Cry of the City
Crime, Drama, 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?
Top cast:
Victor Mature
Lt. Candella
Richard Conte
Martin Rome
Shelley Winters
Brenda Martingale
Berry Kroeger
W. A. Niles
Debra Paget
Teena Riconti
June Storey
Miss Boone, Nurse
Oliver Blake
Mr. Masselli
Howard Freeman
Sullivan the Drunk
Kathleen Howard
Miss Pruett's Mother
Konstantin Shayne
Dr. Veroff