While the City Sleeps 68 years old

Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!

While the City Sleeps

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

Credits

While the City Sleeps Cast

Name Character
Howard Duff He was 42, 76 years old when he died as Lt. Burt Kaufman
George Sanders He was 49, 65 years old when he died as Mark Loving, KNS Chief
Dana Andrews He was 47, 83 years old when he died as Edward Mobley
Vincent Price He was 45, 82 years old when he died as Walter Kyne
Ida Lupino She was 38, 77 years old when she died as Mildred Donner
Rhonda Fleming She was 32, now 101 years old as Dorothy Kyne
Vladimir Sokoloff He was 66, 72 years old when he died as George 'Pop' Pilski
Sally Forrest She was 28, 86 years old when she died as Nancy Liggett
Larry J. Blake He was 42, 68 years old when he died as Tim, Police Desk Sergeant
Pitt Herbert He was 41, 74 years old when he died as Carlo, Bartender at the Dell
Thomas Mitchell He was 63, 70 years old when he died as John Day Griffith (Sentinel managing editor)
Celia Lovsky She was 59, 82 years old when she died as Miss Dodd (Kyne's nurse)
Robert Warwick He was 77, 85 years old when he died as Amos Kyne
John Drew Barrymore He was 23, 72 years old when he died as Robert Manners
James Craig He was 44, 73 years old when he died as 'Honest' Harry Kritzer
Ralph Peters He was 4, 6 years old when he died as Gerald Meade (Sentinel crime reporter)
Ed Hinton He was 29, 31 years old when he died as Mike O'Leary, Plainclothes Man
Mae Marsh She was 61, 73 years old when she died as Mrs. Manners
Sandy White as Judith Felton

While the City Sleeps Crew

Name Department
Jack Solomon as Sound Engineer. He was 60 (67) years old when He died Sound
Carroll Clark as Art Direction. He was 62 (74) years old when He died Art
Verna Fields as Sound Editor. She was 38 (64) years old when She died Sound
Ernest Laszlo as Director of Photography. He was 58 (85) years old when He died Camera
Gene Fowler, Jr. as Editor. He was 39 (80) years old when He died Editing
Herschel Burke Gilbert as Original Music Composer. He was 38 (85) years old when He died Sound
Fritz Lang as Director. He was 65 (85) years old when He died Directing
Bert E. Friedlob as Producer. He was 49 (49) years old when He died Production
Charles Einstein as Novel. He was 29 (80) years old when He died Writing
Gustaf Norin as Makeup Supervisor. He was 50 (82) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Gustaf Norin as Makeup Artist. He was 50 (82) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Buddy Myers as Sound Recordist. He was 50 (61) years old when He died Sound
While the City Sleeps poster
While the City Sleeps (68 years)

Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!

  • Release day: Thursday, April 19, 1956
  • Runtime: 100 minutes