Cry of the City

1948 film by Robert Siodmak
Movie film Q2419807
Cry of the City
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Cry of the City

Summary

Cry of the City is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Cry of the City's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Cry of the City was directed by Robert Siodmak[4].
  • Richard Murphy wrote the screenplay for Cry of the City[5].
  • Cry of the City's composer is recorded as Alfred Newman[6].
  • Cry of the City's genre is crime film[7].
  • Cry of the City's genre is drama film[8].
  • Cry of the City's genre is film noir[9].
  • A cast member of Cry of the City was Victor Mature[10].
  • A cast member of Cry of the City was Richard Conte[11].
  • A cast member of Cry of the City was Fred Clark[12].
  • A cast member of Cry of the City was Shelley Winters[13].
  • A cast member of Cry of the City was Debra Paget[14].
  • A cast member of Cry of the City was Hope Emerson[15].
  • A cast member of Cry of the City was Berry Kroeger[16].
  • A cast member of Cry of the City was Konstantin Shayne[17].
  • A cast member of Cry of the City was Betty Garde[18].
  • A cast member of Cry of the City was George Beranger[19].
  • A cast member of Cry of the City was Howard Freeman[20].
  • A cast member of Cry of the City was Kathleen Howard[21].
  • A cast member of Cry of the City was Mimi Aguglia[22].
  • A cast member of Cry of the City was Tom Moore[23].
  • A cast member of Cry of the City was Walter Baldwin[24].
  • A cast member of Cry of the City was Roland Winters[25].
  • A cast member of Cry of the City was Oliver Blake[26].
  • A cast member of Cry of the City was Tito Vuolo[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cry of the City was produced by Sol C. Siegel[28]. It was directed by Robert Siodmak[4]. Richard Murphy wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Victor Mature[10], Richard Conte[11], Fred Clark[12], Shelley Winters[13], Debra Paget[14], and Hope Emerson[15].

Publication

Publication dates include September 29, 1948[29], November 26, 1948[30], and January 3, 1949[31]. The original language of Cry of the City was English[32]. Genres include crime film[7], drama film[8], and film noir[9].

Why It Matters

Cry of the City has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Composer Alfred Newman
    Color black-and-white
    Director of photography Lloyd Ahern
    Production company 20th Century Studios
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