While the City Sleeps

Nan
1h 40m
1956
6.865 /10 (137)

Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!

Overview

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

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1956-04-19

Top Billed 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

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