While the City Sleeps 1956

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: While this journalistic jamboree is more flamboyant than probable, a tight and sophisticated script by Casey Robinson and a clutch of professional performances make While the City Sleeps a diverting and workmanlike fiction. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: The story is a cynical twist on Lang's famous M. Read more

Steve Jenkins, Time Out: Lang's most underrated movie. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Plot intricacies are deftly interwoven, with director Fritz Lang doing a topflight job of balancing the ingredients without dragging the pace. Read more