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The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

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19507.01h 43m

Overview

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

Directed by Vincent Sherman
Written by Jerome Weidman, Harold Medford, Gertrude Walker
Produced by Jerry Wald
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Top Cast

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Ethel Whitehead

David Brian

David Brian

George Castleman

Steve Cochran

Steve Cochran

Nick Prenta

Kent Smith

Kent Smith

Martin Blackford

Hugh Sanders

Hugh Sanders

Grady

Selena Royle

Selena Royle

Patricia Longworth

Jacqueline deWit

Jacqueline deWit

Sandra

Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

Jim Whitehead

Edith Evanson

Edith Evanson

Mrs. Castleman

Richard Egan

Richard Egan

Roy Whitehead

Themes & Keywords

film noirmobster

About The Damned Don't Cry

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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