The Sleeping City (1950)

6.0/10 86 min Crime Mystery Drama

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.

Cast

Richard Conte

Fred Rowan

Coleen Gray

Ann Sebastian

John Alexander

Insp. Gordon

Peggy Dow

Kathy Hall

Alex Nicol

Dr. Steve Anderson

Dort Clark

Interne (uncredited)

Russell Collins

Medical Examiner (uncredited)

James Daly

Interne (uncredited)

Henry Hart

Dr. Nester (uncredited)

Jimmy Little

Police Det. Travers (uncredited)

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