City That Never Sleeps

City That Never Sleeps
This article is about a 1953 film. For other uses, see The City That Never Sleeps (disambiguation).
City That Never Sleeps

Theatrical poster
Directed by John H. Auer
Produced by John H. Auer
Written by Steve Fisher
Starring Gig Young
Mala Powers
William Talman
Music by R. Dale Butts
Cinematography John L. Russell
Editing by Fred Allen
Distributed by Republic Pictures Corporation
Release date(s) August 7, 1953
(United States)
Running time 90 minutes
Country United States
Language English

City That Never Sleeps (1953) is a film noir produced and directed by John H. Auer with cinematography by John L. Russell.[1]

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Plot

Johnny Kelly (Gig Young) is a Chicago cop from a long line of police officers. He's grown tired of the job and his married life. He plans on leaving his wife for exotic dancer Sally "Angel Face" Connors (Mala Powers). When Penrod Biddel (Edward Arnold), a corrupt, powerful attorney, wants him for a job, Johnny is tempted. He needs money in order to get quick money to escape Chicago and start life anew with "Angel Face."

Kelly accepts an assignment to escort a low-life former magician (William Talman) now criminal across the border to Indiana. Not all is what it seems and the more Kelly learns the more he's determined to do right.

Cast

Critical reception

Film critic Craig Butler wrote, "City That Never Sleeps is an uneven crime drama, one that contains some enough good elements that it's frustrating the film as a whole is not better. The chief culprit is, as so often, the screenplay, which starts out promisingly. Gig Young's character seems to be one that is fairly complex, a cop who is dissatisfied with his lot in life and could fall prey to temptation. Unfortunately, the character is not developed sufficiently beyond that, which is also the case with the Wally Cassell "mechanical man" character; he, too, shows promise that goes unfulfilled, although the sheer strangeness of his job does fascinate.[2]

The staff at Variety gave the film a mixed review, and wrote, "Production and direction loses itself occasionally in stretching for mood and nuances, whereas a straightline cops-and-robbers action flavor would have been more appropriate. Same flaw is found in the Steve Fisher screen original...John L. Russell's photography makes okay use of Chicago streets and buildings for the low-key, night-life effect required to back the melodrama.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ City That Never Sleeps at the Internet Movie Database.
  2. ^ Butler, Craig. Film review at City That Never Sleeps at AllRovi. Last accessed: November 26, 2009.
  3. ^ Variety. Film review, August 7, 1953. Last accessed: November 26, 2009.

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