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CrimeMysteryThriller

The Naked City

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

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

Release Date : 1948-03-04

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal International Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Barry Fitzgerald

Character Name : Lt. Dan Muldoon

Original Name : Barry Fitzgerald

Gender : Male

Howard Duff

Character Name : Frank Niles

Original Name : Howard Duff

Gender : Male

Dorothy Hart

Character Name : Ruth Morrison

Original Name : Dorothy Hart

Gender : Female

Don Taylor

Character Name : Jimmy Halloran

Original Name : Don Taylor

Gender : Male

Frank Conroy

Character Name : Captain Donahue

Original Name : Frank Conroy

Gender : Male

Ted de Corsia

Character Name : Willy Garzah

Original Name : Ted de Corsia

Gender : Male

House Jameson

Character Name : Dr. Lawrence Stoneman

Original Name : House Jameson

Gender : Male

Anne Sargent

Character Name : Mrs. Halloran

Original Name : Anne Sargent

Gender : Female

Adelaide Klein

Character Name : Mrs. Batory

Original Name : Adelaide Klein

Gender : Female

Grover Burgess

Character Name : Mr. Batory

Original Name : Grover Burgess

Gender : Male

Tom Pedi

Character Name : Detective Perelli

Original Name : Tom Pedi

Gender : Male

Enid Markey

Character Name : Mrs. Hylton

Original Name : Enid Markey

Gender : Female

Mark Hellinger

Character Name : Narrator (voice)

Original Name : Mark Hellinger

Gender : Male

Jean Adair

Character Name : Little Old Lady (Uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Adair

Gender : Female

Celia Adler

Character Name : Dress Shop Proprietor (Uncredited)

Original Name : Celia Adler

Gender : Male

Janie Alexander

Character Name : Girl (Uncredited)

Original Name : Janie Alexander

Gender : Male

Joyce Allen

Character Name : Shopgirl (Uncredited)

Original Name : Joyce Allen

Gender : Male

Beverly Bayne

Character Name : Mrs. Stoneman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Beverly Bayne

Gender : Female

Ralph Brooks

Character Name : Detective (Uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Brooks

Gender : Male

Harris Brown

Character Name : Harvey (Uncredited)

Original Name : Harris Brown

Gender : Male

Ralph Bunker

Character Name : Hoffman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Bunker

Gender : Male

Walter Burke

Character Name : Pater Backalis (Uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Burke

Gender : Male

Alexander Campbell

Character Name : Policeman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Alexander Campbell

Gender : Male

Retta Coleman

Character Name : Crippled Girl (Uncredited)

Original Name : Retta Coleman

Gender : Male

G. Pat Collins

Character Name : Charles Meade (Uncredited)

Original Name : G. Pat Collins

Gender : Male

Curt Conway

Character Name : Det. Nick (Uncredited)

Original Name : Curt Conway

Gender : Male

Russ Conway

Character Name : Ambulance Doctor (Uncredited)

Original Name : Russ Conway

Gender : Male

Grace Coppin

Character Name : Miss Livingston (Uncredited)

Original Name : Grace Coppin

Gender : Female

William Cottrell

Character Name : Bisbee (Uncredited)

Original Name : William Cottrell

Gender : Male

Harold Crane

Character Name : Man (Uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Crane

Gender : Male

Sarah Cunningham

Character Name : Nurse (Uncredited)

Original Name : Sarah Cunningham

Gender : Female

Johnny Dale

Character Name : Mr. Stillman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Johnny Dale

Gender : Male

Denise Doyle

Character Name : Girl (Uncredited)

Original Name : Denise Doyle

Gender : Male

Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig

Character Name : Photographer (Uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig

Gender : Male

Paul Ford

Character Name : Henry Fowler (Uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Ford

Gender : Male

Andre D. Foster

Character Name : Jeweler (Uncredited)

Original Name : Andre D. Foster

Gender : Male

Kathleen Freeman

Character Name : Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)

Original Name : Kathleen Freeman

Gender : Female

Pearl Gaines

Character Name : Mrs. Hylton's Maid (Uncredited)

Original Name : Pearl Gaines

Gender : Male

Earle Gilbert

Character Name : Banker (Uncredited)

Original Name : Earle Gilbert

Gender : Male

Bruce Gordon

Character Name : Cop at Williamsburg Bridge (uncredited)

Original Name : Bruce Gordon

Gender : Male

William E. Green

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : William E. Green

Gender : Male

Raymond Greenleaf

Character Name : City Editor (uncredited)

Original Name : Raymond Greenleaf

Gender : Male

James Gregory

Character Name : Patrolman Albert Hicks (uncredited)

Original Name : James Gregory

Gender : Male

Chuck Hamilton

Character Name : Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Hamilton

Gender : Male

Robert H. Harris

Character Name : Druggist (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert H. Harris

Gender : Male

Percy Helton

Character Name : Street Cleaner (uncredited)

Original Name : Percy Helton

Gender : Male

Bern Hoffman

Character Name : Wrestler (uncredited)

Original Name : Bern Hoffman

Gender : Male

Cavada Humphrey

Character Name : Mother (uncredited)

Original Name : Cavada Humphrey

Gender : Male

Edwin Jerome

Character Name : Publisher (uncredited)

Original Name : Edwin Jerome

Gender : Male

Nicholas Joy

Character Name : Mr. McCormick (uncredited)

Original Name : Nicholas Joy

Gender : Male

Joe Kerr

Character Name : Ned Harvey (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Kerr

Gender : Male

Judson Laire

Character Name : Publisher (uncredited)

Original Name : Judson Laire

Gender : Male

Perc Launders

Character Name : Police Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Perc Launders

Gender : Male

Marion Leeds

Character Name : Nurse (uncredited)

Original Name : Marion Leeds

Gender : Male

George Lynn

Character Name : Detective Fredericks (uncredited)

Original Name : George Lynn

Gender : Male

John Marley

Character Name : Managing Editor (uncredited)

Original Name : John Marley

Gender : Male

John McQuade

Character Name : Detective Dace Constantino (uncredited)

Original Name : John McQuade

Gender : Male

Carl Milletaire

Character Name : Young Man Who Confesses to Dexter Murder (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Milletaire

Gender : Male

Virginia Mullen

Character Name : Martha Swenson (uncredited)

Original Name : Virginia Mullen

Gender : Female

Arthur O'Connell

Character Name : Sgt. Shaeffer (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur O'Connell

Gender : Male

David Opatoshu

Character Name : Sgt. Dave Miller (uncredited)

Original Name : David Opatoshu

Gender : Male

Lee Shumway

Character Name : Patrolman (uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Shumway

Gender : Male

Hester Sondergaard

Character Name : Miss Owens (uncredited)

Original Name : Hester Sondergaard

Gender : Male

John Randolph

Character Name : Ed Garzah (uncredited)

Original Name : John Randolph

Gender : Male

William Cottrell

Character Name : Bisbee (uncredited)

Original Name : William Cottrell

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

JPV852

@JPV852

2021-06-23

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**

G

griggs79

@griggs79

2024-11-14

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 authenticity is marred by its excessive voiceover, as Brian Cox's character in _Adaptation._ warned: "And God help you if you use voiceover in your work, my friends. God help you. That's flaccid, sloppy writing." The narration feels like a lazy shortcut that detracts from the visual storytelling instead of enhancing it. This one's all talk, no grit.

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-11-20

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 place in search of clues. Suspicion initially falls on the woman's close friend "Niles" (Howard Duff) but the police are pretty convinced that her maid, and also possibly her best pal "Ruth" (Dorothy Hart), may know more than they're letting on too. When they discover a bottle of sedatives, that some of her jewellery has gone missing and then a corpse floating in the East River the men must wade through a mire of lies, deceit and mis-information from witnesses who seem determined that the truth will never out. Fitzgerald is entirely convincing in this drama. He leads the process with a gritty determination and a plausible eye for not just the detail but the practical. He knows his city and he knows how to best to get results - sometimes using less conventional methods as he and his team start to hone in on the criminal and their MO. Taylor also does well here marrying the rookie approach to his task with a fresh angle less available to his less flexible boss. Hart, too, contributes well but it's really the procedural approach to the crime that sets this apart from standard mysteries. The writing reads as if it is based on real life experiences and also on an understanding of the value of the emerging use of scientific processes and team policing to narrow the field and get to the perpetrators. It takes it's time, but it never drags and there are clues for us watching to piece together too as this untrustworthy bunch look to self preservation more than to solving the killing. This takes a different approach to thriller story-telling and though I found the score a bit intrusive at times, I did enjoy it.