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While the City Sleeps is a 1928 American silent crime drama film about a tough New York City police detective, played by Lon Chaney, out to get a murdering gangster. The film was directed by Jack Conway and co-stars Anita Page, Carroll Nye, Wheeler Oakman, and Mae Busch.
Original Release
09/15/1928
US Release
09/15/1928
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lon Chaney | Dan Coghlan |
| Anita Page | Myrtle Sullivan |
| Carroll Nye | Marty |
| Wheeler Oakman | Eddie 'Mile-Away' Skeeter Carlson |
| Mae Busch | Bessie Ward |
| Polly Moran | Mrs. Minnie McGinnis |
| Lydia Yeamans Titus | Mrs. Sullivan |
| William Orlamond | Dwiggins |
| Richard Carle | Wally |
| Sidney Bracey | Short Order Cook |
Directors
Writers
Joseph Farnham, Andrew Percival Younger
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lon Chaney | Dan Coghlan |
| Anita Page | Myrtle Sullivan |
| Carroll Nye | Marty |
| Wheeler Oakman | Eddie 'Mile-Away' Skeeter Carlson |
| Mae Busch | Bessie Ward |
| Polly Moran | Mrs. Minnie McGinnis |
| Lydia Yeamans Titus | Mrs. Sullivan |
| William Orlamond | Dwiggins |
| Richard Carle | Wally |
| Sidney Bracey | Short Order Cook |
| Jack Feinberg | Man on Street |
| Sam Feinberg | Man on Street |
| Joseph W. Girard | Captain of Detectives |
| Eddie Kane | Member of Skeeter's Gang |
| Fred Kelsey | Detective in Shadow Box |
| Clinton Lyle | Member of Skeeter's Gang |
| William H. O'Brien | Apartment Tenant |
| L.J. O'Connor | Police Officer in Hallway |
| Bud Rae | Member of Skeeter's Gang |
| Angelo Rossitto | Member of Skeeter's Gang |
