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Cry of the City

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1948 | 95 min | Crime, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved The Public Enemy or The Asphalt Jungle, start here.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1948: an older pace and style.

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?

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 31K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Robert Siodmak

  • Victor MatureLt. Candella
  • Richard ConteMartin Rome
  • Fred ClarkLt Collins
  • Shelley WintersBrenda Martingale
  • Betty GardeMiss Pruett
  • Berry KroegerW. A. Niles
  • Tommy CookTony Rome
  • Debra PagetTeena Riconti
  • Hope EmersonRose Given
  • Roland WintersLedbetter