The Naked City

Movie

1948

1h 36m

English

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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7.4

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

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The Naked City

Movie

1948

1h 36m

English

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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

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Cast

Lt. Dan Muldoon

Frank Niles

Ruth Morrison

Jimmy Halloran

Captain Donahue

Willy Garzah

Dr. Lawrence Stoneman

Mrs. Halloran

Mrs. Batory

Mr. Batory

Detective Perelli

Mrs. Hylton

Narrator (voice)

Little Old Lady (Uncredited)

Celia Adler

Dress Shop Proprietor (Uncredited)

Janie Alexander

Girl (Uncredited)

Joyce Allen

Shopgirl (Uncredited)

Beverly Bayne

Mrs. Stoneman (Uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Detective (Uncredited)

Harris Brown

Harvey (Uncredited)

Ralph Bunker

Hoffman (Uncredited)

Walter Burke

Pater Backalis (Uncredited)

Alexander Campbell

Policeman (Uncredited)

Retta Coleman

Crippled Girl (Uncredited)

G. Pat Collins

Charles Meade (Uncredited)

Directed By: Jules Dassin

Written By: Albert Maltz (Screenplay), Malvin Wald (Screenplay), + 1 more

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Saint Pauly says...

10 months ago

I swear I don't know how to review old movies. This was old timey and black and white and over-acted like everything back in the day. I did like how this one flirted with mockumentary style and offered a view of the real New York back in the day 1938, so I guess that's a 'like' from me.

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tcg37 says...

a month ago

"people have always had short attention spans." loved seeing late '40s NYC.

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Juliosoft says...

5 years ago

They say that crime series and movies took this as a model and I understand it, great movie and great Barry Fitzgerald

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buddhalou says...

6 years ago

If you're a fan of any of the metric ton of police procedural shows that dominate broadcast television these days, this is probably required viewing for you. Notable for the cinematography, but the writing - particularly the voice-over bits - is a little absurd at times.

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JPV852

4 years ago

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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griggs79

2 months ago

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 auth More

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CinemaSerf

2 months ago

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 pl More

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