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Cry of the City (1948)

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

6.8/10 1h 35m Sep 29, 1948
Crime Drama

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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Movie Details

Original Title Cry of the City
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6

Cast

Victor Mature
Victor Mature
Lt. Candella
Popularity: 0.7
Richard Conte
Richard Conte
Martin Rome
Popularity: 4.0
Fred Clark
Fred Clark
Lt Collins
Popularity: 5.0
Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters
Brenda Martingale
Popularity: 2.1
Betty Garde
Betty Garde
Miss Pruett
Popularity: 6.8
Berry Kroeger
Berry Kroeger
W. A. Niles
Popularity: 0.5
Tommy Cook
Tommy Cook
Tony Rome
Popularity: 2.8
Debra Paget
Debra Paget
Teena Riconti
Popularity: 0.6
Hope Emerson
Hope Emerson
Rose Given
Popularity: 3.1
Roland Winters
Roland Winters
Ledbetter
Popularity: 6.9
Walter Baldwin
Walter Baldwin
Orvy
Popularity: 4.6
June Storey
June Storey
Miss Boone, Nurse
Popularity: 2.4

Key Crew

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

Production

20th Century Fox
US

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Cry of the City (trailer) - Out on BFI Blu-ray & DVD 22 August | BFI DVD
Cry of the City (trailer) - Out on BFI Blu-ray & DVD 22 August | BFI DVD
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Shelley Winters *Cry of the City* (1948)..
Shelley Winters *Cry of the City* (1948)..
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Keywords

new york city gangster crooked lawyer film noir

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
May 22, 2023

Maybe not my first choice as leading man here, but to be fair to Victor Mature he turns in one of his better efforts as officer "Candella". When low-life "Rome" (Richard Conte) finds himself lying in an hospital bed, badly bruised and being pressured by the odious lawyer "Niles" (Barry Kroeger) to a ... Read more

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Details
Release Date September 29, 1948
Runtime 1h 35m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6
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