History Film / WhileTheCitySleeps

* SweaterGirl: Nancy wears some absurdly tight sweaters.

* TheChick: Both Nancy and Mildred play versions of this for a whole floor of just newspaper men.

The murderer is played by [[Creator/JohnDrewBarrymore John Barrymore Jr.]], whose didn't become a big star but was the son of big star Creator/JohnBarrymore and the father of big star Creator/DrewBarrymore.

[[BigApplesauce New York City]] media mogul Amos Kyne (Robert Warwick) dies, leaving his empire to his playboy son, Walter (Creator/VincentPrice, not yet typecast as a creepy horror movie star). Walter, wanting to change personnel without getting his hands dirty, creates a high-ranking position and makes his top three men compete for it. The catch is that they have to try and solve the sensationalist case of the so-called [[SerialKiller Lipstick Murderer]]. There’s Mark Loving (Creator/GeorgeSanders), Jon Griffith (Creator/ThomasMitchell), and Harry Kritzner (James Craig), ready to vie for the position. Loving has Mildred (Creator/IdaLupino), a reporter and occasional lover, as an ally; Harry is currently sleeping with Walter’s wife, Dorothy (Creator/RhondaFleming), who he hopes can influence his boss; Griffith wants Ed Mobley (Creator/DanaAndrews), columnist and UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize winner, on his side, but Ed doesn’t want to involve himself in the battle.

However, Ed’s connections make him useful, and he decides to help Griffith. Ed’s girlfriend, Nancy (Sally Forrest), is Loving's secretary and is willing to help to find the killer as well at the expense of her own safety.

* GoSeduceMyArchnemesis: Loving sics Mildred on Ed...which Mildred takes to mean that she is now a free agent, and promptly teams up with Griffith.

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''While the City Sleeps'' (1956) is a FilmNoir directed by Creator/FritzLang and featuring a [[AllStarCast star-studded cast]].

Media mogul, Amos Kyne (Robert Warwick), has died and left his empire to his playboy son, Walter (Creator/VincentPrice, not yet typecast as a creepy horror movie star). Walter, wanting to change personnel without getting his hands dirty, creates a high-ranking position and makes his top three men compete for it. The catch is that they have to try and solve the sensationalist case of the so-called Lipstick Murderer. There’s Mark Loving (Creator/GeorgeSanders), Jon Griffith (Creator/ThomasMitchell), and Harry Kritzner (James Craig), ready to vie for the position. Loving has Mildred (Creator/IdaLupino), a reporter and occasional lover, as an ally; Harry is currently sleeping with Walter’s wife, Dorothy (Creator/RhondaFleming), who he hopes can influence his boss; Griffith wants Ed Mobley (Creator/DanaAndrews), columnist and UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize winner, on his side, but Ed doesn’t want to involve himself in the battle.

The murderer is played by John Barrymore Jr., whose didn't become a big star but was the son of big star Creator/JohnBarrymore and the father of big star Creator/DrewBarrymore.

* YourCheatingHeart: Dorothy is carrying on an affair with Harry right under her oblivious husband's nose.

Media mogul, Amos Kyne (Robert Warwick), has died and left his empire to his playboy son, Walter (Creator/VincentPrice, not yet typecast as a creepy horror movie star). Walter, wanting to change personnel without getting his hands dirty, creates a high-ranking position and makes his top three men compete for it. The catch is that they have to try and solve the sensationalist case of the so-called Lipstick Murderer. There’s Mark Loving (Creator/GeorgeSanders), Jon Griffith (Creator/ThomasMitchell), and Harry Kritzner (James Craig), ready to vie for the position. Loving has Mildred (Creator/IdaLupino), a reporter and occasional lover, as an ally; Harry is currently sleeping with Walter’s wife, Dorothy (Rhonda Fleming), who he hopes can influence his boss; Griffith wants Ed Mobley (Creator/DanaAndrews), columnist and UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize winner, on his side, but Ed doesn’t want to involve himself in the battle.

* SexySilhouette: The glorious Rhonda Fleming doing stretching exercises on the other side of a translucent screen. Subverted when the camera pans and reveals that Dorothy is actually wearing a bikini.

* UpperClassTwit: Walter is a clueless nincompoop.
* TheVamp: Mildred to Ed, much to Nancy’s chagrin.

The murderer is played by John Barrymore Jr., whose didn't become a big star but was the son of big star John Barrymore and the father of big star Creator/DrewBarrymore.

* YourCHeatingHeart: Dorothy is carrying on an affair with Harry right under her oblivious husband's nose.

Media mogul, Amos Kyne (Robert Warwick), has died and left his empire to his playboy son, Walter (Creator/VincentPrice). Walter, wanting to change personnel without getting his hands dirty, creates a high-ranking position and makes his top three men compete for it. The catch is that they have to try and solve the sensationalist case of the so-called Lipstick Murderer. There’s Mark Loving (Creator/GeorgeSanders), Jon Griffith (Creator/ThomasMitchell), and Harry Kritzner (James Craig), ready to vie for the position. Loving has Mildred (Creator/IdaLupino), a reporter and occasional lover, as an ally; Harry is currently sleeping with Walter’s wife, Dorothy (Rhonda Fleming), who he hopes can influence his boss; Griffith wants Ed Mobley (Creator/DanaAndrews), columnist and UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize winner, on his side, but Ed doesn’t want to involve himself in the battle.

* SexySecretary: The curvaceous Nancy, Mark's secretary, who fends off Ed's advances because she's Mark's mistress.

Media mogul, Amos Kyne (Robert Warwick), has died and left his empire to his playboy son, Walter (Creator/VincentPrice). Walter, wanting to change personnel without getting his hands dirty, creates a high-ranking position and makes his top three men compete for it. The catch is that they have to try and solve the sensationalist case of the so-called Lipstick Murderer. There’s Mark Loving (Creator/GeorgeSanders), Jon Griffith (Creator/ThomasMitchell), and Harry Kritzner (James Craig), ready to vie for the position. Loving has Mildred (Creator/IdaLupino), a reporter and occasional lover, as an ally; Harry is currently sleeping with Walter’s wife, Dorothy (Rhonda Fleming), who he hopes can influence his boss; Griffith wants Ed Mobley (Creator/DanaAndrews), columnist and Pulitzer prize winner, on his side, but Ed doesn’t want to involve himself in the battle.

''While the City Sleeps'' (1956) is a FilmNoir directed by Creator/FritzLang with a star-studded cast.

However, Ed’s connections make him useful, and he decides to help Griffith. Ed’s girlfriend, Nancy (Sally Forrest), is Lovings secretary and is willing to help to find the killer as well at the expense of her own safety.

Media mogul, Amos Kyne (Robert Warwick), has died and left his empire to his playboy son, Walter (Creator/VincentPrice). Walter, wanting to change personnel without getting his hands dirty, creates a high-ranking position and makes his top three men compete for it. The catch is that they have to try and solve the sensationalist case of the so-called Lipstick Murderer. There’s Mark Loving (Creator/GeorgeSanders), Jon Griffith (ThomasMitchell), and Harry Kritzner (James Craig), ready to vie for the position. Loving has Mildred (Creator/IdaLupino), a reporter and occasional lover, as an ally; Harry is currently sleeping with Walter’s wife, Dorothy (Rhonda Fleming), who he hopes can influence his boss; Griffith wants Ed Mobley (Creator/DanaAndrews), columnist and Pulitzer prize winner, on his side, but Ed doesn’t want to involve himself in the battle.