While the City Sleeps (1928)

6.3/10 66 min Drama Crime

Overview

A tough New York cop is determined to bring down a crook who has always managed to provide an alibi for the crimes he's been accused of, even though the detective knows he's guilty of committing them.

Cast

Lon Chaney

Dan Coghlan

Anita Page

Myrtle Sullivan

Carroll Nye

Marty

Wheeler Oakman

Eddie 'Mile-Away' Skeeter Carlson

Mae Busch

Bessie Ward

Polly Moran

Mrs. Minnie McGinnis

Lydia Yeamans Titus

Mrs. Sullivan

William Orlamond

Dwiggins

Richard Carle

Wally

Sidney Bracey

Short Order Cook

Joseph W. Girard

Captain of Detectives

Eddie Kane

Member of Skeeter's Gang

Fred Kelsey

Detective in Shadow Box

William H. O'Brien

Apartment Tenant

Angelo Rossitto

Member of Skeeter's Gang

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