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While the City Sleeps (1956)
Directed by Fritz Lang
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Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed “The Lipstick Killer”.
Rated NR | Length 100 minutes
Actors
Dana Andrews | Rhonda Fleming | George Sanders | Howard Duff | Thomas Mitchell | Vincent Price | Sally Forrest | John Drew Barrymore | James Craig | Ida Lupino | Robert Warwick | Mae Marsh | Ralph Peters | Sandy White | Larry J. Blake | Celia Lovsky | Ed Hinton | Pitt Herbert | Vladimir Sokoloff | Eddie Baker | Ralph Brooks | Leonard Carey | Russell Custer | John Damler | Sayre Dearing | George DeNormand | Joe Devlin | Sam Finn | Mike Lally | Ralph Manza | Mickey Martin | Joey Ray | Cosmo Sardo | Charles Sherlock | Olan Soule | Bert Stevens | Carleton Young
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/11/2022 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Nifty serial killer thriller that is more about reporters competing to get a story and create the sensationalism around it than the actual killer. Dana Andrews is drunk for real during most of the movie which was also part of his character. Ida Lupino is really great.
There is an effective creepy scene when the killer is at home w/his mom however I wish there had been more mystery as to who the killer was rather than the reveal early on. But again, that wasn’t the focus of the movie. This could easily be remade today in our current climate of social media and whatnot.
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