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?

Cast

Victor Mature

Victor Mature

as Lt. Candella

Richard Conte

Richard Conte

as Martin Rome

Fred Clark

Fred Clark

as Lt Collins

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

as Brenda Martingale

Betty Garde

Betty Garde

as Miss Pruett

Berry Kroeger

Berry Kroeger

as W. A. Niles

Tommy Cook

Tommy Cook

as Tony Rome

Debra Paget

Debra Paget

as Teena Riconti

Hope Emerson

Hope Emerson

as Rose Given

Roland Winters

Roland Winters

as Ledbetter

Reviews

CinemaSerf

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 a...

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