Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948
1h 35m
6.7

6.7/10

71 votes • View on IMDb
Crime Drama

"From the heart of its people comes the ... cry of the city."

Overview

Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to disaster with him?

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Production Information

Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English Italian

Keywords

new york city gangster crooked lawyer film noir

Quick Facts

Release Date September 29, 1948
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0040257

Cast

Victor Mature
Victor Mature

Lt. Candella

Richard Conte
Richard Conte

Martin Rome

Fred Clark
Fred Clark

Lt Collins

Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters

Brenda Martingale

Betty Garde
Betty Garde

Miss Pruett

Berry Kroeger
Berry Kroeger

W. A. Niles

Tommy Cook
Tommy Cook

Tony Rome

Debra Paget
Debra Paget

Teena Riconti

Hope Emerson
Hope Emerson

Rose Given

Roland Winters
Roland Winters

Ledbetter

Walter Baldwin
Walter Baldwin

Orvy

June Storey
June Storey

Miss Boone, Nurse

Key Crew

Richard Murphy
Screenplay
Robert Siodmak
Director
Sol C. Siegel
Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer