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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.

movie

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

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