The Sleeping City is a 1950 American film noir crime film in semi-documentary style that was set in and filmed at New York's Bellevue Hospital. Directed by George Sherman, it stars Richard Conte and Coleen Gray. <br /><br />The film is notable for its photography, and was one of the few motion pictures of the era to be shot entirely on location. <br />The film begins with an unusual prologue, featuring Conte, to assure the audience that the story is "completely fictional" and did not take place at Bellevue or in New York City. The prologue was inserted at the insistence of New York mayor William O'Dwyer, who felt that the script besmirched the reputation of the city-run hospital. <br />Plot: <br />At Bellevue Hospital, New York, an intern is shot in the head by an unknown killer. Inspector Gordon of the 9th Precinct finds no obvious leads but senses an undercurrent of mystery at the hospital; enter Detective Fred Rowan, whose medical background enables him to pose as an intern. Through wheels within wheels, Rowan finally penetrates to a secret, dirty racket...and nurse Ann Sebastian, whom he's been dating, may be mixed up in it. <br />Credits <br />Richard Conte as Fred Rowan <br />Coleen Gray as Ann Sebastian <br />Richard Taber as Pop Ware <br />John Alexander as Insp. Gordon <br />Peggy Dow as Kathy Hall <br />Alex Nicol as Dr. Steve Anderson <br /><br />Directed by George Sherman <br />Written by Jo Eisinger <br />Produced by Leonard Goldstein <br />Cinematography William Miller <br />Edited by Frank Gross <br />Music by Frank Skinner
