While the City Sleeps

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Bill B @RT01438538 Feb 7, 2026 Quite a talented cast, but the story seemed like a weak retread of "Executive Suite". It passed the time. See more Robert S @RT90862380 Mar 30, 2025 What a waste: A great director (Lang) and great actors (Dana Andrews, Ida Lupino, Howard Duff, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders) but a plot so stupid, unbelievable, and disjointed that the movie left me shaking my head. Hard to believe that Lang, who made great movies such as M, Metropolis, and The Big Heat, could make such a clunker. See more Shadowman4710 @RT96537255 Sep 4, 2023 A fairly good crime drama about members of a media conglomerate trying to solve a serial killer's murder spree. Dana Andrews leads a first cast that includes, Rhonda Fleming, Ida Lupino, George Sanders, Vincent Price and Howard Duff. The acting is first rate and the direction is also good. The ending is a little and down right silly in spots but overall, it's a solid thriller. See more Steve D @RT35616104 Jul 5, 2023 Good idea bad script and characters. See more deke p @RT96675217 Jan 20, 2022 Newsroom drama, very complex. GREAT CAST. BTW, Howard Duff & Ida Lupino got married 5 years later in 1951. She looked beautiful & sophisticated in this one. Directed by FRITZ LANG! This has been on the tv set Movie Channel often. Saw it again 1.20.2022 See more paul d @PaulusLoZebra Feb 1, 2021 I was a bit underwhelmed by Fritz Lang's While the City Sleeps. It has going for it two very strong and intertwined story lines, one about job competition, human deceit and manipulation, and the other a sordid crime mystery that everyone is trying to solve to help them advance their careers. While it is all highly improbable, these stories raise lots of interesting and important questions about people. But they couldn't overcome for me a rather dull look and feel. Visually it was straightforward and a bit boring, nothing like his top films. Perhaps they need a restored print to do it justice, or maybe Lang was deliberately moving against his signature style and went too far? In terms of the movie's "feel", the underlying cynicism weighs it down, and the "happy" ending was so incongruous that it seemed suspiciously like being a studio requirement. Despite a star-studded cast, only Rhonda Fleming and Howard Duff seemed natural and unmannered. See more Read all reviews

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