While the City Sleeps (Swedish: Medan staden sover), is a 1950 Swedish crime drama film directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren and starring Sven-Eric Gamble, Inga Landgré and Adolf Jahr. It is based on the novel Ligister (
"Gangsters") by Per Anders Fogelström, who also wrote the screenplay for the film. The well-known Swedish director Ingmar Bergman provided some input on the film. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Svenwall.
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Plot summary
The story centres around Jompa, who is unemployed and lives with his parents.
He is the leader of a youth gang that frequents nightclubs and cafes and engages in petty crimes.
During a poker game, he becomes indebted to Kalle Lund, a crime boss, who gives him an opportunity to settle his debt by engaging in a bigger crime.
Cast
Sven-Eric Gamble as Jompa
Inga Landgré as Iris Lindström
Adolf Jahr as Iris' father
Elof Ahrle as Manager at Lind Bilservice
John Elfström as Jompa's father
Hilding Gavle as Fencer
Carl Ström as Hansson, janitor
Ulf Palme as Kalle Lund
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs as Rutan
Märta Dorff as Iris' mother
Ilse-Nore Tromm as Jompa's mother
Ulla Smidje as Asta
Hans Sundberg as Knatten Gustafsson
Arne Ragneborn as Richard 'Sune' Sundberg
Lennart Lundh as Gunnar 'Slampen' Lindström
Hans Dahlberg as Sven-Erik 'Lång-Sam' Samuelsson
Åke Hylén as Per 'Pekå' Knutsson
Rolf Bergström as Gunnar
Arthur Fischer as Police Officer
Ebba Flygare as The Fence's Wife
Gunnar Hellström as Young Man in Restaurant
Julius Jacobsen as Restaurant Pianist
Henrik Schildt as Worker at Lind Bilservice
Alf Östlund as Andersson
Harriet Andersson as Young Girl
Mona Geijer-Falkner as Hostess
Börje Mellvig as Prosecutor
Olav Riégo as Judge
Meta Velander as Cafe Waitress