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Cry of the City
Release Date: September 29, 1948
| Year | : | 1948 |
| Slogan | : | «From the heart of its people comes the ... cry of the city.» |
| Genres | : | Crime, Drama |
| Production Companies | : | 20th Century Fox |
| Director | : | Robert Siodmak |
| Producers | : | Darryl F. Zanuck, Sol C. Siegel |
| Writers | : | Ben Hecht, Richard Murphy, Henry Edward Helseth |
| RunTime | : | 95 mins. |
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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Trailer: Cry of the City (trailer) - Out on BFI Blu-ray & DVD 22 August | BFI DVD
Clip: Shelley Winters *Cry of the City* (1948)..
Main Actors
Victor Mature
Character : Lt. Candella
Richard Conte
Character : Martin Rome
Fred Clark
Character : Lt Collins
Shelley Winters
Character : Brenda Martingale
Betty Garde
Character : Miss Pruett
Berry Kroeger
Character : W. A. Niles
Tommy Cook
Character : Tony Rome
Debra Paget
Character : Teena Riconti
Hope Emerson
Character : Rose Given
Roland Winters
Character : Ledbetter
Walter Baldwin
Character : Orvy
June Storey
Character : Miss Boone, Nurse
Tito Vuolo
Character : Papa Roma
Mimi Aguglia
Character : Mama Roma
Oliver Blake
Character : Mr. Masselli
Ruth Clifford
Character : Nurse
Howard Freeman
Character : Sullivan the Drunk
Kathleen Howard
Character : Miss Pruett's Mother
Dolores Castle
Character : Rosa
Robert Karnes
Character : Intern
Jane Nigh
Character : Nurse
Konstantin Shayne
Character : Dr. Veroff
Charles Tannen
Character : Intern
Michael Stark
Character :
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