The Sleeping City

The Sleeping City

DANGER STALKS THE SILENT STREETS IN...THE SLEEPING CITY

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Release Date

9/20/1950

Runtime

86 mins

Overview

A young doctor taking a break from work is shot in the head, and the police can't find a clue even as to a possible motive. Inspector Al Gordon (John Alexander) decides that he has to put some men on duty at the hospital, and one of them is Fred Rowan (Richard Conte), a detective with experience as an army medic, masquerading as an intern. What Rowan finds is a high-pressure world in which interns are hopelessly squeezed for time, sleep, energy, and -- most of all -- money, and walk a fine line on the edge of personal and professional disaster.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A noir-inflected procedural that uses a hospital murder as a window into the desperation and moral compromises of young doctors pushed to their breaking point. The investigation gradually reveals how systemic pressure and financial desperation turn good people toward corruption.

Mood

TenseDread-soakedMelancholic

Themes

CrimeCorruptionAmbition

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

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Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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