Film · 1948 · Crime
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?
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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?
8 principal cast
Cry of the City (1948) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 35m crime directed by Robert Siodmak is rated 6.7/10 by 78 viewers.
Cry of the City was released on September 29, 1948.
Cry of the City was directed by Robert Siodmak.
Cry of the City has a runtime of 95 minutes (1h 35m).
Cry of the City is categorized as Crime, Drama.
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