Cry of the City (1948)
From the heart of its people comes the ... cry of the city.
95 min
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?
- Release date
- September 29, 1948
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Alfred Newman
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Cast
- Victor Mature as Det. Lt. Vittorio Candella
- Richard Conte as Martin Rome
- Fred Clark as Det. Lt. Jim Collins
- Shelley Winters as Brenda Martingale
- Betty Garde as Nurse Frances 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
- Robert Karnes as Intern
- Jane Nigh as Nurse
- Konstantin Shayne as Dr. Veroff
- Charles Tannen as Intern
- Harry Carter as Elevator Operator
- Dan Sheridan as Detective
- Robert Adler as Man (uncredited)
Crew
- Robert Siodmak · Director
- Richard Murphy · Writer
- Henry Edward Helseth · Writer
- Sol C. Siegel · Producer
- Alfred Newman · Composer
- Lloyd Ahern Sr. · Cinematographer
- Harmon Jones · Editor