La città nuda
A New York nell'immediato dopoguerra viene rinvenuto il corpo di una giovane modella uccisa. L'ispettore di polizia Muldoon e il suo assistente Halloran indagano sulla vita della ragazza che ha cercato il successo e la ricchezza attirata dalle luci della metropoli, rinnegando il suo passato di figlia di profughi cecoslovacchi e cambiando nome. Una serie di furti inizia a emergere, ma la verità sembra difficile da scovare...
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Case di produzione
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Cast
Cast principale
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
Simili
Bassa marea
The Black Book
Mistero a Crooked House
La vendetta del gangster
The International
Impatto imminente
Il grande inganno
Recensioni degli utenti
Vedi tutto su TMDBEntertaining 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**
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…
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) …