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29/09/1948 Crime, Drama 1h 35m
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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?

  1. Robert Siodmak

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Victor Mature

    Lt. Candella

  2. Richard Conte

    Martin Rome

  3. Fred Clark

    Lt Collins

  4. Shelley Winters

    Brenda Martingale

  5. Betty Garde

    Miss Pruett

  6. Berry Kroeger

    W. A. Niles

  7. Tommy Cook

    Tony Rome

  8. Debra Paget

    Teena Riconti

  9. Hope Emerson

    Rose Given

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-05-22
Maybe not my first choice as leading man here, but to be fair to Victor Mature he turns in one of his better efforts as officer "Candella". When low-life "Rome" (Richard Conte) finds himself lying in an hospital bed, badly bruised and being pressured by the odious lawyer "Niles" (Barry Kroeger) to admit to a robbery he didn't commit, it falls to the policemen to try to verify who did/knew what - and soon we discover that we have a cop-killer to find. Now "Candella" has been an integral part of this close-knit community for a very long time. He is treated almost like a son by "Ma Rome" and is p...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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