Dark City is a 1950 American FILM NOlR crime film produced by Hal B. Wallis, directed by William Dieterle, and starring Charlton Heston in his Hollywood debut. The cast also features Lizabeth Scott, Viveca Lindfors, Dean Jagger, Don DeFore, Ed Begley, Jack Webb and Harry Morgan. In later interviews, Charlton Heston would refer to Dark City as "definitely not an 'A' picture, but a pretty good 'B'."