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Cry of the City (1948)Police Lieut. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome. Director:Robert Siodmak |
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Title: Cry of the City (1948)
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Lt. Candella
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| Richard Conte | ... |
Martin Rome
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| Fred Clark | ... |
Lt Collins
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| Shelley Winters | ... |
Brenda Martingale
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Betty Garde | ... |
Miss Pruett
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Berry Kroeger | ... |
W.A. Niles
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Tommy Cook | ... |
Tony Rome
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| Debra Paget | ... |
Teena Riconti
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Hope Emerson | ... |
Rose Given
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Roland Winters | ... |
Ledbetter
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Walter Baldwin | ... |
Orvy
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Martin Begley | ... |
Bartender
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Dan Sheridan | ... |
Detective
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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? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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29 September 1948 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Schrei der Großstadt See more »Company Credits
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(1909) (uncredited)
Music by Joseph E. Howard and Harold Orlob
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Debra Paget's screen debut. See more »Goofs
Midway through the film, while Rome is knifing Niles to death, the latter manages to pull a pistol from his desk drawer, but is only able to fire 1 shot through the ceiling; moments later we see Niles' secretary, who was eavesdropping just outside the door, is seen dropping dead, apparently from that bullet. See more »Soundtracks
"I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now"(1909) (uncredited)
Music by Joseph E. Howard and Harold Orlob
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Victor Mature and Richard Conte deliver strong performances in this engrossing, uplifting story of the struggle between a cop and a criminal. Both men are presented as products of the city's Italian working class, and the film manages to make much of their divergent paths without being pedestrian or pedantic. The supporting characters are finely drawn and add an intriguing dimension to a plot-line that, otherwise, could have come off as time-worn and predictable. Hope Emerson is of particular interest as a disgruntled masseuse of rich old ladies. The movie is a marvelous example of the excellence that could emerge from 40's morality and is missing from much of modern filmmaking.