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?
Title:Cry of the City
Year:1948
Country:United States of America
Studio:20th Century Fox
Cast:Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark, Shelley Winters, Betty Garde, Berry Kroeger
Crew:Robert Siodmak (Director), Henry Edward Helseth (Novel), Richard Murphy (Screenplay), Lionel Newman (Music Director), Earle Hagen (Orchestrator), Herbert W. Spencer (Orchestrator)
Keyword:new york city, gangster, crooked lawyer, film noir
Release: Sep 29, 1948
Runtime: 95 minutes
IMDb: 6.773 / 10 by 66 users
Popularity: 0.5819
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Language: English, Italiano
