
The Racket(1951)
The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson, take on the violent Nick.


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Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.

Joan Crawford
Ethel Whitehead

David Brian
George Castleman

Steve Cochran
Nick Prenta

Kent Smith
Martin Blackford

Hugh Sanders
Grady

Selena Royle
Patricia Longworth

Jacqueline deWit
Sandra

Morris Ankrum
Jim Whitehead

Edith Evanson
Mrs. Castleman

Richard Egan
Roy Whitehead
The Damned Don't Cry is a crime, drama film released in 1950 exploring themes of film noir, mobster. Directed by Vincent Sherman, it stars Joan Crawford, David Brian, Steve Cochran. Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.
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