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Author:

City that never sleeps (Motion picture : 1953)

Title:

City that never sleeps [blu-ray] / written by Steve Fisher; associate produced-directed by John H. Auer.

Format:

[blu-ray] /

Publisher:

Olive Films,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Police--Chicago--Chicago--Drama.
Gangsters--Chicago--Chicago--Drama.
Corruption--Chicago--Chicago--Drama.
Film noir.
Feature films
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Fiction films

Other Authors:

Fisher, Steve, 1912-1980, screenwriter. 808152
Auer, John H., 1906-1975, film producer. film producer. 842598
Young, Gig, 1913-1978 actor. 16548
Powers, Mala, 1931-2007 actor. 803967
Talman, William, 1915-1968, actor. 446834
Arnold, Edward, 1890-1956, actor. 159090
Wills, Chill, 1902-1978, actor. 380041
Republic Pictures Corporation, production company. 178149
396248 Olive Films

Notes:

Originally produced in the United States as a motion picture in 1953. Gig Young, Mala Powers, William Talman, Edward Arnold, Chill Wills. Full screen (1.37:1).

Summary:

Film noir police thriller juggles around five characters through a particularly bad night in a Chicago police precinct: Johnny Kelly, a stressed out cop ready to crack; Sally 'Angel Face' Connors, a lounge singer looking for a way out; Hayes Stewart, a thug-for-hire who's dying to move up in the syndicate; Penrod Biddle, a smooth and corrupt district attorney; and Sgt. Joe, an honest cop trying to keep Joe on a straight path.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)845355324

UPC:

887090060806

Locations:

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)