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Cry of the City

  • 1948
  • Approved
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Cry of the City (1948)
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Film NoirCrimeDrama

Police Lieut. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome.Police Lieut. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome.Police Lieut. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome.

  • Director
    • Robert Siodmak
  • Writers
    • Richard Murphy
    • Henry Edward Helseth
    • Ben Hecht
  • Stars
    • Victor Mature
    • Richard Conte
    • Fred Clark
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    3.9K
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    • Director
      • Robert Siodmak
    • Writers
      • Richard Murphy
      • Henry Edward Helseth
      • Ben Hecht
    • Stars
      • Victor Mature
      • Richard Conte
      • Fred Clark
    • 71User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Victor Mature
    Victor Mature
    • Lt. Vittorio Candella
    Richard Conte
    Richard Conte
    • Martin Rome
    Fred Clark
    Fred Clark
    • Lt. Jim Collins
    Shelley Winters
    Shelley Winters
    • Brenda Martingale
    Betty Garde
    Betty Garde
    • Frances Pruett
    Berry Kroeger
    Berry Kroeger
    • W. A. Niles
    Tommy Cook
    Tommy Cook
    • Tony Rome
    Debra Paget
    Debra Paget
    • Teena Riconti
    Hope Emerson
    Hope Emerson
    • Rose Given
    Roland Winters
    Roland Winters
    • Ledbetter
    Walter Baldwin
    Walter Baldwin
    • Orvy
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Man
    • (uncredited)
    Mimi Aguglia
    Mimi Aguglia
    • Mama Roma
    • (uncredited)
    George Beranger
    George Beranger
    • Barber
    • (uncredited)
    Oliver Blake
    Oliver Blake
    • Mr. Masselli
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Carter
    Harry Carter
    • Elevator Operator
    • (uncredited)
    Dolores Castle
    • Rosa
    • (uncredited)
    Ken Christy
    Ken Christy
    • Detective Loomis
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Siodmak
    • Writers
      • Richard Murphy
      • Henry Edward Helseth
      • Ben Hecht
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    • Trivia
      The film was set to be released under the title of "The Law and Martin Rome", when a lawyer from Baltimore, Maryland named Morton E. Rome contacted the studio threatening to sue, saying the film would damage his career and expose him to ridicule. Exhibitors were also objecting to the title, so to please them and avoid the suit the title was changed just before the film's release.
    • Goofs
      Phantom Bullet: During the struggle in his office, Niles fires his gun, missing Marty but killing the woman eavesdropping outside the frosted glass door. Yet the glass does not shatter, nor is there a hole in the surrounding woodwork or plaster...as if the sound alone killed her.
    • Quotes

      Martin Rome: I had enough of that when I'm a kid. Crummy tenements, no food, no clothes.

      Lt. Vittorio Candella: Oh, save it for the jury, Marty. Who do you think you're kidding? l was brought up in the district too. I've heard that dialogue from you poolroom hotshots ever since l was ten years old. Get hip... only suckers work... don't be a square... stay with the smart money. Let the old man get the calluses digging the ditches. No food... no clothes... crummy tenements. You're breaking my heart, Marty.

    • Connections
      Edited into American Cinema: Film Noir (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Baby Face
      (uncredited)
      Music by Harry Akst
      Played during the scene in the bar

    User reviews71

    Featured review
    9/10

    Good Noir...Hope Emerson steals the show!

    Cry of the City has good performances by Richard Conte and Victor Mature. Conte is great with his soft-spoken voice and shifty eyes. The best scenes though are with the bigger-than-life HOPE EMERSON! Her entry down the long corridor, eating the pancakes, and trying to strong-arm Conte are all memorable, cult-ish moments.
    • spompermayer
    • Oct 30, 2000
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    • Release date
      • October 11, 1948 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Streamng on "a colorized generation" YouTube Channel
      • Streamng on "Classic Movies 40s 50s 60s" YouTube Channel
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • The Chair for Martin Rome
    • Filming locations
      • New York, USA(Hester Street)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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