Thriller ·Drama · United States of America · 1956 · 1h 40m

While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps poster
Director
Fritz Lang
Cast
Dana Andrews as Edward Mobley Rhonda Fleming as Dorothy Kyne George Sanders as Mark Loving Howard Duff as Lt. Burt Kaufman Thomas Mitchell as John Day Griffith Vincent Price as Walter Kyne
Crew
Ernest Laszlo — Director of Photography Gene Fowler Jr. — Editor Herschel Burke Gilbert — Original Music Composer Casey Robinson — Screenplay Charles Einstein — Novel Bert E. Friedlob — Producer
Tagline

Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!

Synopsis

Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".

Trailer While the City Sleeps — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
new york cityfilm noirserial killerblack and whitenewspaper man
Key Collaborators
Fritz Lang Director Ernest Laszlo Director of Photography Gene Fowler Jr. Editor Herschel Burke Gilbert Original Music Composer Casey Robinson Screenplay Charles Einstein Novel Bert E. Friedlob Producer Norma Koch Costume Design
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