While New York Sleeps (1938 film)

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While New York Sleeps
While New York Sleeps poster.jpg
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Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Screenplay byFrances Hyland
Albert Ray
Story by Frank Fenton
Lynn Root
Produced by Sol M. Wurtzel
Starring Michael Whalen
Jean Rogers
Chick Chandler
Robert Kellard
Joan Woodbury
Harold Huber
Marc Lawrence
Cinematography Lucien Andriot
Edited byNorman Colbert
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • December 15, 1938 (1938-12-15)(New York)
  • January 6, 1939 (1939-01-06)(United States)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

While New York Sleeps is a 1938 American crime film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and written by Frances Hyland and Albert Ray. The film stars Michael Whalen, Jean Rogers, Chick Chandler, Robert Kellard, Joan Woodbury, Harold Huber and Marc Lawrence. The film was released on January 6, 1939, by 20th Century Fox. [1] [2] [3]

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