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Cry of the City
GERMANY · 1948

Cry of the City

Robert Siodmak
corruption and moral compromise loyalty vs. duty criminal underworld police procedural redemption through sacrifice
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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. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to

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