While the City Sleeps (1956)

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Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!

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

• Released: 1956-04-19
• Genres: Thriller, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 40m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 151 votes

Directed by Fritz Lang.

Top 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
• Sally Forrest as Nancy Liggett
• John Drew Barrymore as Robert Manners
• James Craig as "Honest" Harry Kritzer
• Ida Lupino as Mildred Donner

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Where to watch While the City Sleeps

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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If you enjoyed While the City Sleeps, these movies have a similar feel:

• Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
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• The Enforcer (1951)
• Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
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