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The Devil's Sleep
“Today's Moral MENACE !.. Daring expose of the devil drug traffic in 'Bennies', 'Goofies' and 'Phenos' as it really exists.”
4.0 / 10• 1949• 1h 19m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Innocent youth trapped in a hopped-up hell.
Cast & Crew
Lita Grey
Judge Rosalind Ballentine (as Lita Grey Chaplin)
Lead
John Mitchum
Doctor
Timothy Farrell
Umberto Scalli
SF
Stan Freed
Hal Holmes
WT
William Thomason
Detective Sergeant Dave Kerrigan
TL
Tracy Lynne
Margie Ballantine
GE
George Eiferman
George Eiferman
LT
Laura Travers
Jerri Wilson
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. W. Merle Connell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Devil's Sleep is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
