Not to be confused with Fritz Lang's "While the City Sleeps", "City that Never Sleeps" is a first-rate little programmer about a disillusioned cop's plans to ditch his wife and run off with showgirl Mala Powers. The cop is Gig Young, (miscast and not at his best), and the city in question is Chicago and the action takes place over the course of one night. The good supporting cast includes William Talman as a killer, Edward Arnold as a crooked lawyer, Marie Windsor as Arnold's two-timing wife and Chill Wills as Young's slightly out-of-this-world partner. Imaginatively directed by John H. Auer, (whoever he was), and with a good and somewhat unusual plot with fine, atmospheric cinematography from John L. Russell this is certainly a cut above your average B-Movie and is worth seeking out.
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