The Naked City poster

The Naked City( 1948)

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The soul of a city. Her glory stripped! Her passion bared!

Overview

The Naked City portrays the police investigation that follows the murder of a young model. A veteran cop is placed in charge of the case and he sets about, with the help of other beat cops and detectives, finding the girl's killer.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Barry Fitzgerald

      Lt. Dan Muldoon

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      Howard Duff

      Frank Niles

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      Dorothy Hart

      Ruth Morrison

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      Don Taylor

      Jimmy Halloran

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      Frank Conroy

      Captain Donahue

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      Ted de Corsia

      Willy Garzah

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      House Jameson

      Dr. Lawrence Stoneman

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      Anne Sargent

      Mrs. Halloran

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      Adelaide Klein

      Mrs. Batory

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      Grover Burgess

      Mr. Batory

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      Tom Pedi

      Detective Perelli

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      Enid Markey

      Mrs. Hylton

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      Mark Hellinger

      Narrator (voice)

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      Jean Adair

      Little Old Lady (Uncredited)

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      Celia Adler

      Dress Shop Proprietor (Uncredited)

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      Janie Alexander

      Girl (Uncredited)

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      Joyce Allen

      Shopgirl (Uncredited)

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      Beverly Bayne

      Mrs. Stoneman (Uncredited)

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      Ralph Brooks

      Detective (Uncredited)

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      Harris Brown

      Harvey (Uncredited)

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      Ralph Bunker

      Hoffman (Uncredited)

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      Walter Burke

      Pater Backalis (Uncredited)

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      Alexander Campbell

      Policeman (Uncredited)

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      Retta Coleman

      Crippled Girl (Uncredited)

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      G. Pat Collins

      Charles Meade (Uncredited)

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      Curt Conway

      Det. Nick (Uncredited)

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      Russ Conway

      Ambulance Doctor (Uncredited)

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      Grace Coppin

      Miss Livingston (Uncredited)

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      William Cottrell

      Bisbee (Uncredited)

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      Harold Crane

      Man (Uncredited)

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      Sarah Cunningham

      Nurse (Uncredited)

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      Johnny Dale

      Mr. Stillman (Uncredited)

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      Denise Doyle

      Girl (Uncredited)

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      Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig

      Photographer (Uncredited)

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      Paul Ford

      Henry Fowler (Uncredited)

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      Andre D. Foster

      Jeweler (Uncredited)

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      Kathleen Freeman

      Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)

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      Pearl Gaines

      Mrs. Hylton's Maid (Uncredited)

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      Earle Gilbert

      Banker (Uncredited)

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      Bruce Gordon

      Cop at Williamsburg Bridge (uncredited)

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      William E. Green

      Man (uncredited)

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      Raymond Greenleaf

      City Editor (uncredited)

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      James Gregory

      Patrolman Albert Hicks (uncredited)

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      Chuck Hamilton

      Cop (uncredited)

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      Robert H. Harris

      Druggist (uncredited)

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      Percy Helton

      Street Cleaner (uncredited)

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      Bern Hoffman

      Wrestler (uncredited)

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      Cavada Humphrey

      Mother (uncredited)

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      Edwin Jerome

      Publisher (uncredited)

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      Nicholas Joy

      Mr. McCormick (uncredited)

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      Joe Kerr

      Ned Harvey (uncredited)

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      Judson Laire

      Publisher (uncredited)

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      Perc Launders

      Police Photographer (uncredited)

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      Marion Leeds

      Nurse (uncredited)

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      George Lynn

      Detective Fredericks (uncredited)

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      John Marley

      Managing Editor (uncredited)

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      John McQuade

      Detective Dace Constantino (uncredited)

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      Carl Milletaire

      Young Man Who Confesses to Dexter Murder (uncredited)

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      Virginia Mullen

      Martha Swenson (uncredited)

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      Arthur O'Connell

      Sgt. Shaeffer (uncredited)

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      David Opatoshu

      Sgt. Dave Miller (uncredited)

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      Lee Shumway

      Patrolman (uncredited)

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      Hester Sondergaard

      Miss Owens (uncredited)

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      John Randolph

      Ed Garzah (uncredited)

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      William Cottrell

      Bisbee (uncredited)

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by JPV852

    8
    Written by JPV852 on Sat Aug 29 2020
    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**...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • new york city
    • narration
    • film noir
    • murder
    • docudrama
    • semi-documentary
    • procedural