City That Never Sleeps
...from the Honky Tonks to the penthouses...the creeps, the hoods, the killers come out to war with the city!
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6/12/1953Runtime
90 minsOverview
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...
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A restless Chicago cop caught between his mundane life and temptation gets pulled into a web of schemes and cross-purposes across a single night. It's a compact noir where everyone wants something they shouldn't and nothing goes cleanly.
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Heads up
Gig Young
Johnny Kelly
Mala Powers
Sally 'Angel Face' Connors
William Talman
Hayes Stewart
Edward Arnold
Penrod Biddel
Chill Wills
Sgt. Joe, the 'Voice of Chicago'
Marie Windsor
Lydia Biddel
Paula Raymond
Kathy Kelly
Otto Hulett
Sgt. John 'Pop' Kelly Sr.
Wally Cassell
Gregg Warren
Ron Hagerthy
Stubby Kelly
James Andelin
Lt. Parker
Tom Poston
Detective (as Thomas Poston)
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