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While the City Sleeps

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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.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1928-02-15

Runtime: 66 mins

Director: Jack Conway

Writer: A.P. Younger

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Crime

Original title: While the City Sleeps

Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Dan Coghlan

Lon Chaney

Myrtle Sullivan

Anita Page

Marty

Carroll Nye

Eddie 'Mile-Away' Skeeter Carlson

Wheeler Oakman

Mae Busch

Polly Moran

Lydia Yeamans Titus

William Orlamond

Richard Carle

Sidney Bracey

Jack Feinberg

Sam Feinberg

Captain of Detectives

Joseph W. Girard

Member of Skeeter's Gang

Eddie Kane

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