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?
Cry of the City has generally received positive reviews.
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Cry of the City was released in 1948 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 13 reviews, giving Cry of the City (1948) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 86%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 80%.
With a score of 74%, Cry of the City is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1948, which stands at 63%.
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