City That Never Sleeps (1953)
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33% of users liked it
(39 ratings)
John Auer directed and Steve Fisher wrote this police procedural film in the vein of the popular Detective Story of two years earlier. The film juggles around four characters through a particularly bad night in a Chicago precinct -- Johnny Kelly (Gig Young), a stressed out cop ready to crack; Sally… More John Auer directed and Steve Fisher wrote this police procedural film in the vein of the popular Detective Story of two years earlier. The film juggles around four characters through a particularly bad night in a Chicago precinct -- Johnny Kelly (Gig Young), a stressed out cop ready to crack; Sally "Angel Face" Connors (Mala Powers), a cheap strumpet lounge singer; Hayes Stewart (William Talman), a former magician and present thug; Penrod Biddel (Edward Arnold), a smooth and corrupt district attorney; and Sgt. Joe (Chill Wills), an Everyman character, known as "The Voice of Chicago." The skimpy plot concerns Kelly, who is having an affair with Angel Face and is ready to quit his job and leave his wife Kathy (Paula Raymond) at the drop of a hat. In order to get quick money to escape Chicago and start life anew with Angel Face, Kelly accepts an assignment and a payment from Biddel to escort low-life Stewart across the state line. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- John H. Auer
- Written By
- Steve Fisher
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 12, 1953 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Jaime N. Christley, Slant Magazine
A hard-ass noir softened not so much by the sight of gams-centric cheesecake as its quasi-mystical poaching and repurposing on The Naked City's turf, City That Never Sleeps arrives on a spiffy Blu-ray courtesy micro-auteur-fixated Olive Films.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A whimsical film noir, probably the only such animal.
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Cast
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Gig Young
as Johnny Kelly
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Mala Powers
as Sally Connors "Angel Face"
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William Talman
as Hayes Stewart
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Edward Arnold
as Penrod Biddel
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Chill Wills
as Sgt. Joe the Voice of Chicago
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Marie Windsor
as Lydia Biddel
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Paula Raymond
as Kathy Kelly
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Otto Hulett
as Sgt. John Kelly Sr.
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Wally Cassell
as Gregg Warren
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James Andelin
as Lt. Parker
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Tom Poston
as Detective
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Philip L. Boddy
as Maitre d'Hotel
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Helen Gibson
as Woman
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Ron Hagerthy
as Stubby
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Gil Herman
as Patrolman
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Clark Howat
as Patrolman
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Tom Irish
as Bellboy
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Walter Woolf King
as Hotel Manager
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Bunny Kocher
as Agnes
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Emmett Vogan
as Doctor
