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While the City Sleeps (1956)
Director: Fritz Lang
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From Time Out Film Guide
A group of newsmen hunt for a sex murderer. Their motive is greed; the prize is control of a newspaper. 'Noble' Dana Andrews initially refuses to participate, but finally offers his fiancée (Forrest) as bait for the killer (Barrymore) who, naturally, is the film's most sympathetic character. Lang makes inspired use of glass-walled offices, where all is seen and nothing revealed, and traces explicit parallels between Andrews and the murderer. Lang's most underrated movie.Author: SJ
Cast & crew
Director: Fritz Lang
Producer: Bert Friedlob
Cast: Dana Andrews, Ida Lupino, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders, Howard Duff, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Sally Forrest, John Barrymore Jr, James Craig, Robert Warwick full cast
Genre(s): Film Noir
Duration: 100 mins
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