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Shed No Tears
Something always happened to her men...
A man listens to his wife and fakes his own death so that she can get her hands on his insurance policy.
- Original title
- Shed No Tears
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
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John Chard
Feb 11, 2015 · via TMDB
Single Indemnity… Directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Wallace Ford and June Vincent, Shed No Tears was once one of those lost film noirs that noiristas craved to see. Now widely available to view, it proves to be a decent journey into noirville, even if it becomes a touch shaky come the final third. Plot has Vincent as a devious femme fatale wife who convinces her husband (Ford) to fake his own death. The plan is to get rich on the insurance claim, but soon it becomes apparent that hubby is caught in a web of murder, blackmail and treachery. The plot dynamics are laid out for us very early in the peace, leaving the rest of the narrative to tease us with the shifty shenanigans of the protagonists. Classic noir staples are adhered to with the characterisations, viper woman, dupes, dopes, crooks and cronies. Yarbrough moves it along at a good old "B noir" clip, while the screenplay has enough twists and surprises in it to keep the noir faithful pleased. 7/10
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Sam Grover
June Vincent
Edna Grover
Mark Roberts
Ray Belden
Dick Hogan
Tom Grover
Frank Albertson
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Elena Verdugo
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Betty Blythe
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Ida Moore
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Rory Mallinson
Second Interrogating Detective (Uncredited)
Matt McHugh
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Max Wagner
Second Investigating Detective (Uncredited)
Paul Maxey
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Barton Yarborough
Second Insurance Investigator (Uncredited)
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