Key Details
Release StatusReleased
Release Date1948-09-29
Languageen
Runtime1h 35m
Production
20th Century Fox
6.7(76)
•1948•1h 35mCry of the City
"From the heart of its people comes the ... cry of the city."
Overview
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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