Cry of the City 1948

Name: Cry of the City
Released: 1948-09-29
Cast: Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark, Shelley Winters, Betty Garde

Synopsis:

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?

Directed by:	Robert Siodmak
Written by:	Ben Hecht & Richard Murphy
Runtime:	95 minutes
Critics score:	90 / 100
Tagline:	From the heart of its people comes the ... cry of the city.