A definite parochial fascination is liberally assured all the way and the seams in a none-too-good whodunnit are rather cleverly concealed.
The Naked City
The soul of a city. Her glory stripped! Her passion bared!
1948 · 1h 36m · Not Rated
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Jules Dassin
Overview
After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
Director and cast
- Jules Dassin Director
- Barry Fitzgerald as Det. Lt. Dan Muldoon
- Howard Duff as Frank Niles
- Dorothy Hart as Ruth Morrison
- Don Taylor as Det. Jimmy Halloran
- Frank Conroy as Capt. Donahue
- Ted de Corsia as Willie Garzah aka Willie the Harmonica
- House Jameson as Dr. Stoneman
- Anne Sargent as Mrs. Halloran
- Adelaide Klein as Mrs. Paula Batory
- Grover Burgess as Mr. Batory
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
A first-rate police thriller.
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