Cry of the City

Cry of the City

95 mins | Drama, Crime | Sept. 29, 1948

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?

Cry of the City

95 mins | Drama, Crime | Sept. 29, 1948

Cry of the City
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?
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Cry of the City
Directors Robert Siodmak
Writers Henry Edward Helseth, Richard Murphy, Ben Hecht

Cast

Victor Mature

as Lt. Candella

Richard Conte

as Martin Rome

Fred Clark

as Lt Collins

Shelley Winters

as Brenda Martingale

Betty Garde

as Miss Pruett

Berry Kroeger

as W. A. Niles

Tommy Cook

as Tony Rome

Debra Paget

as Teena Riconti

Hope Emerson

as Rose Given

Roland Winters

as Ledbetter

Walter Baldwin

as Orvy

June Storey

as Miss Boone, Nurse

Tito Vuolo

as Papa Roma

Mimi Aguglia

as Mama Roma

Oliver Blake

as Mr. Masselli

Ruth Clifford

as Nurse

Howard Freeman

as Sullivan the Drunk

Kathleen Howard

as Miss Pruett's Mother

Dolores Castle

as Rosa

Robert Karnes

as Intern

Jane Nigh

as Nurse

Konstantin Shayne

as Dr. Veroff

Charles Tannen

as Intern