City That Never Sleeps (1953)
1953 · Feature film · 90 min · dir. John H. Auer
...from the Honky Tonks to the penthouses...the creeps, the hoods, the killers come out to war with the city!
- Drama
- film noir
- Crime
Synopsis
Chicago cop Johnny Kelly, dissatisfied with his job and marriage, would like to run away with his stripper girlfriend Angel Face, but keeps getting cold feet. During one crowded night, Angel Face decides she's had enough vacillation, and crooked lawyer Biddel has an illegal mission for Johnny that could put him in a financial position to act. But other, conflicting schemes are also in progress...
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- John H. Auer
- Writer
- Steve Fisher
- Composer
- R. Dale Butts
- Cinematography
- John L. Russell
- Studio
- Republic Pictures
- Released
- 1953-06-12
- Running time
- 90 minutes
Cast & crew
John H. Auer Director
Paula Raymond
Ron Hagerthy
William Talman
Wally Cassell
Marie Windsor
Helen Gibson
Chill Wills
Tom Poston
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Eddie Muller's Personal Top 25 NOIR lists this film as #24. · Den NC USA · 2025-09-25
Glad to have this film here, for Marie Windsor especially, who also is featured in Eddie's Dark city Dames : the Wicked Women of Film Noir available to read here on Internet Archive.
