Cry of the City
Cry of the City
Release: 1948-09-29
·Runtime: 95m
·★ 6.7
Crime
Drama
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?
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Mimi Aguglia
as Mama Roma
Victor Mature
as Lt. Candella
Debra Paget
as Teena Riconti
Roland Winters
as Ledbetter
Walter Baldwin
as Orvy
Oliver Blake
as Mr. Masselli
Tommy Cook
as Tony Rome
Kathleen Howard
as Miss Pruett's Mother
Charles Tannen
as Intern
Fred Clark
as Lt Collins
Betty Garde
as Miss Pruett
Berry Kroeger
as W. A. Niles
Hope Emerson
as Rose Given
Ruth Clifford
as Nurse
Robert Karnes
as Intern
Jane Nigh
as Nurse
Konstantin Shayne
as Dr. Veroff
Richard Conte
as Martin Rome
Shelley Winters
as Brenda Martingale
Tito Vuolo
as Papa Roma
Howard Freeman
as Sullivan the Drunk
Harry Carter
as Elevator Operator
Robert Adler
as Man (uncredited)
June Storey
as Miss Boone, Nurse
