The Sleeping City
Seen it?1950 | 86 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Laura or The Naked City, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 26 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1950: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by George Sherman
- Richard ConteFred Rowan
- Coleen GrayAnn Sebastian
- Richard Taber'Pop' Ware
- John AlexanderInsp. Gordon
- Peggy DowKathy Hall
- Alex NicolDr. Steve Anderson
- Carroll AshburnFamous Surgeon (uncredited)
- Frank BaxterInterne (uncredited)
- Dort ClarkInterne (uncredited)
- Mickey CochranPolice Det. Diamond (uncredited)