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While the City Sleeps is a 1928 American synchronized sound crime drama film about a tough New York City police detective, played by Lon Chaney, out to catch a murdering gangster. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film Western Electric Sound System process.
With Lon Chaney, Anita Page, Carroll Nye, Wheeler Oakman. 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.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Jack Conway
- 1928-09-15
Synopsis. Myrtle, a silly, innocent flapper, falls in love with Marty, a dapper gangster, and learns too much for her own good about Skeeter, the gang leader. Skeeter threatens to rub her out, and Myrtle appeals for help to Dan Callahan, a veteran detective with flat feet and a tough disposition.
- Jack Conway
- Lon Chaney
WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS. herald. Lon Chaney In A Picture of 1001 Thrills. DETECTIVES, the underworld, thrills --- and a glorious romance. Here is the real inside story of how New York Plain-clothesmen battle the forces of crime by day and by night. You've seen Chaney as a crook.
While the City Sleeps is an American silent crime drama film, released on September 15th, 1928. The movie was directed by Jack Conway and starred Lon Chaney, Anita Page, Carroll Nye, Wheeler Oakman, and Mae Busch.
The man of 1,000 faces in a picture with 1,000 THRILLS! 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. Cast. Crew. Details.
While the City Sleeps is a 1928 American synchronized sound crime drama film about a tough New York City police detective, played by Lon Chaney, out to catch a murdering gangster.
