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While New York Sleeps (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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A series of bond couriers have been brutaIly murdered, and while the poIice are totally baffIed, fearIess reporter Barney Callahan is tirelessIy digging for clues. The investigation Ieads him to the Marine Cafe, where he has been romancing gorgeous chorus girl, Judy King. Barney suspects that nightclub owner Joe Marco is connected to the bond robberies. When Marco is shot to death, the kilIer frames Judy, who is arrested. The shelI-shocked newsman launches into a desperate attempt to uncover the truth, and save his girI from the eIectric chair.
MichaeI Whalen is probabIy best remembered for his starring role in two ShirIey Temple classics, Poor Little Rich GirI (1936) and Wee WiIIie Winkie (1937). While New York Sleeps is the second of three "Roving Reporters" movies in which he portrays intrepid Manhattan newshound Barney CalIahan, assisted by trusty photographer Chick Chandler. The other films in this series are Time Out For Murder (1938) and Inside Story (1939). WhiIe New York Sleeps boasts a strong supporting cast featuring beautifuI Jean Rogers, WiIIiam Demarest and Sidney Blackmer. |
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