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While New York Sleeps
70%
Movie
1h 3m
AI Analysis
While New York Sleeps (1938) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of While New York Sleeps (1938) — a movie tagged as Mystery and Comedy with funny and tense moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Newspaperman (Whalen) looks into the deaths of bond-carriers while romancing a show girl (Rogers). Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night, solo focused viewing, and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~63 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate While New York Sleeps 70% (1 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
While New York Sleeps is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
70%
from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Newspaperman (Whalen) looks into the deaths of bond-carriers while romancing a show girl (Rogers).
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1938-12-16
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 120477
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Where can I watch While New York Sleeps (1938)?
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Is there an official trailer for While New York Sleeps?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for While New York Sleeps directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is While New York Sleeps about?
Newspaperman (Whalen) looks into the deaths of bond-carriers while romancing a show girl (Rogers).
Is there an AI analysis for While New York Sleeps?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie While New York Sleeps?
The official runtime for While New York Sleeps is approximately 63 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Michael Whalen
Barney Callahan

Jean Rogers
Judy King

Chick Chandler
Snapper Doolan

Robert Kellard
Malcolm Hunt

Joan Woodbury
Nora Parker

Harold Huber
Joe Marco

Marc Lawrence
Happy Nelson

Sidney Blackmer
Ralph Simmons

William Demarest
Red Miller

June Gale
Kitty

Cliff Clark
Insp. Cliff Collins

Edward Gargan
Sgt. White

Minor Watson
Charles MacFarland

Robert Middlemass
Sawyer

Carol Adams
Dancer

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Janitor

John Berkes
Eddie - Dance Director

Don Brodie
Reporter
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