The Sleeping City

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

Oct 16 1950 Approved 1h 26m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

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.

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Plot

At Bellevue Hospital, New York, an intern is shot in the head by an unknown killer. Inspector Gordon of the 9th Precinct finds no obvious leads but senses an undercurrent of mystery at the hospital; enter Detective Fred Rowan, whose medical background enables him to pose as an intern. Through wheels within wheels, Rowan finally penetrates to a secret, dirty racket...and nurse Ann Sebastian, whom he's been dating, may be mixed up in it.

Written by

Jo Eisinger

Directed by

George Sherman

Cast

Richard Conte, Coleen Gray, Richard Taber

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

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