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1928 film by Jack Conway

Film · TMDB

6.3

A tough New York cop is determined to bring down a crook who has always managed to provide an alibi for the crimes he's been accused of, even though the detective knows he's guilty of committing them.

Released: 1928-02-1566 minDir: Jack ConwayDrama, Crime

Cast

  • Lon Chaney as Dan Coghlan
  • Anita Page as Myrtle Sullivan
  • Carroll Nye as Marty
  • Wheeler Oakman as Eddie 'Mile-Away' Skeeter Carlson
  • Mae Busch as Bessie Ward
  • Polly Moran as Mrs. Minnie McGinnis

Themes

  • gangster
  • detective

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Ratings

IMDb

6.5/10

278 votes

Year
1928
Runtime
66 min
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Director
Jack Conway
Screenwriter
Joseph Farnham
Composer
William Axt
Production company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Narrative location
New York City
Duration
70
FilmAffinity ID
897654
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publication date
1928-01-01
title
While the City Sleeps
production designer
Cedric Gibbons
distributed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
film editor
Sam Zimbalist
Commons category
While the City Sleeps (1928 film)
assessment
Bechdel test
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