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Cry of the City (1948)

From the heart of its people comes the ... cry of the city.

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Robert Siodmak
Writer : Richard Murphy

Synopsis

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?

Actors

Victor Mature
Victor Mature
Lt. Candella
Richard Conte
Richard Conte
Martin Rome
Fred Clark
Fred Clark
Lt Collins
Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters
Brenda Martingale
Betty Garde
Betty Garde
Miss 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
June Storey
June Storey
Miss Boone, Nurse
Tito Vuolo
Tito Vuolo
Papa Roma
Mimi Aguglia
Mimi Aguglia
Mama Roma
Oliver Blake
Oliver Blake
Mr. Masselli
Ruth Clifford
Ruth Clifford
Nurse
Howard Freeman
Howard Freeman
Sullivan the Drunk
Kathleen Howard
Kathleen Howard
Miss Pruett's Mother
Dolores Castle
Dolores Castle
Rosa
Robert Karnes
Robert Karnes
Intern
Jane Nigh
Jane Nigh
Nurse
Konstantin Shayne
Konstantin Shayne
Dr. Veroff
Charles Tannen
Charles Tannen
Intern
Michael Stark
Michael Stark

Crews

Robert Siodmak
Robert Siodmak
Director
Henry Edward Helseth
Henry Edward Helseth
Novel
Richard Murphy
Richard Murphy
Screenplay
Sol C. Siegel
Sol C. Siegel
Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer
Lloyd Ahern
Lloyd Ahern
Director of Photography
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones
Editor
Albert Hogsett
Albert Hogsett
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Ernest Lansing
Ernest Lansing
Set Decoration
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Bonnie Cashin
Bonnie Cashin
Costume Design
Ben Nye
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht
Writer
Eugene Grossman
Eugene Grossman
Sound Designer
Roger Heman Sr.
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound Designer
Lionel Newman
Lionel Newman
Music Director
Earle Hagen
Earle Hagen
Orchestrator
Herbert W. Spencer
Herbert W. Spencer
Orchestrator
Charles Le Maire
Charles Le Maire
Wardrobe Master
Fred Sersen
Fred Sersen
Visual Effects

Trailers and other movies

Shelley Winters *Cry of the City* (1948)..
Cry of the City (trailer) - Out on BFI Blu-ray & DVD 22 August | BFI DVD

Posters and backgrounds

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