City That Never Sleeps (1953)

Directors

John H. Auer

Cast

Gig Young, Mala Powers, William Talman, Edward Arnold, Chill Wills

The story

The "Voice of Chicago" introduces the world and the main characters of the film: Sally "Angel Face" Connors (Mala Powers) is an exotic dancer in a nightclub; Gregg Warren (Wally Cassell), a former actor, works as a performance artist, a "Mechanical Man", in the nightclub window; Johnny Kelly (Gig Young) is a cop having an affair with Angel Face and struggling with his conscience whether to leave his wife; Penrod Biddel (Edward Arnold), is a successful and smooth but crooked attorney; and Hayes Stewart (William Talman) has given up magic for a career as a pickpocket and thief. Officer Johnny Kelly is disillusioned with his job, which he…

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