Summary
City Across the River is an American crime film first released in 1949,
directed by Maxwell Shane.
The film is based on a novel by Irving Shulman and stars Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter, Luis Van Rooten, Jeff Corey and Sharon McManus.
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Credits
- Director: Maxwell Shane
- Script: Dennis J. Cooper, Maxwell Shane, Irving Shulman, Irving Shulman (novel)
- Photo: Maury Gertsman
- Music: Walter Scharf
- Cast: Stephen McNally (Stan Albert), Thelma Ritter (Mrs. Katie Cusack), Luis Van Rooten (Joe Cusack), Jeff Corey (Police Lieutenant Louie Macon), Sharon McManus (Alice Cusack), Sue England (Betty Maylor), Barbara Whiting (Annie Kane), Richard Benedict (Gaggsy Steens), Peter Fernandez (Frank Cusack), Al Ramsen (Benjamin ’Benny’ Wilks), Joshua Shelley (Theodore ’Crazy’ Perrin), Tony Curtis (Mitch), Mickey Knox (Larry), Richard Jaeckel (Bull), Lew Anthony (Hank), Joan Baxter (Girl), Sara Berner (Selma), Nicky Blair (Boy), Nesdon Booth (Boy), Ralph Brooks (Detective), Frank Cady (Shirley’s partner), Bruce Carruthers (Policeman), Bert Conway (Principal Hayes), Alfred Croce (Boy dancer), Joe Draper (Policeman), Al Eben (Detective Kleiner), Charles Flynn (Leonard), Jaime Garcia (Boy), Jill Gervon (Girl), Sandra Gould (Shirley), Duke Green (Giotto), Chuck Hamilton (Clerk), Harry Harris (Boy), Pepe Hern (Pete), Michael Ireland (Lew), Lila Leeds (Undetermined Role), Don McCracken (Gallagher), John Michaels (Boy), Ralph Montgomery (Heath), Judy Nugent (Little Girl), William J. O’Brien (Man Ordering Chocolate Cherry), Robert Osterloh (Mr. Bannon), Gerri Patterson (Girl), Drew Pearson (Himself), Billy Perna (Little Boy), John Pickard (Detective), Peter Prouse (Sumter), Ronnie Ralph (Jerry), Sammy Resnick (Boy), Bill Schroff (Man), Anabel Shaw (Mrs. Jean Albert), Jack Shutta (Newboy), Billy Snyder (Cab driver), Ruth Tobey (Lucille Ween), Joe Turkel (Shimmy Stockton), Harry Wagner (Janitor), Lynn Whitney (Girl), Myron Wilton (Phil)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 91 min; B&W
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