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While America Sleeps (1939)
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Short | 21 min | Crime, Short

While America Sleeps (1939)

Approved

Short | 21 min | Crime, Short

An episode in the "Crime Does Not Pay" series. Dave Miller, an aircraft plant worker, is actually selling secret bomber plans to foreign agents. United States Intelligence Department agents plan to trap him and the spies he works for.

Director

Fred Zinnemann

Writer

Karl Kamb (screenplay) (story)

Producer

Jack Chertok

Cinematographer

Paul Vogel

Editor

Ralph Goldstein (as Ralph E. Goldstein)

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Updated Apr 15, 1939

Release date

Apr 15, 1939 (United States)

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Dick Purcell Dave Miller (as Richard G. Purcell) Dave Miller (as Richard G. Purcell) See fewer	Captain America (1944)
Lenita Lane Mary Miller Mary Miller See fewer	The Bat (1959)
Egon Brecher Klaus Klaus See fewer	Boulder Dam (1936)
Frederik Vogeding Spy Chief (as Fred Vogeding) Spy Chief (as Fred Vogeding) See fewer	Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)
Roland Varno Spy Henchman Spy Henchman See fewer	My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
Richard Lane Agent Carmichael Agent Carmichael See fewer	The Big Wheel (1949)
Paul Stanton Arthur A. Sears Arthur A. Sears See fewer	Bachelor Mother (1939)
Steve Pendleton George (as Gaylord Pendleton) George (as Gaylord Pendleton) See fewer	Killers from Space (1954)
Charles Trowbridge Barton Barton See fewer	The Paleface (1948)
Robert Winkler Bill Miller Bill Miller See fewer	Sullivan's Travels (1941)
John Hamilton Chief of Intelligence Chief of Intelligence See fewer	The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Phillip Terry MGM Crime Reporter MGM Crime Reporter See fewer	The Lost Weekend (1945)
Richard Tucker Air Force Colonel Air Force Colonel See fewer	The Jazz Singer (1927)
Ralph Dunn Factory Foreman (uncredited) Factory Foreman (uncredited) See fewer	Too Many Winners (1947)
Charles Murphy Foreman (uncredited) Foreman (uncredited) See fewer	The Jungle Stockade (1915)
Bob Reeves Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited) See fewer	Riding for Life (1925)