Is The Sleeping City sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Sleeping City end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Sleeping City scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Sleeping City easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Sleeping City violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Sleeping City

Name: The Sleeping City
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama
Released: 1950
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Richard Conte, Coleen Gray, Richard Taber, John Alexander, Peggy Dow

DANGER STALKS THE SILENT STREETS IN...THE SLEEPING CITY

Directed by George Sherman

Produced by Universal International Pictures

195086 min6.0 / 10

A noir-inflected police procedural that uses a hospital undercover operation to expose the moral compromises and desperation lurking beneath a prestigious institution.

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.

Clusters

Complicity Under Pressure Paranoia and Procedure Film Genres and Movements Law Enforcement Officers Doctors And Nurses

Genres

Crime Mystery Drama

Keywords

Film Noir Doctor Police Officer Police Commissioner

Questions people ask

Is The Sleeping City sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does The Sleeping City end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Sleeping City scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Sleeping City easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Sleeping City violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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