Victor Mature
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Cry of the City is a 1948 American film noir starring Victor Mature, Richard Conte, and Shelley Winters. Directed by Robert Siodmak, it is based on the novel by Henry Edward Helseth, The Chair for Martin Rome. The screenwriter Ben Hecht worked on the film's script, but is not credited. The film was partly shot on location in New York City. [1]
Cry of the City: Directed by Robert Siodmak. With Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark, Shelley Winters. Police Lieut. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Robert Siodmak
- 1948-10-11
Cry of the City. Martin Rome (Richard Conte) is a cop killer and jewel thief who escapes from prison, with two police detectives, Candella (Victor Mature) and Collins (Fred Clark), hot on his ...
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- Victor Mature
- Robert Siodmak
- Crime, Drama
Jun 10, 2020 · Cry of the City is a 1948 black-and-white Film Noir directed by Robert Siodmak, based on the novel by Henry Edward Helseth, The Chair for Martin Rome. The screenwriter Ben Hecht worked on the film's script, but is not credited. The film was partly shot on location in New York City and stars Richard Conte, Shelley Winters and Victor Mature
- 95 min
- 1772
- cuthbertjones
Watch Cry Of The City (1948), a gripping film noir about a wounded criminal and a relentless cop, based on a novel by Henry Edward Helseth.
- 95 min
- 28.2K
- Holocron TV
Brief 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.
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In New York, when cop killer Martin Rome arrives in the hospital badly wounded, lawyer W.A. Niles unsuccessfully tries to convince him to confess to the robbery of a collection of jewels and the death of the owner. During the night, Martin's girlfriend Teena Riconti sneaks in to visit him. Later Niles threatens Martin, telling that he would ...
