While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

66 mins | Drama, Crime | Feb. 15, 1928

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.

While the City Sleeps

66 mins | Drama, Crime | Feb. 15, 1928

While the City Sleeps
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title While the City Sleeps
Directors Jack Conway
Writers A.P. Younger

Cast

Lon Chaney

as Dan Coghlan

Anita Page

as Myrtle Sullivan

Carroll Nye

as Marty

Wheeler Oakman

as Eddie 'Mile-Away' Skeeter Carlson

Mae Busch

as Bessie Ward

Polly Moran

as Mrs. Minnie McGinnis

Lydia Yeamans Titus

as Mrs. Sullivan

William Orlamond

as Dwiggins

Richard Carle

as Wally

Sidney Bracey

as Short Order Cook

Jack Feinberg

as Man on Street

Sam Feinberg

as Man on Street

Joseph W. Girard

as Captain of Detectives

Eddie Kane

as Member of Skeeter's Gang

Fred Kelsey

as Detective in Shadow Box

Clinton Lyle

as Member of Skeeter's Gang

William H. O'Brien

as Apartment Tenant

L.J. O'Connor

as Police Officer in Hallway

Bud Rae

as Member of Skeeter's Gang

Angelo Rossitto

as Member of Skeeter's Gang

Scott Seaton

as District Attorney

Eddie Sturgis

as Skeeter's Driver

Leo Willis

as Skeeters Gang member