Cry of the City
movie
From the heart of its people comes the ... cry of the city.
Released September 29, 1948
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?
Cast
Victor Mature
as
Lt. Candella
Richard Conte
as
Martin Rome
Fred Clark
as
Lt Collins
Shelley Winters
as
Brenda Martingale
Betty Garde
as
Miss Pruett
Berry Kroeger
as
W. A. Niles
Tommy Cook
as
Tony Rome
Debra Paget
as
Teena Riconti
Hope Emerson
as
Rose Given
Roland Winters
as
Ledbetter
Walter Baldwin
as
Orvy
June Storey
as
Miss Boone, Nurse
Crew
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Richard Murphy
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Screenplay
Robert Siodmak
as
Director
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Henry Edward Helseth
as
Novel
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Lionel Newman
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Music Director
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Charles LeMaire
as
Wardrobe Master
Earle Hagen
as
Orchestrator
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Fred Sersen
as
Visual Effects
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Herbert W. Spencer
as
Orchestrator
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Darryl F. Zanuck
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Executive Producer
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Albert Hogsett
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Art Direction
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Thomas Little
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Set Decoration
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Lloyd Ahern Sr.
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Director of Photography