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The Sleeping City

1950 · 1h 26m · Crime, Drama, Mystery · United States of America

DANGER STALKS THE SILENT STREETS IN...THE SLEEPING CITY

A young doctor taking a break from work is shot in the head, and the police can't find a clue even as to a possible motive. 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. What Rowan finds is a high-pressure world in which interns are hopelessly squeezed for time, sleep, energy, and -- most of all -- money, and walk a fine line on the edge of personal and professional disaster.

Directed by
George Sherman
Written by
Jo Eisinger
Story by
Jo Eisinger
Starring
Richard Conte, Coleen Gray, Richard Taber, John Alexander
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