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The Sleeping City is a 1950 American film noir crime film in semidocumentary style that was set in and filmed at New York's Bellevue Hospital. Directed by George Sherman, it stars Richard Conte and Coleen Gray. The film is notable for its photography, and was one of the few motion pictures of the era to be shot entirely on location.
A detective goes undercover as an intern at Bellevue Hospital to investigate the murder of a colleague and a mysterious racket. The film features Richard Conte, Coleen Gray and Richard Taber, and was shot at the real Bellevue facilities.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- George Sherman
- 1950-10-16
The Sleeping City 1950 1h 25m Mystery & Thriller List Reviews 67% Audience Score 100+ Ratings An undercover policeman (Richard Conte) discovers narcotics racketeers on a hospital staff.
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- George Sherman
- Mystery & Thriller
- Richard Conte
A film noir mystery set in New York's Bellevue Hospital, where a detective disguised as an intern investigates a series of murders. Read the synopsis, cast, trivia, and technical specs of this 1950 classic.
- George Sherman, John Sherwood
- Richard Conte
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Inspector Al Gordon (John Alexander) decides that he has to put some men on duty at the hospital, and one of them is Fred Rowan (Richard Conte), a detective with experience as an army medic, masquerading as an intern.
A detective disguised as an intern investigates the shooting of a young doctor in a busy hospital. The movie explores the pressures and dangers of medical education and practice in post-war America.
