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We Never Sleep

  • 1956
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We Never Sleep (1956)
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This RKO-Pathé Screenliner short highlights the work of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, the USA's oldest private detective company. The title "We Never Sleep" is part of the Pinkert... Read allThis RKO-Pathé Screenliner short highlights the work of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, the USA's oldest private detective company. The title "We Never Sleep" is part of the Pinkerton company's logo.This RKO-Pathé Screenliner short highlights the work of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, the USA's oldest private detective company. The title "We Never Sleep" is part of the Pinkerton company's logo.

  • Director
    • Larry O'Reilly
  • Writer
    • Frances Dinsmoor
  • Stars
    • Peter Roberts
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    89
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Larry O'Reilly
    • Writer
      • Frances Dinsmoor
    • Stars
      • Peter Roberts
    • 6User reviews
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    • Director
      • Larry O'Reilly
    • Writer
      • Frances Dinsmoor
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    • Quotes
      • [last lines]
      • Narrator: At the other extreme, the private detective's assignment may call for duty in factory areas, where repeated burglaries have been committed. On jobs like this, he carries a gun. He knows how to use one, but seldom does. The Pinkerton man does his work with a minimum of gunplay and dramatics in his chosen role as private detective - the law's extra arm, the law's other eye.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 2, 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Screenliners (1955-1956 season) #7: We Never Sleep
    • Filming locations
      • 476 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(suspect being tailed walks by the front of the main branch of the New York Public Library)
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 8m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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