Foster (uncredited)
Ernest Sarracino
Det. Abate (uncredited)
Robert Strauss
Police Lt. Barney Miller (uncredited)
Michael Strong
Dr. Alex Connell (uncredited)
Mimi Strongin
Little Girl (uncredited)
Victor Sutherland
Police Commissioner Holland (uncredited)
Frank M. Thomas
Police Lt. Lally (uncredited)
Frank Tweddell
Kingdon (uncredited)
James J. Van Dyk
Dr. Sharpley (uncredited)
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