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The Sleeping City

1950 · 86 min

A tense, shadowy procedural that immerses you in a hospital's pressured world, where desperation quietly breeds crime.

Directed by
George Sherman
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Drama
Tagline
DANGER STALKS THE SILENT STREETS IN...THE SLEEPING CITY
Overview
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.

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Directed by
George Sherman
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • corruption
  • greed
  • work
  • betrayal
Places
  • hospital
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
crime, mystery, drama
Directed by
George Sherman
Written by
Jo Eisinger
Starring
Richard Conte, Coleen Gray, Richard Taber, John Alexander, Peggy Dow, Alex Nicol, Carroll Ashburn, Frank Baxter
Music
Frank Skinner
Cinematography
William Miller
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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