Barry Fitzgerald
Lt. Dan Muldoon
Howard Duff
Frank Niles
Dorothy Hart
Ruth Morrison
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
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)Harold Crane
Man (Uncredited)Sarah Cunningham
Nurse (Uncredited)Johnny Dale
Mr. Stillman (Uncredited)Denise Doyle
Girl (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)
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- #new york city
- #narration
- #film noir
- #murder
- #docudrama
- #semi-documentary
- #procedural
Reviews
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 place in search of clues. Suspicion initially falls on the woman's close friend "Niles" (Howard Duff)
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 authenticity is marred by its excessive voiceover, as Brian Cox's character in _Adaptation._ warned: "An
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**