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Johnny Kelly, who plans on resigning from the police force and leaving his wife the next day, has a very eventful last night on duty.Johnny Kelly, who plans on resigning from the police force and leaving his wife the next day, has a very eventful last night on duty.Johnny Kelly, who plans on resigning from the police force and leaving his wife the next day, has a very eventful last night on duty.
Tom Poston
- Detective
- (as Thomas Poston)
Roy Barcroft
- Mechanical Man Attraction Hawker
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Helen Gibson
- Woman
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaFirst credited feature film for actor-comedian Tom Poston.
- GoofsStuntman Dale Van Sickel is clearly seen instead of actor William Talman in the shot where Hayes Stewart jumps over the skylight during the rooftop chase.
- Quotes
Sally 'Angel Face' Connors: When I first came to this town I was gonna be - oh, there were a lot of things I was gonna do. Become famous. But Chicago's the big melting pot, and I got melted, but good.
- Crazy creditsThis motion picture is respectfully dedicated to the police and police departments of America - a brave army of men and women who form our first line of defense in preserving our sacred principles of personal liberty and justice. We gratefully acknowledge the valuable assistance given by the City of Chicago and its police and Police Department, whose cooperation made this picture possible.
- ConnectionsReferenced in An Inn at Osaka (1954)
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A Very Strange Cop Movie
If you like your mysteries on the strange side, this movie is the one. I keep wondering how they filmed it without any people on the streets. Stock footage to bolster an obviously low budget helps somewhat, but this movie depicts Chicago in the middle of the night, and the only car on the street is the police car occupied by our hero. But this was 1953, so it was a different world at 3:00 a.m. There is a little of "The Asphalt Jungle" in this one--including the crooked lawyer, a pretty woman too evil for comfort, a safe to steal something from and the usual payment at the end. Then there is the twist -- the "ghost" influence -- who is in the middle of the evening's events, and who also narrates. Plus there's a guy portraying a store window mechanical man. Like I said, this is a strange one, but worth a curious look.
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- daytimer59
- May 17, 2004
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- Chicago - 12 Uhr Mitternacht
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was City That Never Sleeps (1953) officially released in India in English?
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