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?| Status: | Released (1948-09-29) |
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| Awards: | 1 nomination |
| Screen: | Richard Murphy, Henry Edward Helseth, Ben Hecht |
| Productions: | 20th Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Italiano |
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Casts
- 30290: Victor Mature - Lt. Candella
- 3090: Richard Conte - Martin Rome
- 8632: Fred Clark - Lt Collins
- 7632: Shelley Winters - Brenda Martingale
- 85987: Betty Garde - Miss Pruett
- 85988: Berry Kroeger - W. A. Niles
- 85989: Tommy Cook - Tony Rome
Crews
- 5029: Robert Siodmak - Director - Directing
- 85992: Henry Edward Helseth - Novel - Writing
- 83905: Richard Murphy - Screenplay - Writing
- 11441: Lionel Newman - Music Director - Sound
- 40399: Earle Hagen - Orchestrator - Sound
- 1336275: Herbert W. Spencer - Orchestrator - Sound
- 26172: Charles LeMaire - Wardrobe Master - Costume & Make-Up
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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" (Bar ....
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