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While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

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19285.91h 6m

Overview

A tough New York cop is determined to bring down a crook who has always managed to provide an alibi for the crimes he's been accused of, even though the detective knows he's guilty of committing them.

Directed by Jack Conway
Written by A.P. Younger
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Top Cast

Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

Dan Coghlan

Anita Page

Anita Page

Myrtle Sullivan

Carroll Nye

Carroll Nye

Marty

Wheeler Oakman

Wheeler Oakman

Eddie 'Mile-Away' Skeeter Carlson

Mae Busch

Mae Busch

Bessie Ward

Polly Moran

Polly Moran

Mrs. Minnie McGinnis

Lydia Yeamans Titus

Lydia Yeamans Titus

Mrs. Sullivan

William Orlamond

William Orlamond

Dwiggins

Richard Carle

Richard Carle

Wally

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Short Order Cook

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Themes & Keywords

gangsterdetective

About While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps is a drama, crime film released in 1928 exploring themes of gangster, detective. Directed by Jack Conway, it stars Lon Chaney, Anita Page, Carroll Nye. A tough New York cop is determined to bring down a crook who has always managed to provide an alibi for the crimes he's been accused of, even though the detective knows he's guilty of committing them.

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