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Cry of the City ()

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Police Lieut. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome.
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Lt. Vittorio Candella
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Martin Rome
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Lt. Jim Collins
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Brenda Martingale
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Frances Pruett
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W. A. Niles
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Tony Rome
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Teena Riconti
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Rose Given
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Ledbetter
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Orvy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Man (uncredited)
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Mama Roma (uncredited)
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Barber (uncredited)
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Mr. Masselli (uncredited)
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Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Dolores Castle ...
Rosa (uncredited)
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Detective Loomis (uncredited)
Davison Clark ...
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
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Nurse (uncredited)
John Cortay ...
Policeman (uncredited)
Antonio Filauri ...
Mr. Caputo (uncredited)
Tiny Francone ...
Perdita (uncredited)
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Sullivan the Drunk (uncredited)
Ed Hinton ...
Cop (uncredited)
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Miss Pruett's Mother (uncredited)
Thomas Ingersoll ...
Priest (uncredited)
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Intern (uncredited)
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Cop (uncredited)
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Barber (uncredited)
Joan Miller ...
Vera (uncredited)
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Doctor (uncredited)
Thomas Nello ...
Julio (uncredited)
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Nurse (uncredited)
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Mike (uncredited)
Emil Rameau ...
Dr. Niklas (uncredited)
Claudette Ross ...
Rosa's Daughter (uncredited)
Elena Savonarola ...
Francesca (uncredited)
Harry Seymour ...
Tobacco Store Proprietor (uncredited)
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Dr. Veroff (uncredited)
Dan Sheridan ...
Detective (uncredited)
Michael Stark ...
Cop (uncredited)
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Miss Boone (uncredited)
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Intern (uncredited)
Helen Troya ...
Girl (uncredited)
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Papa Roma (uncredited)
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Counterman (uncredited)
Katherine Yorke ...
Woman in Subway (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Siodmak

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Richard Murphy ... (screen play)
 
Henry Edward Helseth ... (novel)
 
Ben Hecht ... () (uncredited)

Produced by

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Sol C. Siegel ... producer
Darryl F. Zanuck ... executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Alfred Newman

Cinematography by

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Lloyd Ahern Sr. ... director of photography (as Lloyd Ahern)

Editing by

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Harmon Jones

Art Direction by

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Albert Hogsett
Lyle R. Wheeler ... (as Lyle Wheeler)

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Ernest Lansing
Thomas Little

Costume Design by

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Bonnie Cashin

Makeup Department

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Ben Nye ... makeup artist
Linda Cross ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Harry Maret ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Pat McNalley ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Sid Bowen ... production manager (uncredited)
Robert R. Snody ... unit manager: New York (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jasper Blystone ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Eugene Grossman ... sound
Roger Heman Sr. ... sound (as Roger Heman)

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Fred Sersen ... special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Eddie Ledgerwood ... grip (uncredited)
Paul Lockwood ... camera operator (uncredited)
Cliff Maupin ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Charles Le Maire ... wardrobe director (as Charles LeMaire)

Music Department

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Earle Hagen ... orchestral arranger
Lionel Newman ... musical director
Herbert W. Spencer ... orchestral arranger (as Herbert Spencer)
Louis Bacigalupi ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Rose Steinberg ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Michael Audley ... dialogue director (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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? Written by Rod Crawford

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Taglines From the heart of its people comes the ... cry of the city. See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Chair for Martin Rome (United States)
  • The Law and Martin Rome (United States)
  • La proie (France)
  • Schrei der Großstadt (Germany)
  • Una vida marcada (Spain)
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  • 95 min
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Trivia The theme music over the opening and closing credits by Alfred Newman, named "Street Scene" is the same as that played in the earlier Henry Hathaway movie, The Dark Corner (1946), and many others since it was originally written for Street Scene (1931). See more »
Goofs As Martin dies, he falls with his right hand, holding the knife, stretched out to his right side. In the next shot, a close-up, his right arm is bent upward so that his right hand is next to his face. In the next shot, the arm is stretched out to the side again. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Film Noir (1995). See more »
Soundtracks Baby Face See more »
Quotes Martin Rome: I had enough of that when I'm a kid. Crummy tenements, no food, no clothes.
Lt. Vittorio Candella: Oh, save it for the jury, Marty. Who do you think you're kidding? l was brought up in the district too. I've heard that dialogue from you poolroom hotshots ever since l was ten years old. Get hip... only suckers work... don't be a square... stay with the smart money. Let the old man get the calluses digging the ditches. No food... no clothes... crummy tenements. You're breaking my heart, Marty.
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