"Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!" 19 April 1956 Drama, Thriller 100 mins
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
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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
Robert Warwick as Amos Kyne
Mae Marsh as Mrs. Manners
Ralph Peters as Gerald Meade
Sandy White as Judith Felton
Larry J. Blake as Tim
Celia Lovsky as Miss Dodd
Fritz Lang Director
Bert E. Friedlob Producer
Herschel Burke Gilbert Original Music Composer
Ernest Laszlo Director of Photography
Charles Einstein Novel
Casey Robinson Screenplay
Gene Fowler Jr. Editor
Carroll Clark Art Direction
Buddy Myers Sound Recordist
Cherie Banks Hairstylist
Verna Fields Sound Editor
Jack Mills Set Decoration
Norma Koch Costume Design
Gustaf Norin Makeup Supervisor
George Yohalem Production Supervisor
Jack Solomon Sound Engineer
No Silêncio de uma Cidade Trailer
Mientras Nueva York duerme Trailer
La 5ème victime Trailer
La Cinquième Victime Trailer
United Kingdom 19 April 1956
Netherlands 20 August 2010
United States 16 May 1956
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More movie trailers, teasers, and clips from While the City Sleeps:
The original trailer in high definition. of While the City Sleeps directed by Fritz Lang and starring Dana Andrews Rhonda Fleming George Sanders Vincent ...
Ask mother says the message scrawled in lipstick at a murder scene by an unknown serial killer who preys on women. It's a sensational story -- if it bleeds ...
Fritz Lang's all-star classic noir from 1956. Buy this remastered DVD edition: ...
The sudden death of a newspaper tycoon sets his potential successors at each other's throats while a city is stalked by a serial killer and a news organization ...
Another Fritz Lang's film - Excellent holder scene with the great Ida Lupino.
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01 January 1956
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03 May 1956
Outspoken student Noriko stands up to bullies and befriends pitcher Mitsuo. As their bond deepens, she impulsively declares she wants to marry him—then reconsiders, realizing both still have growing to do before love can truly begin.
25 December 1956
Harrington Brande, a British diplomat who recently broke up with his wife, is stationed in a small coastal town in Spain with his son, Nicholas.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1956 Bert E. Friedlob Productions.