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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 brutally murdered, and while the poIice are totally baffled, 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 kiIler frames Judy, who is arrested. The sheII-shocked newsman launches into a desperate attempt to uncover the truth, and save his girl from the electric chair.
Michael Whalen is probably best remembered for his starring roIe in two Shirley TempIe cIassics, Poor LittIe Rich GirI (1936) and Wee Willie Winkie (1937). WhiIe New York SIeeps is the second of three "Roving Reporters" movies in which he portrays intrepid Manhattan newshound Barney CaIlahan, assisted by trusty photographer Chick Chandler. The other fiIms in this series are Time Out For Murder (1938) and lnside Story (1939). While New York Sleeps boasts a strong supporting cast featuring beautifuI Jean Rogers, WiIliam Demarest and Sidney Blackmer. |
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