Cry of the City (1948)
• September 29th, 1948 • 1h 35min
Crime, Drama
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?
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Mysterious Intruder
Released on: 1946-04-11
Mystery, Crime
A private detective is hired to find a young heiress but finds himself accused of murder.
Cause for Alarm!
Released on: 1951-03-30
Thriller, Drama, Crime
A bedridden and gravely ill man believes his wife and doctor are conspiring to kill him, and outline...
The Accused
Released on: 1949-01-12
Drama, Thriller
A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.
Ball of Fire
Released on: 1941-12-02
Comedy, Romance, Crime
A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. Whe...
Green for Danger
Released on: 1946-12-07
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was t...
Double Jeopardy
Released on: 1955-06-23
Crime
Marc Hill is the attorney for Emmet Devrey, a real estate developer with a past, who is being blackm...
If I Should Die Before I Wake
Released on: 1952-03-11
Drama, Thriller
While playing a prank, a young boy accidentally discovers the identity of a criminal lurking in the ...
The Anderson Tapes
Released on: 1971-06-17
Crime, Thriller, Action
Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her pos...
My Favorite Year
Released on: 1982-10-01
Comedy, Drama
Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matine...
The Daredevil Drivers
Released on: 1938-02-12
Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
To spite his girlfriend, the owner of a successful bus company, an auto racer goes to work for her r...
Escape in the Fog
Released on: 1945-04-05
Thriller, Crime
A military nurse recovering at an inn from a nervous breakdown keeps having dreams where she sees tw...
I Confess
Released on: 1953-02-13
Drama, Thriller, Crime
When a priest hears a murderer’s confession, he becomes bound by his vow of silence—even as circumst...
The Red House
Released on: 1947-02-04
Mystery, Thriller, Drama
An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concern...
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Released on: 1945-02-28
Drama
In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's ...
A Lady Without Passport
Released on: 1950-08-03
Thriller, Crime
An undercover U.S. Immigration agent falls in love with an immigrant attempting to enter the United ...
The Pretender
Released on: 1947-08-11
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Story of an investment agent who embezzles a large sum from an estate, hoping to cover his crime by ...
Eyes Without a Face
Released on: 1960-01-11
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daug...
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Released on: 1976-02-04
Comedy, Drama
An aspiring Jewish actor moves out of his parents' Brooklyn apartment to seek his fortune in the boh...
Blast of Silence
Released on: 1961-03-20
Crime, Drama, Thriller
A hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York. But a special...
Kill Dil
Released on: 2014-11-13
Action, Drama, Romance
Once upon a time in North India, two killers – Dev and Tutu - roamed free. Abandoned when young and ...