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City That Never Sleeps (1953)

City That Never Sleeps poster
Directed by
John H. Auer
Genre
drama film, film noir, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police officer in Chicago decides to quit the force and run away with a nightclub dancer, but a series of events on his last shift pull him into a case involving a missing magician and a troubled criminal on the run.

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What happens

City That Never Sleeps is a 1953 American film noir crime film starring Gig Young, Mala Powers, William Talman, Edward Arnold, with Chill Wills, Marie Windsor, and Paula Raymond in support. It was directed by John H. Auer, with cinematography by John L. Russell. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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