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Cry of the City(1948)
Status: Released
Date: 1948-09-29
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61 Votes
Time: 1h 35m
From the heart of its people comes the ... cry of the city.
Overview:
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?
Languages: English, Italian.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Cry of the City
Top 10 Billed Cast
Victor Mature
Lt. Candella
Richard Conte
Martin Rome
Fred Clark
Lt Collins
Shelley Winters
Brenda Martingale
Betty Garde
Miss Pruett
Berry Kroeger
W. A. Niles
Tommy Cook
Tony Rome
Debra Paget
Teena Riconti
Hope Emerson
Rose Given
Roland Winters
Ledbetter
Video Trailer Cry of the City
Video: Cry of the City (trailer) - Out on BFI Blu-ray & DVD 22 August | BFI DVD
Cry of the City (trailer) - Out on BFI Blu-ray & DVD 22 August | BFI DVD
Shelley Winters *Cry of the City* (1948)..
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