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Cry of the City (1948)
Directed by Robert Siodmak
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?
Rated NR | Length 95 minutes
Actors
Victor Mature | Richard Conte | Fred Clark | Shelley Winters | Betty Garde | Berry Kroeger | Tommy Cook | Debra Paget | Hope Emerson | Roland Winters | Walter Baldwin | June Storey | Tito Vuolo | Mimi Aguglia | Oliver Blake | Ruth Clifford | Howard Freeman | Kathleen Howard | Dolores Castle | Robert Karnes | Jane Nigh | Konstantin Shayne | Charles Tannen | Michael Stark | Harry Carter | Dan Sheridan