The Naked City

After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.

Genre : CrimeMysteryThriller

Runtime : 96 mins

Release Date : 1948-03-04

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Entertaining crime-drama featuring some great NYC locales and the performance from Barry Fitzgerald was fun. Not a great film noir so can't say it's a classic in my book, but still a well done film from the 1940s. **3.75/5**

By being filmed on the streets of New York, _Naked City_ is a film that earnestly attempts to bring a sense of realism to the noir genre. This ambitious attempt, however, falls short of the mark, lacking the grit and charm that define true noir, and becomes painfully melodramatic. Its effort at aut...

There's quite an affecting documentary feel to this film as "Lt. Muldoon" (Barry Fitzgerald) investigates the drowning of model "Jean" in what should have been the safety of her New York apartment. This cop is no slouch and is quickly dragging his newbie sidekick "Jimmy" (Don Taylor) all over the p...

Cast

Barry Fitzgerald

Barry Fitzgerald

(Lt. Dan Muldoon)

Howard Duff

Howard Duff

(Frank Niles)

Dorothy Hart

Dorothy Hart

(Ruth Morrison)

Don Taylor

Don Taylor

(Jimmy Halloran)

Frank Conroy

Frank Conroy

(Captain Donahue)

Ted de Corsia

Ted de Corsia

(Willy Garzah)

House Jameson

House Jameson

(Dr. Lawrence Stoneman)

Anne Sargent

Anne Sargent

(Mrs. Halloran)

Adelaide Klein

Adelaide Klein

(Mrs. Batory)

Grover Burgess

(Mr. Batory)

Tom Pedi

Tom Pedi

(Detective Perelli)

Enid Markey

Enid Markey

(Mrs. Hylton)

Mark Hellinger

(Narrator (voice))

Jean Adair

Jean Adair

(Little Old Lady (Uncredited))

Celia Adler

(Dress Shop Proprietor (Uncredited))

Janie Alexander

(Girl (Uncredited))

Joyce Allen

(Shopgirl (Uncredited))

Beverly Bayne

Beverly Bayne

(Mrs. Stoneman (Uncredited))

Ralph Brooks

(Detective (Uncredited))

Harris Brown

(Harvey (Uncredited))

Ralph Bunker

Ralph Bunker

(Hoffman (Uncredited))

Walter Burke

Walter Burke

(Pater Backalis (Uncredited))

Alexander Campbell

(Policeman (Uncredited))

Retta Coleman

(Crippled Girl (Uncredited))

G. Pat Collins

G. Pat Collins

(Charles Meade (Uncredited))

Curt Conway

Curt Conway

(Det. Nick (Uncredited))

Russ Conway

Russ Conway

(Ambulance Doctor (Uncredited))

Grace Coppin

Grace Coppin

(Miss Livingston (Uncredited))

William Cottrell

William Cottrell

(Bisbee (Uncredited))

Harold Crane

(Man (Uncredited))

Sarah Cunningham

(Nurse (Uncredited))

Johnny Dale

(Mr. Stillman (Uncredited))

Denise Doyle

(Girl (Uncredited))

Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig

(Photographer (Uncredited))

Paul Ford

Paul Ford

(Henry Fowler (Uncredited))

Andre D. Foster

(Jeweler (Uncredited))

Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman

(Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited))

Pearl Gaines

(Mrs. Hylton's Maid (Uncredited))

Earle Gilbert

(Banker (Uncredited))

Bruce Gordon

Bruce Gordon

(Cop at Williamsburg Bridge (uncredited))

William E. Green

(Man (uncredited))

Raymond Greenleaf

Raymond Greenleaf

(City Editor (uncredited))

James Gregory

James Gregory

(Patrolman Albert Hicks (uncredited))

Chuck Hamilton

(Cop (uncredited))

Robert H. Harris

Robert H. Harris

(Druggist (uncredited))

Percy Helton

Percy Helton

(Street Cleaner (uncredited))

Bern Hoffman

Bern Hoffman

(Wrestler (uncredited))

Cavada Humphrey

(Mother (uncredited))

Edwin Jerome

Edwin Jerome

(Publisher (uncredited))

Nicholas Joy

Nicholas Joy

(Mr. McCormick (uncredited))

Joe Kerr

(Ned Harvey (uncredited))

Judson Laire

(Publisher (uncredited))

Perc Launders

(Police Photographer (uncredited))

Marion Leeds

(Nurse (uncredited))

George Lynn

George Lynn

(Detective Fredericks (uncredited))

John Marley

John Marley

(Managing Editor (uncredited))

John McQuade

(Detective Dace Constantino (uncredited))

Carl Milletaire

Carl Milletaire

(Young Man Who Confesses to Dexter Murder (uncredited))

Virginia Mullen

(Martha Swenson (uncredited))

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

(Sgt. Shaeffer (uncredited))

David Opatoshu

David Opatoshu

(Sgt. Dave Miller (uncredited))

Lee Shumway

Lee Shumway

(Patrolman (uncredited))

Hester Sondergaard

(Miss Owens (uncredited))

John Randolph

John Randolph

(Ed Garzah (uncredited))

William Cottrell

(Bisbee (uncredited))

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