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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?
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6.773/10

CinemaSerf
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 ... read more
about 2 years ago
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Cast

Victor Mature
Lt. Candella

Richard Conte
Martin Rome

Fred Clark
Lt Collins

Shelley Winters
Brenda Martingale

Betty Garde
Miss Pruett

Berry Kroeger
W. A. Niles

Tommy Cook
Tony Rome

Debra Paget
Teena Riconti

Hope Emerson
Rose Given

Roland Winters
Ledbetter

Walter Baldwin
Orvy

June Storey
Miss Boone, Nurse

Tito Vuolo
Papa Roma

Mimi Aguglia
Mama Roma

Oliver Blake
Mr. Masselli

Ruth Clifford
Nurse

Howard Freeman
Sullivan the Drunk

Kathleen Howard
Miss Pruett's Mother
Dolores Castle
Rosa

Robert Karnes
Intern

Jane Nigh
Nurse

Konstantin Shayne
Dr. Veroff

Charles Tannen
Intern
Michael Stark

Harry Carter
Elevator Operator
Dan Sheridan
Detective

Robert Adler
Man (uncredited)
Director

Robert Siodmak
Director
Creator
Henry Edward Helseth
Novel
Richard Murphy
Screenplay