The Naked City 1948

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

The Naked City

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7.206 / 10   236 vote(s)
NR
Crime Mystery Thriller

The Naked City portrays the police investigation that follows the murder of a young model. A veteran cop is placed in charge of the case and he sets about, with the help of other beat cops and detectives, finding the girl's killer.

Top Billed Cast

Barry Fitzgerald

Lt. Dan Muldoon

Howard Duff

Frank Niles

Dorothy Hart

Ruth Morrison

Don Taylor

Jimmy Halloran

Frank Conroy

Captain Donahue

Ted de Corsia

Willy Garzah

Release Date 1948-03-04
Runtime 1h 36m
Directors William H. Daniels, Jules Dassin
Producers Mark Hellinger, Jules Buck
Writers Malvin Wald, Malvin Wald, Albert Maltz

Barry Fitzgerald

Lt. Dan Muldoon

Howard Duff

Frank Niles

Dorothy Hart

Ruth Morrison

Don Taylor

Jimmy Halloran

Frank Conroy

Captain Donahue

Ted de Corsia

Willy Garzah

House Jameson

Dr. Lawrence Stoneman

Anne Sargent

Mrs. Halloran

Adelaide Klein

Mrs. Batory

Grover Burgess

Mr. Batory

Tom Pedi

Detective Perelli

Enid Markey

Mrs. Hylton

Mark Hellinger

Narrator (voice)

Jean Adair

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)

Curt Conway

Det. Nick (Uncredited)

Russ Conway

Ambulance Doctor (Uncredited)

Grace Coppin

Miss Livingston (Uncredited)

William Cottrell

Bisbee (Uncredited)

Harold Crane

Man (Uncredited)

Sarah Cunningham

Nurse (Uncredited)

Johnny Dale

Mr. Stillman (Uncredited)

Denise Doyle

Girl (Uncredited)

Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig

Photographer (Uncredited)

Paul Ford

Henry Fowler (Uncredited)

Andre D. Foster

Jeweler (Uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman

Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)

Pearl Gaines

Mrs. Hylton's Maid (Uncredited)

Earle Gilbert

Banker (Uncredited)

Bruce Gordon

Cop at Williamsburg Bridge (uncredited)

William E. Green

Man (uncredited)

Raymond Greenleaf

City Editor (uncredited)

James Gregory

Patrolman Albert Hicks (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Cop (uncredited)

Robert H. Harris

Druggist (uncredited)

Percy Helton

Street Cleaner (uncredited)

Bern Hoffman

Wrestler (uncredited)

Cavada Humphrey

Mother (uncredited)

Edwin Jerome

Publisher (uncredited)

Nicholas Joy

Mr. McCormick (uncredited)

Joe Kerr

Ned Harvey (uncredited)

Judson Laire

Publisher (uncredited)

Perc Launders

Police Photographer (uncredited)

Marion Leeds

Nurse (uncredited)

George Lynn

Detective Fredericks (uncredited)

John Marley

Managing Editor (uncredited)

John McQuade

Detective Dace Constantino (uncredited)

Carl Milletaire

Young Man Who Confesses to Dexter Murder (uncredited)

Virginia Mullen

Martha Swenson (uncredited)

Arthur O'Connell

Sgt. Shaeffer (uncredited)

David Opatoshu

Sgt. Dave Miller (uncredited)

Lee Shumway

Patrolman (uncredited)

Hester Sondergaard

Miss Owens (uncredited)

John Randolph

Ed Garzah (uncredited)

William Cottrell

Bisbee (uncredited)

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

— JPV852