Maybe not my first choice as leading man here, but to be fair to Victor Mature he turns in one of his better efforts as officer "Candella". When low-life "Rome" (Richard Conte) finds himself lying in an hospital bed, badly bruised and being pressured by the odious lawyer "Niles" (Barry Kroeger) to admit to a robbery he didn't commit, it falls to the policemen to try to verify who did/knew what - and soon we discover…
From the heart of its people comes the ... cry of the city.
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?
Top 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
Walter Baldwin
Orvy
June Storey
Miss Boone, Nurse
Tito Vuolo
Papa Roma
Mimi Aguglia
Mama Roma
Oliver Blake
Mr. Masselli
Ruth Clifford
Nurse
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What is Cry of the City about?
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…
When was Cry of the City released?
Cry of the City was released in 1948.
What genres does Cry of the City belong to?
Cry of the City is categorised as Crime, Drama.
Who stars in Cry of the City?
The cast of Cry of the City includes Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark, Shelley Winters, Betty Garde.