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Cry of the City

Cry of the City

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

19486.71h 35m

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?

Directed by Robert Siodmak
Written by Henry Edward Helseth, Richard Murphy
Produced by Sol C. Siegel
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Top 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

Themes & Keywords

new york citygangstercrooked lawyerfilm noir

About Cry of the City

Cry of the City is a crime, drama film released in 1948 exploring themes of new york city, gangster, crooked lawyer, film noir. Directed by Robert Siodmak, it stars Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark. 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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