{"id":2005,"date":"2006-12-16T15:40:42","date_gmt":"2006-12-16T22:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2005"},"modified":"2020-12-14T00:44:55","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T07:44:55","slug":"cry-of-the-city-1948","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2005","title":{"rendered":"Cry of the City (1948)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Look at him, Tony: his leg shot full of holes, fever going up, no place to go, no place to sleep &#8212; just run, run, run till he can&#8217;t run anymore.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Poster-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-28508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Poster-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Poster.jpg 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA wounded cop-killer (Richard Conte) escapes from a prison hospital in order to protect his innocent girlfriend (Debra Paget) from an unscrupulous lawyer (Berry Kroeger) &#8212; but Lieutenant Candella (Victor Mature) is on his trail.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cat-and-Mouse<\/li>\n<li>Debra Paget Films<\/li>\n<li>Fugitives<\/li>\n<li>New York City<\/li>\n<li>Richard Conte Films<\/li>\n<li>Robert Siodmak Films<\/li>\n<li>Victor Mature Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Cry of the City<\/em> starts out like a classic flashback film: a wounded criminal is badgered by the police and a shady lawyer to admit his guilt in a heist he claims he wasn&#8217;t part of, and we duly expect to hear him tell <em>his <\/em>version of the story. Instead, our expectations are foiled, as <em>Cry of the City<\/em> takes us places we never expected to go, and unusual characters &#8212; a hefty female masseuse, an unlicensed European doctor, a teenager who speaks Italian to foil the police &#8212; are introduced one after the other. The action never stops, and characters&#8217; motivations are complex enough to make us care about the outcome. This film&#8217;s rather generic title belies a tightly-made noir thriller, one which epitomizes director Robert Siodmak&#8217;s best work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Richard Conte as the determined fugitive<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Conte3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Conte3-1024x638.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-57763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Conte3-1024x638.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Conte3-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Conte3-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Conte3-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Conte3-1536x956.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Conte3-434x270.png 434w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Conte3.png 1659w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine performances by supporting cast members &#8212; especially Hope Emerson<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Emerson2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Emerson2-1024x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-57762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Emerson2-1024x636.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Emerson2-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Emerson2-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Emerson2-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Emerson2-1536x954.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Emerson2-435x270.png 435w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Emerson2.png 1637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A gritty, smart screenplay<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Still-1024x639.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-57764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Still-1024x639.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Still-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Still-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Still-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Still-1536x959.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Still-433x270.png 433w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Cry-of-the-City-Still.png 1639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s a terrific thriller, and well worth watching at least once. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0040257\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1948\/09\/30\/archives\/at-the-roxy.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/69930.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Look at him, Tony: his leg shot full of holes, fever going up, no place to go, no place to sleep &#8212; just run, run, run till he can&#8217;t run anymore.&#8221; Synopsis: A wounded cop-killer (Richard Conte) escapes from a prison hospital in order to protect his innocent girlfriend (Debra Paget) from an unscrupulous lawyer (Berry Kroeger) &#8212; but Lieutenant Candella (Victor Mature) is on his trail. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cat-and-Mouse Debra Paget Films Fugitives New York City&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2005\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2005"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57765,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005\/revisions\/57765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}