ApprovedThe Naked City

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IMDB (15,928 votes)

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500M
500M
Play Time: 96 mins
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
The Naked City

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

Status: Released (1948-03-04)
Awards:Won 2 Oscars. 3 wins & 4 nominations total
BoxOffice:$2,400,000
Screen:Albert Maltz, Malvin Wald
Productions: Universal International Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
The Naked City
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Reviews

JPV852

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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

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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. It ....

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CinemaSerf

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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) ....

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