The Naked City

Director: Jules Dassin

Cast: Barry Fitzgerald, Don Taylor, Howard Duff, Ted de Corsia

(Hellinger Productions / Universal Pictures, 1948) Rated: Unrated

US DVD release date: 20 March 2007 (Criterion)

by Michael Buening

This film's repetitive structures, meticulous legwork, and melting pot locations would become a staple of television crime-solvers.
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