Cry of the City (1948)
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?
Director:
Robert Siodmak
Writer:
Richard Murphy
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Victor Mature as Lt. Candella |
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Richard Conte as Martin Rome |
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Fred Clark as Lt Collins |
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Shelley Winters as Brenda Martingale |
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Betty Garde as Miss Pruett |
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Berry Kroeger as W. A. Niles |
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Tommy Cook as Tony Rome |
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Debra Paget as Teena Riconti |
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Hope Emerson as Rose Given |
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Roland Winters as Ledbetter |
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Walter Baldwin as Orvy |
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June Storey as Miss Boone, Nurse |
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Tito Vuolo as Papa Roma |
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Mimi Aguglia as Mama Roma |
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Oliver Blake as Mr. Masselli |
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Ruth Clifford as Nurse |
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Howard Freeman as Sullivan the Drunk |
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Kathleen Howard as Miss Pruett's Mother |
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Dolores Castle as Rosa |
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Robert Karnes as Intern |
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Jane Nigh as Nurse |
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Konstantin Shayne as Dr. Veroff |
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Charles Tannen as Intern |
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Michael Stark as |
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Harry Carter as Elevator Operator |
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Dan Sheridan as Detective |
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Robert Adler as Man (uncredited) |
| Writing | Richard Murphy | Screenplay |
| Directing | Robert Siodmak | Director |
| Writing | Henry Edward Helseth | Novel |
| Sound | Earle Hagen | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Herbert W. Spencer | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Lionel Newman | Music Director |
| Visual Effects | Fred Sersen | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Master |
| Art | Ernest Lansing | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bonnie Cashin | Costume Design |
| Production | Sol C. Siegel | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Harmon Jones | Editor |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Art | Albert Hogsett | Art Direction |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Lloyd Ahern Sr. | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Eugene Grossman | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound Designer |