While the City Sleeps (1956)
Overview
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.532 |
Directed By
Fritz Lang
Crew
Fritz Lang
Charles Einstein
Bert E. Friedlob
Herschel Burke Gilbert
Ernest Laszlo
Casey Robinson
Gene Fowler Jr.
Carroll Clark
Jack Mills
Norma Koch
Cherie Banks
Gustaf Norin
George Yohalem
Verna Fields
Buddy Myers
Jack Solomon
Joe Franklin
TOP CAST
Dana Andrews
Edward Mobley
Rhonda Fleming
Dorothy Kyne
George Sanders
Mark Loving
Howard Duff
Lt. Burt Kaufman
Thomas Mitchell
John Day Griffith
Vincent Price
Walter Kyne
Sally Forrest
Nancy Liggett
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)
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)
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